Avici Money docs: wallet, secured Visa, virtual accounts
Technical map of docs.avici.money — Zerodev smart wallet (EVM + Solana), USDC-secured Visa credit cards (Third National), USD/EUR virtual accounts (Bridge/Iron), fees, agent CLI/MCP read-only. Builder-facing product architecture.
devrels.xyz/a/234short linkAvici Money (avici.money) is an internet-native crypto neobank: hold assets, spend via Visa, receive fiat into virtual accounts that convert to USDC. Canonical product docs live at docs.avici.money (full index: llms.txt; pages also as .md).
X: @avici. Agent surface (CLI/MCP) is covered in depth in Avici CLI and MCP for agents. This page maps the product architecture from the docs for builders integrating or comparing neobank patterns.
Doc map (high signal)
| Section | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Neobank thesis; Visa via Third National; virtual banks via Iron/Bridge |
| Avici Wallet | Zerodev AA wallet, networks, passkeys, gas sponsorship rules |
| Secured Credit Cards | USDC escrow → USD credit line; virtual/physical; fees/limits/regions |
| Virtual Accounts | USD/EUR receive → auto USDC; rails and KYC docs |
| Business accounts / cards | Entity KYC, industries, separate fee/region matrices |
| CLI & MCP | Read-only agent access (desktop setup) |
| Markets / Grow / Credit line / DAO | Swaps, stocks, yields, product extensions — check docs for live status |
Wallet architecture
- EVM: smart contract wallet via Zerodev — no traditional EVM private key; social login email is a signer; passkey required for tx approval
- Networks (docs): Ethereum, Polygon, OP, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB, Monad, Mantle, Scroll (+ others as listed)
- Solana: receive/send/swap in-app; not AA — private key exportable from Settings
- Gas: Avici relayer sponsors EVM + Solana in many cases; not Ethereum mainnet (need ETH); Solana ~5 free txs/day then need SOL
Secured Visa card (core mechanic)
Issuer partner: Third National. Native card currency: USD. Model is secured credit, not unsecured unsecured bank credit:
- User deposits USDC into a loan escrow contract
- Matching USD credit appears on the Visa card
- Spend reduces card credit balance
- On a delay (docs: ~1–2 days, sometimes up to a week), spent USDC is liquidated from the contract to settle Visa
Custody claim in docs: escrow is user-owned; neither Avici, Third National, nor Visa controls the loan contract as owner. Avici can place a charge via spend attestation and only withdraw amounts linked to those charges; residual USDC withdrawable by the user wallet after spends.
Example (docs):
deposit 100 USDC → $100 card credit
spend $20 → $80 credit remaining
settle later → 20 USDC liquidated from escrowCards: virtual + physical; multiple cards for categories; Apple/Google Pay. Merchant reach: Visa international. Always re-check regions/prohibitions and restricted MCC lists before production spend assumptions.
Fees (cards — snapshot from docs)
Source: Fees and Limits. Numbers change — verify before quoting to users.
| Item | Docs snapshot |
|---|---|
| Virtual Platinum | First $15; later $10 one-time |
| Virtual Signature | $30 first year → $20/yr |
| Physical Platinum / Signature | $50 one-time / $75 + $20/yr from year 2 |
| Transaction / forex markup | $0 / 0% Avici markup; Visa may add ~0.4–1% cross-border |
Virtual bank accounts
- USD & EUR virtual checking in user name (partner rails — intro docs cite Iron / Bridge)
- Receive salary/freelance/remittance-style fiat (ACH, Fedwire, SEPA — see rails page)
- Incoming fiat auto-converts to USDC into Avici wallet — not a place to park fiat long-term
- Only USD/EUR accepted for send-to-account flows per docs
Agent access (pointer)
CLI install + MCP setup, tool list, and desktop-only constraints: CLI & MCP article and docs CLI & MCP.
# Local CLI (desktop)
curl -fsSL https://avici.ai/install.sh | bash
# Hosted MCP setup
open https://mcp.avici.money/setup
# Docs
open https://docs.avici.money/Read-only today: balances, holdings by network, card spend power, purchases, activity, refunds. No send/swap/withdraw/settings via agent.
Builder takeaways
| Pattern | Avici shape |
|---|---|
| Spend crypto as fiat | Secured line against USDC escrow, not forced pre-sell at POS |
| Self-custody claim | User-owned escrow + attestation charges — audit contracts yourself |
| Fiat in | Named virtual accounts → USDC (partner-dependent KYC/regions) |
| Agent integration | Observation layer only; passkey remains authority for movement |
Related: Solana neobank how to start · Crypto cards landscape.
Links
Summary
docs.avici.money is the product source of truth for Avici’s neobank stack: Zerodev + Solana wallet, USDC-secured Visa (Third National) with user-owned escrow settlement, USD/EUR virtual accounts that mint spendable USDC, and a deliberately read-only agent CLI/MCP. Use the docs map for integration decisions; use the CLI/MCP article when wiring ChatGPT/Claude/terminal agents.
Keep reading
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