Tapeeze is a Swedish fintech company that enables banks, crypto companies, fintechs and lifestyle brands to launch premium tokenized physical payment cards. Tapeeze cards use the same tokenization standard as Apple Pay and Google Pay, meaning no card number, no CVV and no cardholder name is printed on the card. All credentials are stored as a secure digital token, provisioned via Fidesmo Pay and accepted everywhere Mastercard and Visa are supported. Tapeeze handles the full card infrastructure, from design and tokenization to global distribution and user activation, allowing any company to launch a physical card product in as little as two weeks, without a banking license or new card program.

How does a Tapeeze card work?

Tapeeze cards are pre-configured globally and activated by the end user through tokenization. The user downloads the Tapeeze app, holds the physical card against their phone using NFC, and links their existing bank card. The card receives a secure payment token via Fidesmo Pay and is ready to use at any contactless payment terminal worldwide. No new bank account is required. Activation takes approximately 60 seconds.

How long does it take to launch a Tapeeze card?

From brief to live typically takes two weeks. Tapeeze handles card infrastructure, tokenization and global distribution. No card personalization at the factory is required, and no banking license is needed.

Which banks are supported?

Tapeeze works with existing bank cards via Fidesmo Pay, which is connected to over 880 banks worldwide supporting Mastercard and Visa. No new card program or BIN sponsorship is required.

What materials are available for Tapeeze cards?

Tapeeze cards are available in metal, ceramic, wood, LED-edge and R-PVC. Full creative freedom on design, colors and finish.

From Concept to Launch in Two Weeks

At Tapeeze, we believe the future of payments should be faster, more flexible, physical and built around the user – not the infrastructure. Earlier this year, we had the opportunity to prove exactly that.

In partnership with MoonPay – Title Partner of the MoonPay X Games League, and Exodus Movement, Inc., we delivered a fully customized, tokenized payment card for professional athletes. What makes this case remarkable isn’t just the end product. It’s the speed, precision, and technical elegance behind it.

The Challenge

MoonPay and Exodus needed a physical card that matched the ambition of the X Games League – premium, globally distributed, and ready fast. Athletes receiving crypto signing bonuses needed a real-world way to spend them. The card had to reflect the identity of both the league and the athletes carrying it.

Traditional card programs would have taken months. That wasn’t an option.

Two Weeks. From First Call to Live Launch.

The project kicked off with an initial discovery call on February 26th. By March 12th, the cards were live and successfully deployed.

That 14-day window included everything:

Multiple design iterations
BIN sponsorship coordination with Monavate
Wallet setup via Fidesmo Pay
Physical card production and global distribution readiness

In traditional payment environments, each of these steps alone can take weeks. Here, they ran in parallel – without compromise on quality or compliance.

Design Without Constraints

One of the most powerful aspects of tokenized cards is the creative freedom they unlock.

Traditional physical elements become unnecessary. No chip. No magnetic stripe. No contact plate. No printed card number or CVV. The result is a clean, minimal, and deliberately modern card – closer to a premium lifestyle object than a traditional bank card.

The Exodus design team had full creative control from day one. No scheme approvals holding up the process. No lengthy back-and-forth. They delivered the final design in just one day.

Four team-specific designs were created — one each for New York, Los Angeles, São Paulo, and Tokyo — each with its own identity, color palette, and typographic motif. The same card infrastructure, four distinct expressions.

Seamless Technical Collaboration

Behind the scenes, Tapeeze worked closely with Monavate as the BIN sponsor to activate tokenization under their Mastercard BIN – ensuring full compliance, instant usability, and global scalability from day one.

The setup delivered:

A frictionless physical payment experience
Instant usability — athletes could spend from the moment of activation
A scalable infrastructure ready for global deployment across all X Games League cities
Full credential privacy — no data exposed on the card

Built for Global Scale

With the X Games League expanding into major cities across North America, South America, and Asia, the demand for a borderless, flexible card solution was clear. Tapeeze delivered a single card product — pre-configured globally, activated locally.

Physical cards shipped anywhere. Users activated in minutes. One infrastructure. Global reach.

More Than a Case Study: A Competitive Advantage

Tokenized cards are no longer experimental. They are a proven, high-performance tool for rapid market entry, brand differentiation, and frictionless user experiences.

For crypto companies, exchanges, and Web3 platforms looking to give their users something physical to match their digital assets – this project is proof of what’s possible when the right partners, technology, and mindset come together.