Techub News, citing NewsBTC, reported that Ready Card has suspended services outside the European Economic Area due to a change in its card issuer. Users located outside the EEA have received notices informing them of the service interruption.
Ready Card describes its product as supporting spending with self-custodied USDC. However, the card-based payment function still depends on support from an issuing institution. Even when users custody their own assets, card payments must still pass through regulated issuing networks and related compliance checks.
The suspension shows the operational link between stablecoin payment products and traditional financial infrastructure. Against the backdrop of stricter regulation including MiCA, payment service providers are adjusting their cross-border business risk exposure, and changes at the issuer level can directly affect service continuity for non-EEA users.