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TopNod Card

TopNod · Mastercard

3.2/5 2.7/5
Account fee Free

Data verified on unchanged since the sources

Worth it if you want to spend straight from your self-custody wallet without pre-loading, at €0 issuance and monthly fee, with Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Avoid it if you need a physical card or ATM withdrawals: it's virtual-only, and the issuer's company profile isn't yet independently verified.

TopNod Card is a virtual Mastercard linked to the TopNod self-custody wallet, available across 31 countries in the UK and EEA. Unlike traditional crypto prepaid cards, it requires no pre-loading or top-up: you spend directly from the non-custodial wallet, with crypto-to-fiat conversion handled at the point of purchase. It supports Apple Pay and Google Pay. The card is issued by SR Saphirstein AG, regulated by Swiss FINMA, and stems from the UR partnership announced in March 2026. It has no issuance fee and no monthly fee, applies a 1% FX markup, and offers no cashback. Being virtual-only it does not support ATM withdrawals. The daily spending limit is not publicly documented. The company profile is not yet independently verified by third-party sources.

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Transparency: Medium
63/100 · see methodology
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Data exposure: Medium
63/100 · lower is better for sovereignty · methodology

Data & conditions

§ Amounts in USD/GBP are shown in the service's native currency.

Account fee Free
Multi-currency USD, EUR, CHF, JPY
Network Mastercard
ATM withdrawal not declared
Fund custody Self-custody (funds in your control)
KYC Full
Supported countries UK, EEA
Regulator FINMA
Segment B2C
MiCA / License status Emessa da SR Saphirstein AG, regolata da FINMA (Svizzera)

Strengths

  • Direct spending from the self-custody wallet, no pre-loading or card top-up needed.
  • No issuance fee and no monthly fee; supports Apple Pay and Google Pay.
  • Issuer SR Saphirstein AG is regulated by Swiss FINMA.
  • Self-custody: funds stay in your wallet — the platform cannot touch them.

Weaknesses

  • Virtual card only: no physical card and no ATM withdrawals.
  • No cashback and a 1% FX markup on foreign-currency transactions.
  • Availability limited to UK and EEA; company profile not yet independently verified.
  • Full KYC required: verified identity, zero pseudonymity.

Verdict

C C ★ 3.2/5 ★ 2.7/5 Estimated net annual cost: €0/year

Medium protection: the card is issued by SR Saphirstein AG, regulated by Swiss FINMA, but funds stay in the user's self-custody wallet, with no deposit guarantee scheme.

Good sovereignty: you spend directly from the non-custodial wallet without pre-loading the card, so keys and funds stay under the user's control until the moment of the transaction.

Privacy & anonymity 30% 1.5
Fund control 20% 5.0
Censorship resistance 20% 1.5
Costs 10% 3.8

Promp's editorial rating based on real fees and net annual cost. Promp reviews third-party products independently.

"Sovereignty" rating: score computed on privacy/anonymity (30%), fund control (20%), censorship resistance (20%), trustless/auditability (20%) and costs (10%). Same data, different weights.

Reputation

What happened to people who used TopNod Card, and what users say. External signals: they do not feed the promp.it rating.

Incidents & regulatory actions

No known incident

Search across public sources: no known hack, withdrawal freeze or regulatory action as of the verification date.

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Public reviews

4.6/5 325 reviews
  • Google Play ↗ 4.6/5 314 reviews

    Structured JSON-LD data from the Google Play page (ratingValue 4.639999866485596, ratingCount 314). Measures the TopNod wallet app, not the virtual card itself.

  • App Store ↗ 4.3/5 11 reviews

    Exact figure from iTunes lookup (averageUserRating 4.27273, userRatingCount 11), US storefront. Tiny sample (11 ratings), early-stage product. Measures the TopNod wallet app, not the virtual card itself (the card is virtual-only and tied to the wallet).

Weighted average across 2 public review platforms (325 reviews in total), weighted by volume. This is not our rating: it is those platforms’ average.

FAQ

Do I need to top up the TopNod Card?

No. The card spends directly from the TopNod self-custody wallet: there is no need to pre-load or top up the card with fiat, as the crypto-to-fiat conversion happens at the point of purchase.

Is the TopNod Card physical or virtual?

It is a virtual-only card, usable via Apple Pay and Google Pay. There is currently no physical version and it does not support ATM withdrawals.

Sources

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✓ Terms unchanged since Jul 18, 2026

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