Topper and Argent Team Up to Offer Seamless Fiat-to-Crypto Conversions to Argent Users

[PRESS RELEASE – San Francisco, United States, August 22nd, 2024]

Topper stands out as the premier onramp solution in the crypto space due to its unique combination of ease-of-use, high approval rates, and broad asset support.

Topper, a fiat-to-crypto on-ramp by the global web3 financial platform Uphold, has announced a partnership with Argent, the leading smart wallet on Starknet, with over 2 million users. This collaboration expands global access to the Starknet ecosystem by integrating Topper’s wide-reaching onramp into Argent’s wallet.

Topper’s reach across 150+ countries opens doors for people worldwide to join Starknet. Now, more users can easily buy digital assets and use Starknet through Argent wallet, no matter where they live.

“As wallets become the essential foundation for web3 users’ experience, offerings like Argent X’s self-custody, smart contract wallet—combining security, usability, and low fees—will become increasingly critical,” CEO of Enterprise Robin O’Connell shared. “Together, we are driving mainstream crypto adoption, fostering ecosystem growth, and positioning Argent X as a leading wallet for the Starknet ecosystem.”

Argent X is a browser extension wallet that allows users to explore the Starknet ecosystem. Starknet is a Validity-Rollup (ZK-Rollup) Layer 2 network that operates on top of Ethereum enabling massive scale by off-chain STARK proof transactions. Starknet enhances Ethereum by processing transactions off-chain for faster speeds, ensuring privacy with zero-knowledge proofs.

Itamar Lesuisse, CEO of Argent, explains the user benefits: “Our integration with Topper simplifies the process of acquiring digital assets for our global user base. This partnership removes geographical barriers, allowing more people to engage within the Starknet ecosystem regardless of their location.”

The partnership builds on Uphold’s recent expansion into the Starknet ecosystem. In June 2024, Uphold launched support for the Starknet mainnet, allowing deposits and withdrawals of the native STRK token. This integration enhanced connectivity with Web3 ecosystems and enabled Uphold users to move assets between their external wallets and Uphold seamlessly.

As the crypto landscape continues to evolve, partnerships like this between Topper and Argent pave the way for increased adoption and usability, making crypto adoption more accessible for everyone.

“At Topper, we’re committed to simplifying the journey from fiat to crypto for users across the globe. Our integration with Argent Wallet marks a significant step forward in this mission, providing users with a seamless and secure gateway to the decentralized world. With Topper’s industry-leading acceptance rates, we’re excited to partner with Argent, whose focus on user-friendly, cost-effective, non-custodial solutions aligns perfectly with our vision of making crypto accessible to everyone.” Frankie Picciano, Global Head of Topper Sales.

For more information on how the Starknet community can use Topper as their seamless onramp directly through their Argent X wallet, users can visit www.argent.xyz.

About Argent

Argent is a leading cryptocurrency wallet provider dedicated to simplifying the complexities of managing digital assets. With a focus on security, usability, and innovation, Argent empowers users to engage confidently with the world of decentralized finance.

About Topper

Topper, the easy fiat on-ramp with higher approval rates, is a quick-to-implement web3 payment tool that lets crypto projects process more of their customers’ payments – supporting twice as many digital assets than its competitors. The Topper payment widget is built to simplify the payment process, accept more currencies and deliver higher approval rates, resulting in fewer declines. Developed by Uphold, the web3 financial platform, Topper is a reliable, regulated and trusted payment system.

About Uphold 

Uphold is committed to making web3 easy. As a web3 financial platform, Uphold serves over 10 million customers in more than 140 countries. It provides businesses and consumers with easy access to digital assets and services. Uphold’s unique “Anything to Anything” interface gives end users seamless access to and between digital assets and national currencies and precious metals. Uniquely, Uphold smart routes orders across 30 trading venues delivering optimal execution and superior liquidity to customers. Uphold never loans out customer assets and is always 100% reserved. The company has pioneered radical transparency and uniquely publishes its assets and liabilities every 30 seconds on a public website (https://uphold.com/en-us/transparency).

Uphold is regulated in the U.S. by FinCen and State regulators. The company is registered in the UK and Canada with the FCA and FINTRAC respectively and in Europe with the Financial Crime Investigation Service under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. To learn more about Uphold’s products and services, users can visit uphold.com.