Digital Surge fees

Our rating: 3.3
Status: Caution
Headline: From 0.5%, free AUD funding
Review updated: 2026-08-23

Know before you deposit

Entered voluntary administration in 2022 after the FTX collapse trapped part of its customer assets. Creditors voted to reopen the business in 2023: balances under 250 Australian dollars were repaid in full, larger balances were repaid at 55 cents in the dollar, and the remainder is being paid out of trading profits over five years.

Trading starts at 0.5 percent and falls to 0.1 percent on volume. PayID and bank transfer deposits are free, as are AUD withdrawals to an Australian bank account.

Fee schedule

maker: 0.5 percent at the standard tier, falling to 0.1 percent on 30-day volume
taker: 0.5 percent at the standard tier, falling to 0.1 percent on 30-day volume
deposit note: PayID and bank transfer deposits in AUD are free.
withdrawal note: AUD withdrawals to an Australian bank account are free.

What the rails themselves cost

The scheme or the bank sets these, not Digital Surge. The 2 rails Digital Surge offers in the most countries we rank it in.

Local bank transfer: Domestic transfers are free or close to free for consumers in most countries, and in the euro area the Instant Payments Regulation forbids charging more for an instant credit transfer than for a standard one.
PayID / Osko: Pricing is set by your own bank rather than by the scheme, and Australian banks generally do not charge personal customers for an Osko or PayID payment.

How Digital Surge compares

The headline fee line from each alternative's review. Headlines hide spreads and funding fees, so open the full schedule before choosing.

Headline fees of Digital Surge and the alternatives its review names.
Exchange	Rating	Fees	ID check	Fee guide
Digital Surge	3.3	From 0.5%, free AUD funding	Required
Swyftx	4.4	From 0.6%, free AUD deposits	Required	Fee guide
CoinSpot	4.4	0.1% market, 1% instant buy	Required	Fee guide

Compared: Swyftx and CoinSpot, the alternatives our Digital Surge review names.

Frequently asked questions

What are Digital Surge's trading fees?

Trading starts at 0.5 percent and falls to 0.1 percent on volume. PayID and bank transfer deposits are free, as are AUD withdrawals to an Australian bank account.

Does Digital Surge charge deposit fees?

PayID and bank transfer deposits in AUD are free.

What does Digital Surge charge to withdraw bitcoin?

AUD withdrawals to an Australian bank account are free.

How do Digital Surge's fees compare with its alternatives?

Headline fee lines, from each review: Swyftx, From 0.6%, free AUD deposits; CoinSpot, 0.1% market, 1% instant buy. Digital Surge's own line is From 0.5%, free AUD funding. A headline hides the spread and the funding fee, so compare the full schedules before choosing.