Crypto & digital finance
Meru
A global dollar account with built-in crypto, built for Latin America
Meru solves a very specific problem: receiving and moving dollars from Latin America without a traditional bank. The app gives you a dollar account with a US routing number (ACH) and a European IBAN (SEPA), lets you hold your balance in yield-bearing USDC, and spend with a Visa card or withdraw cash via MoneyGram. The crypto side runs on Stellar, self-custodial. Heads up: users have recently reported slow support and withdrawal problems, so test it with small amounts first. [Describe your own testing experience here: how you used it, how long transfers took, what limitations you found.]
Strengths
- Dollar account with ACH and IBAN without US or EU residency
- Yield on your USDC balance
- Visa card and cash withdrawals in 200+ countries
Worth knowing
- Slow customer support according to recent user reviews
- Available mostly for Latin American countries