BTC review

The card comes from Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited, which is based in Botswana and has been running since 1980. That makes BTC a state owned telecom payment product rather than a crypto company, so the money side of the account is handled by a telecom operator.

It is a prepaid card on the visa network, so you load money onto it and then spend from the loaded balance. Debit cards account for 73.4% of the cards listed here, and those draw straight on a bank account instead.

The card has a retail price you pay when you buy it, so there is a one off cost before you can spend. The running cost on everyday use sits on the ATM side, since the free allowance is BWP 0. Across the cards listed here the median monthly fee is €0.

The free ATM allowance listed for the card is BWP 0. For comparison, the median free allowance across the cards on this site is €0, and Monzo Flex lists £200 while Wise lists £250. If cash machines are part of your week, weigh that gap first.

The listed audience is business, so the card is built for companies rather than for shoppers buying for themselves. A business paying suppliers, drivers or staff in Botswana is the natural fit, and a business card is easier to justify as an operating cost than a personal one.

It runs on the visa network from an operator in Botswana, so it works wherever Visa is accepted and fits local point of sale spending in Botswana. The card is sold at retail by Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited, so you pick it up through the same company that supports it.

Support runs on phone, help centre and email, which covers phone, email and a help centre. Across the cards listed here, 66.4% offer phone support, so BTC sits with the cards you can call. A card used daily is a good reason to keep that number close.

Not in the crypto sense. Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited in BW issues it as a prepaid payment card on the visa network, and the listed audience is business. The card covers spending rather than coin balances, so a crypto exchange card such as Bitpanda suits you better if you want to spend from a crypto balance.