Uphold

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Uphold enables 1.5MM+ members worldwide to buy, sell and hold fiat and digital currencies, as well as precious metals, through one super-simple interface. Unlike competitor platforms, users can trade directly between any supported asset class, stripping out layers of fees, saving time and money. Furthermore, the blockchain-integrated platform makes it possible to send any currency to virtually anyone, anywhere - instantly. No matter where you live in the world, Uphold offers retail consumers an incredibly easy way invest, pay or get paid. - Buy, sell, hold and convert 30 cryptocurrencies, 27 fiat currencies and 4 precious metals, all in one account. - Earn an annual return on asset holdings or tap affordable lines of credit secured by those assets via Uphold’s partner apps. - Pay anyone instantly, virtually anywhere, by email. With $5.5 billion+ in transactions to date, Uphold believes in expanding access and dissolving borders. With offices in Silicon Valley, New York, London and Portugal, Uphold is opening up elite and illiquid asset classes to its members, as well as access to financial services that are either hard-to-reach or simply unavailable in certain geographic regions. In a fast-growing part of its business model, Uphold supports closed-loop ecosystems, enabling digital tokens to be held, transferred and converted into other asset types. With its open API, third-party developers have built sophisticated financial products on top of its core platform. Uphold has a compliance-first culture and acquires appropriate regulatory licensing in each jurisdiction. Its model addresses traditional banks’ shortcomings in terms of openness and transparency. Uphold employs advanced “Know Your Customer” processes to verify members. All member assets are held on a 100% reserved basis, and Uphold publishes the value of its assets and liabilities in real-time. Uphold is democratizing access to world-class financial services. Join us and widen your financial horizons.