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Bybit
Derivatives-native exchange with a retail app and a card experiment.
Rate this app
7.3Solid
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Desk verdict
A trading venue. Do not park life savings here because the app is pretty.
Bybit is a Dubai-associated derivatives exchange. Cards and copy-trading sit around a futures core. Treat it as leverage infrastructure.
Bybit lists VASP by market under VARA / others in UAE / global. On safeguarding we currently write: None statutory on crypto. An AML programme is claimed. There is no IBAN-class local rail on the flags we store. We list 5 live markets on the product. As we score the sticker: monthly Derivatives fee schedule; FX Trading fees; ATM N/A. This desk would open it for: Derivatives traders outside restricted markets.
What it does well: Futures depth; App. What to watch: Not for the conservative register pick; Regulatory variance. Desk score 7.3 / 10 (safety 5.8, fees 8.4, features 8.4, app 8.0). Last verified 2026-08-01. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; founded 2018. None of this is advice — it is a file so you can read the entity before the card colour.
Best for: Derivatives traders outside restricted markets.
Pros
- +Futures depth
- +App
Cons
- −Not for the conservative register pick
- −Regulatory variance
How it actually works
- Custody
- Exchange omnibus / customer assets
- Local rails
- UPI / INR
- Built for
- Personal
- Settlement
- On-chain + withdrawal queues
- Review risk
- Compliance holds on fiat ramps are common
- Pay surface
- visa · physical · virtual · Google Pay
Safety
None statutory on crypto
- VARA / othersVASP by market · UAE / global
Fees
- Monthly
- Derivatives fee schedule
- FX markup
- Trading fees
- ATM
- N/A
Features
- –IBAN
- –Fee-free core
- ✓Multi-currency
- –Apple Pay
- ✓Google Pay
- ✓Virtual card
- ✓Physical card
- –Metal card
- –Crypto
- –Stocks
- –Business
- –Kids
- –Halal
- Perpetual futures
- Spot
- Copy trading
- Card in some regions
Score
- Safety25%
- 5.8
- Fees20%
- 8.4
- Features15%
- 8.4
- App15%
- 8.0
- Global15%
- 7.6
- Support10%
- 5.8
Change log
Full logNo dated notes yet. When the licence, fees, or status moves, it lands here.
FAQ
Is Bybit a bank?+–
Bybit is not a licensed deposit-taker in the classic sense. Treat the balance as a fintech ledger until you confirm the holder.
How is money protected?+–
None statutory on crypto
Where is Bybit available?+–
We list 5 market desks on the desk. Residency and onboarding rules still sit with Bybit.
Card and wallets?+–
visa · physical · virtual · Google Pay
Ratings and reviews
No published user reviews yet. The desk score still comes from licence, fees, and the product — not from a empty star average.
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