Creating & using a Card.xyz/payment profile

Creating a profile:

To create a profile, click on the Profile tab on the bottom navigation bar. You will then be walked through the process of creating a profile.

If you don't have a wallet / account yet, follow this guide: https://medium.com/cardstack/launching-in-app-purchases-for-payment-profiles-c5556a4519ff

Payment profile overview:

• Ready to Claim = funds you have received that you can claim from the Card Pay protocol

• Your Available Balance = funds you have already claimed that are now inside your profile safe

Requesting payments:

Payments can be requested

• from the Profile tab

• or by clicking on the Pay tab and toggling "Request".

Using funds from payment profiles:

• In the web dApp at app.cardstack.com, you can issue a prepaid card using the funds available in your payment profile. See Issuing a prepaid card.

• To withdraw funds and unwrap them from DAI.CPXD -> DAI, see Bridging CARD.CPXD & DAI.CPXD

• As of April 2022, funds received in a payment profile can only be withdrawn to ETH mainnet.

Frequently asked questions:

• Does creating a payment profile cost anything?

  Yes, the current cost to create a payment profile is $0.99 USD.

• Why does it cost $0.99 USD to create a payment profile?

  The creation of a payment profile is an on-chain event that creates a Gnosis Safe.

• Do I need to have my Cardstack Wallet app?

  Yes, your Cardstack Wallet app is required to create a payment profile.

• Can I change my profile name?

  As of April 2022, this feature is not yet enabled. This feature is on the roadmap.

• Can I change my unique ID?

  No, unique IDs cannot be changed.

• Can I change my profile color?

  As of April 2022, this feature is not yet enabled. This feature is on the roadmap.