Current Build Card
Spend your Current balance like debit while the card reports it as credit.
Welcome Bonus
None
No welcome offer
Spend Requirement
None
Annual Fee
$0
3% FTF
Credit Score
None
required (no credit check)
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Last verified 2026-06-11 · spot an outdated offer? Tell us in the comments.
Earning Rates
- 1xEligible dining and grocery purchases
Credits
No statement credits, this card wins on earn rates, not coupons.
Benefits
- ✦No annual fee, no APR, no credit check, and no separate security deposit
- ✦Purchases draw on your Current balance, which is reserved automatically so you cannot overspend
- ✦AutoPay clears the balance twice a month from reserved funds
- ✦Reports to all three credit bureaus, issued by Cross River Bank
- ✦Earns points on dining and groceries with a qualifying payroll deposit
Why it earns its spot
- +Zero-debt-risk design: spent money is reserved before the bill exists
- +Some actual rewards, which most builder cards skip
- +Reports to all three bureaus
Where it costs you
- −Requires banking with Current to be useful
- −3% foreign transaction fee and out of network ATM fees
- −No graduation path to an unsecured product
The Compound Verdict
Current's Build Card is the same playbook as Chime and Varo: your own money is the limit, autopay makes missed payments nearly impossible, and the bureaus see a clean revolving tradeline. The dining and grocery points are a small genuine edge over those rivals. Pick whichever of the three apps you already bank with, because the card only works inside its ecosystem.
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