Cleva has launched the Cleva Classic Card, a dollar card for global payments. Users can receive, hold, and spend USD across borders from Africa.
Cleva has launched the Cleva Classic Card, a dollar card designed for global use.
Cleva says it is expanding its “USD payments without borders” offering with the Cleva Classic Card, a dollar-denominated card for everyday online and in-store payments.
The pitch is straightforward. Users can get paid in dollars, keep funds in USD, and spend in USD without needing a traditional foreign bank account. A dollar card is a payment card linked to a USD balance, similar to carrying a wallet in dollars instead of converting to local currency every time.
Cleva’s product message targets Africans earning from international clients, remote jobs, and cross-border business. It also targets people who pay for global digital services, travel, and subscriptions priced in USD.
The company is also running a referral programme that pays users $5 per successful referral, according to its website.
Demand for USD accounts and USD cards is rising across African fintech. Many workers and small businesses price services in dollars or get paid from abroad, but may face friction when receiving international transfers or paying for global merchants.
A card that spends from a USD balance can reduce repeated FX conversions, which often come with fees and unpredictable rates. It can also help users avoid declined payments on international platforms that require USD billing.
For Cleva, the Classic Card adds a familiar “last mile” for cross-border money movement. Accounts and transfers are useful, but cards are often what turns stored value into daily spending power.
The key questions users will watch are availability by country, onboarding requirements, and how reliably the card works across different global merchants and payment networks.
Primary Source: Cleva
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