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Card spending limits & merchant rules

The Solid Card uses a flexible, account-based system for spending limits and follows standard network-level merchant rules set by the issuer, Rain.

Spending Limits

Your spending limits are:

  • Based on your available balance or collateral

  • Configurable by Solid per user and per card

  • Dynamically adjustable at any time

Limits can be applied across the following intervals:

  • Per transaction

  • Daily (per 24-hour period)

  • Weekly (per 7-day period)

  • Monthly (per 30-day period)

  • Yearly

  • Lifetime

High-value transactions may trigger additional checks:

  • Transactions above ~$250,000 may require verification from Visa

  • Maximum single transaction limit: up to ~$750,000


Fees

  • Top-up fee: 0%

  • Maintenance fee: None

  • FX fee: 1% on non-USD transactions: applied via the exchange rate, not as a separate line item. This applies whenever the transaction currency is non-USD, regardless of the merchant's country.

  • Cross-border fee: Not charged to users. Solid absorbs this fee. Note: FX and cross-border fees are mutually exclusive, only one can apply per transaction, with a combined maximum of 1%.

  • International transaction fee: Covered by Solid. Not passed through to users.


Merchant Rules

The Solid Card can be used at merchants worldwide wherever Visa is accepted, except for restricted categories such as:

  • High-risk merchants

  • Gambling (depending on jurisdiction)

  • Unregulated financial services

  • Prohibited categories under network and compliance rules


Why a payment may be declined

A transaction may fail due to:

  • Insufficient available balance

  • Reaching configured limits

  • Merchant category restrictions

  • Security or fraud checks

  • Network-level authorization rules


Additional Safeguards

Certain merchant types may include additional protections.

Example:

  • Gas stations (AFD transactions):

    • Max 2 transactions within a 3-day period

    • Minimum balance check (~$175) before approval

For full details, refer to the official terms:

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