SwissBorg integrates Apple Pay for seamless crypto spending across Europe

SwissBorg has rolled out Apple Pay support for its virtual crypto debit card, letting users in Switzerland, France, and roughly 28 other European Economic Area countries spend digital assets directly from their iPhones. No pre-loading fiat required. How the card actually works The SwissBorg Card is a Mastercard-backed virtual debit card that launched on February 25, 2026. When a user taps their iPhone at a terminal, SwissBorg’s Meta-Exchange (known as MEX) handles real-time crypto-to-fiat conversion behind the scenes. The merchant receives local currency, whether that’s Swiss francs, euros, or British pounds, while the user’s crypto balance decreases accordingly. The card supports spending from multiple assets including BORG (SwissBorg’s native token), BTC, and ETH. Users can add it directly to Apple Wallet through the SwissBorg app, and the virtual card itself costs nothing to set up. Built-in controls let users freeze and unfreeze the card on demand. Mastercard’s global acceptance network means the card works at over 150 million locations worldwide. The BORG tokenomics angle Every transaction made with the SwissBorg Card generates fees, and those fees are funneled directly into b...