Review of the Yandex Card:
I found the offer of Anonymous Debit Cards while I was searching the Internet for anonymous Bank Accounts and Debit Cards. I found this Cards as Guest of this Forum at the End of 2020. I decided After the First positive Reviews to give this Cards a Chance. Coincidentally I was also looking for a present for a friend in that Time, so I decided To Order two of the lower priced Yandex Cards. In contrary to the initially offered cards, the Yandex cards are not issued by full Banks but by the biggest EMI (Fintech) in the Russian Federation. I decided to order directly without Escrow service and didn’t regret it: directly after payment the provider of this service informed me about the details of this card and help me to install it under Google/Apple. This way I was able to use the card while it was on its way to me. The card arrived after about two weeks together with an already attached SIM-Card which you need to receive verification codes for online purchases.
Review:
The Yandex cards works like a debit card should work
- Normal use by inserting the card in the reader works
- Contactless Payment works
- Online Payment works
- Mobile payment Services like Apple/Google Pay is working
- Cash Out at ATM works.
Impression of the card: Since black is the new gold the card comes in Black as basic Colour with a symbol of a wallet and the words Yandex Money in Russian language in Cyrillic letters in a dark silver. The card number and expiry date is realised with embossed letters. The card comes with magnetic strip, Chip and is NFC enabled for contactless payment.
Card loading:
The Provider suggests a Site with several exchanges to choose from. You send Bitcoin to the exchange which is converted to Russian Roubles credited to the wallet of your card. Even this process is anonymous as no kyc is requested (at least from the exchanges I used). In the wallet you have the option to keep your balance in Roubles (RUB) or to create a Multicurrency Acount for about 1USD/EUR per Month. To use the card outside the Russian Federation this is not necessary but without Multicurrency Account all amounts are charged in RUB and the text is also in Russian with Cyrillic Letters. With the Multicurrency Option the card will be charged in local Currency and with text in Latin letters which makes it easier to control.
Service: The provider is very helpful during the hole process:
1. The selection of the right card for your purpose.
2. The installation of the Card under Apple/Google Pay was an additional and voluntary service through the provider.
3. And even after purchase all questions were answered quickly day/evening also weekends means almost 7/24. Even now about 4 month after the purchase we are still in contact. Anonymity of Product: If you have the chance using a Maildrop when ordering a card you may have a totally anonymous product. Payment for the product can be done in Crypto Currency. Mailing to a Maildrop is possible. As stated Loading can be done also in Bitcoin. Since card is under the name of a nominee all payments may also be done anonymously from the point of view of the holder.
Anything else? All questions before, during and after purchase are handled individually through the provider within messages in a chat here or via Telegram. The downside of this way of interaction is you do not have a website as a reference for your chosen Card product, FAQ-site and so on. It’s on you to copy important information to a separate Document for better accessibility.
Resume:
From the stated description I really can recommend the yandex debit card and the service itself. The card looks because of its embossed letters and its black/dark silver design more like credit card and anything else then cheap. The information given from the provider helped me to choose this Card. The limits of this card are sufficient for me. If you need higher limits the cards issued by banks may have higher limits.
The card is anonymous If you keep using it in an anonymous way. The price for an really anonymous product in this strongly regulated area is never cheap, often very expensive, I think this product is fairly priced.
If you have any questions, doubts don’t hesitate to contact the provider.