NAKA+ Visa Platinum Card: Self-Custody, Accepted Everywhere
NAKA's newest card product connects decentralized finance to Visa, the world's most established payment network. The NAKA+ Visa Platinum Card gives businesses across Latin America the ability to launch self-custodial, virtual, tokenized cards that their cardholders can use anywhere Visa is accepted.
Built for speed and simplicity, NAKA makes card issuance effortless.
This ready-to-launch card program cuts cost and time-to-market, giving businesses the power to enable branded crypto payments while keeping every user balance fully on-chain and under user control.
How It Works
Plugged directly into the Visa Payment Network, the NAKA+ Visa Platinum Card works anywhere Visa is accepted - over 150 million locations worldwide. It integrates seamlessly with Apple Pay and Google Pay, allowing cardholders to spend directly from their self-custodial wallets while businesses deliver a trusted, global payment experience powered by blockchain.
“With the NAKA+ Card, everyone can enjoy complete financial freedom - maintaining full control over their money while enjoying the convenience and global reach of traditional payments. We’ve turned the idea of decentralization into something real and usable in everyday life. I’m extremely proud of what we’ve built. With a great team, anything is possible”, explains Dejan Roljic, CEO of NAKA.
For partners, the system is modular and brand-ready.
Businesses can launch fully branded virtual cards, embed payment flows inside existing apps, and tailor every element - from visuals to user experience - without rebuilding infrastructure. NAKA’s Web3-enabled payment layer introduces new value creation models like staking, multi-asset custody, and programmable rewards, beyond the scope of what traditional rails were designed to deliver.
For partners’ customers, cardholders, every payment starts and ends on-chain.
Balances remain fully in self-custody, and each transaction is authorized via smart-contract signature. There is no off-chain handling or custodial exposure - cardholders retain full control of their assets while enjoying the global acceptance of Visa.
Built for LATAM Leaders
Across Latin America, digital assets and dollar-denominated payments are already part of everyday life. Yet most businesses still lack the infrastructure to integrate them securely and compliantly.
The NAKA+ Card solves that issue. It lets businesses decide which assets to support, how balances are managed, and how users experience payments - all within a transparent and auditable framework. NAKA manages the network, compliance, and settlement so Latin America-based partners can focus on growth, user engagement, and scaling new financial experiences globally.
”Partners don’t have to redesign their business around the network - the network adapts to them,” says Luka Paragi, Chief Product Officer at NAKA. “They deliver the experience users already trust, backed by a decentralized architecture that never holds their funds.”
The model strengthens liquidity, opens new revenue channels, and brings practical innovation to everyday transactions. It is also part of a broader vision, extending reliable financial access to communities where traditional systems remain limited.
From Lugano to the World
At this year’s Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano, NAKA introduced the NAKA+ Visa Platinum Card to the public with live demonstrations across the city’s merchants.
The showcase took place in Europe - but the market it serves is Latin America, where stablecoin-based payments are already part of daily life. The announcement reflects NAKA’s core focus: bringing self-custodial payments to global scale.
