The move extends Zorion’s digital wallet from cross-border transfers into everyday spending
PANAMA CITY, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zorion, a digital wallet company, today announced it has added virtual USD card issuance to its platform, expanding the product beyond wallet transfers and bank withdrawals into everyday spending.
Zorion launched as a way to move value across borders — letting users hold a digital dollar balance, transfer it to other users, and withdraw to local bank accounts without the friction of traditional cross-border payment rails. Since then, the company has grown into a broader financial platform for users who are digitally active but underserved by conventional banking.
From transfers to everyday spending
The card launch marks a deliberate shift in Zorion’s product strategy: from a tool people use occasionally to move money, toward a wallet people use every day. Where transfers addressed how people move money in and out, cards address what they do with it day to day — the shift from a wallet people visit occasionally to one they use regularly.
Card issuance is instant and handled entirely within the Zorion app: users fund their wallet balance and issue a USD-denominated virtual card for online purchases, with real-time top-up and support for issuing multiple cards. The card runs on the same balance and transfer infrastructure Zorion already operates for cross-border payments, rather than a separate system bolted on for the launch.
Serving underbanked, digitally active markets
Zorion’s user base sits in a segment traditional finance has been slow to reach: people who are highly active online — using international subscriptions, ad platforms, freelance and remittance tools — but who fall outside conventional banking and card infrastructure. Local payment methods have long solved domestic transactions in these markets; the international side of that gap has remained largely unaddressed, which is the segment Zorion is building for.
What’s next
Zorion plans to expand the card program with Apple Pay and Google Pay support and card freeze/unfreeze controls in upcoming releases, as part of its broader move toward an everyday financial platform rather than a single-purpose transfer tool.
About Zorion
Zorion is a digital wallet company. The platform lets users hold a digital dollar balance, transfer funds to other users, withdraw to local banks, and — as of this release — spend through virtual USD cards for online purchases. Zorion is built for markets where people are digitally active but underserved by conventional financial services. Zorion does not offer, solicit, or market its products to residents of jurisdictions where such activity would require a license or authorisation. More information: zorion.com
DISCLAIMER: This press release is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or invitation to acquire or use any product or service in any jurisdiction where such offer, solicitation, or invitation would be unlawful, or where Zorion or its card program partner is not authorised or licensed to provide such services. Virtual card issuance is provided in partnership with a card program partner, which holds the relevant licenses in its jurisdiction(s) of operation. Availability of Zorion’s products, including the virtual card program described herein, varies by jurisdiction and is subject to eligibility, KYC, and local legal requirements.
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