South Africa-based crypto firm Bitget Wallet has launched its Bitget Wallet Card in select Asia-Pacific markets, including Malaysia, expand its crypto payment services in one of the world’s fastest-growing regions.
The company said the launch follows strong growth in the Asia-Pacific crypto market, where on-chain activity increased by 69% year-on-year to $2.36 trillion.
The region is now a major center for both institutional stablecoin use and retail crypto payments. Southeast Asia leads in remittances, while developed markets like Japan and Australia are seeing demand for more transparent and affordable payment options.
By combining Bitget Wallet’s self-custody features with global payment partners, the new card aims to connect blockchain assets with traditional finance across the region.
“Launching the Bitget Wallet Card in Asia-Pacific is a pivotal milestone in our strategy,
“It strengthens our vision of combining self-custody, compliance, and real-world utility, giving users a single gateway to spend, save, and earn with digital assets,” said Jamie Elkaleh, Chief Marketing Officer of Bitget Wallet.
The Bitget Wallet Card makes it easier for users to spend crypto in everyday life by linking self-custodied digital assets to Mastercard’s 150 million merchants and Visa’s network across 200+ countries.
Users can apply directly through the Bitget Wallet app, get instant digital approval, and add the card to Apple Pay or Google Pay for global use. Transactions are funded instantly through onchain swaps and USDT/USDC deposits, with no top-up fees.
Bitget Wallet, a non-custodial crypto platform serving over 80 million users, offers an all-in-one Web3 experience with swaps, staking, DApp browsing, market insights, and crypto payments.
It supports over 130 blockchains, 20,000+ DApps and over a million tokens, enable multi-chain trading through numerous DEXs and cross-chain bridges. All assets are safeguarded by a $300 million+ user protection fund, ensuring a secure and seamless crypto experience.
