Best Scapia alternatives

#1 alternative

Niyo

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Indian forex and salary card for people who actually leave the country.

4.0

Bengaluru · 4M+ · ~$90M raised

7.1Solid

Pick Niyo for the trip. Pick a scheduled bank for the salary. Do not confuse the two in an alternatives table.

Best for: Indian travellers and NRI-adjacent users who want a forex card, not a full bank.

Licence

Forex / partner-bank

Protection

Partner-bank DICGC where a bank balance exists; forex wallets differ

Monthly

Product-dependent; forex cards often zero annual

#2 alternative

Niyo Global

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The multi-currency Niyo: forex, salary, and an account that travels.

4.0

Bengaluru · 4M+ · Part of Niyo (~$90M raised)

7.3Solid

Score Niyo Global as the travel SKU. Score Niyo salary as a partner-bank account. Mixing them is how directories lie.

Best for: Indians who actually leave the country and need a named forex product, not a UPI clone.

Licence

Forex + partner-bank stack

Protection

Partner-bank DICGC only where a bank balance exists at that bank. The forex wallet is not the same object. Niyo is not the deposit-taker.

Monthly

Product-dependent; forex often zero annual

#3 alternative

Jupiter

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Indian money app on a partner-bank current account.

4.3

Bengaluru · 8M+ · ~$130M raised

6.9Mixed

Buy Jupiter for the app. Read the partner-bank line for the deposit. Same rule as Fi.

Best for: Urban Indian users who want a prettier Federal Bank account.

Licence

Partner-bank / NBFC stack

Protection

DICGC on the partner scheduled bank, up to ₹5 lakh — not on the Jupiter brand

Monthly

Free core · metal/credit extras paid

#4 alternative

Wise

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The mid-market FX rail everyone else is measured against.

4.7

London · 16M+ · Public (WISE)

8.6Strong

The control for cross-border. Pair with a licensed local bank for salary protection. Never describe Wise personal as a UK bank account.

Best for: Anyone who receives or sends money across borders for a living.

Licence

EMI (personal)

Protection

Safeguarded e-money at Wise Payments Limited — not FSCS. Wise’s own help: they do not lend customer balances; safeguarding is not a deposit-guarantee scheme. Local account details may sit at partner banks (US: Community Federal Savings Bank in some states).

Monthly

Free personal · Wise Business subscription optional

#5 alternative

Yuh

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Yuh is not a bank. Swissquote Bank Ltd is. esisuisse cover is CHF 100,000, shared.

Gland · Swiss all-in-one app · Swissquote (100% after July 2025)

7.6Solid

Yuh is not a bank. The English homepage says it in one paragraph: Swissquote Bank Ltd provides the banking, FINMA authorises that bank, and esisuisse cover is CHF 100,000 shared with Swissquote. July 2025 ended the PostFinance joint venture. If you already hold cash at Swissquote, do not count CHF 100,000 twice. Zak is Bank Cler. Neon sits at Hypothekarbank Lenzburg. Read those files separately.

Best for: People who live in Switzerland and want spend plus invest, and who accept Swissquote as the bank.

Licence

Fintech app — not a bank

Protection

Yuh itself is not a bank. Banking sits at Swissquote Bank Ltd, FINMA-authorised. esisuisse covers eligible deposits up to CHF 100,000. Yuh and Swissquote are one entity, so the cap is shared.

Monthly

No fees whenever possible — live list on yuh.com/en/pricing

#6 alternative

Chase UK

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J.P. Morgan Europe Limited trading as Chase. UK bank, PRA/FCA, FSCS up to £120,000.

London · UK digital bank · JPMorgan Chase

7.6Solid

Chase UK is a bank. The legal name is J.P. Morgan Europe Limited. PRA-authorised, FCA-regulated, FSCS up to £120,000. It is a useful UK current account with honest travel spend. It is not Revolut’s multi-country stack and not a US Chase login. UK tax residents only.

Best for: UK residents who want a JPMorgan current account in an app, with FSCS, and cheap travel spend.

Licence

UK bank

Protection

FSCS up to £120,000 per depositor per bank (Chase UK FSCS page) at J.P. Morgan Europe Limited.

Monthly

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