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Verve, Moniepoint Expand Access to Financial Services with Moniepoint Verve Debit Card

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  Verve, Africa's leading payment cards and digital tokens brand, has collaborated with Moniepoint Microfinance Bank to pave the way for enhanced access to financial services for Nigerians. This collaborative effort has given rise to the Moniepoint Verve Debit Card, a groundbreaking solution that bridges the gap between traditional banking and modern fintech innovations.     With over 1.5 million businesses using its terminals across Nigeria to serve 30 million banked     Nigerians, Moniepoint is poised to extend its footprints while its partnership with Verve fortifies its position as a trailblazer in the financial sector.     This strategic move into retail banking signifies a commitment to empowering not only businesses but also individual consumers. The Moniepoint Verve Debit Card, integrated with the Verve payment system, ensures a frictionless experience for users across a wide network of businesses and service providers.     As Africa's leading payment cards and digital tokens brand, Verve brings its legacy of secure and reliable transactions to this partnership. This alliance between Verve and Moniepoint Microfinance Bank is premised on a fusion of expertise, innovation, and customer-centric solutions.       Vincent Ogbunude, Managing Director Verve International, Interswitch Group, stated that "This collaboration epitomizes our mission to make financial services accessible to all Nigerians. The Moniepoint Verve Debit Card is a testament to the power of partnership in driving positive change and ensuring that cutting-edge financial solutions are within everyone's reach."       With Verve's expertise and Moniepoint Microfinance Bank's vision, it is the new dawn of accessible and inclusive banking—one that holds the promise of transforming lives, bolstering businesses, and propelling Nigeria toward greater economic growth.         This partnership goes beyond mere cards and transactions. It's about co-authoring a fresh and exciting chapter in the narrative of financial empowerment. Collaboratively, Verve and Moniepoint are not only impacting the future of finance but also assuming a crucial responsibility in guaranteeing access to financial services. function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const

Verve Set to Reward Consumers with Free Fuel, Other Amazing Rewards In The 4th Edition of Verve Good Life Promo

Africa's leading payment cards and digital tokens brand, Verve, has launched its highly anticipated 4th edition of the Verve Good Life Promo tagged ‘The Verve Good Life Promo 4.0’ to reward its cardholders with exciting gifts and cash prizes.     At the launch event held at Radisson Blu, Victoria Island, Lagos, the brand revealed that The Verve Good Life Promo will run for a six-month period from August 3, 2023 to January 31, 2024.         Verve cardholders stand a chance to win exciting prizes during the promo when they transact frequently with their Verve card on Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), Point of Sale (POS) terminals and online platforms such as Google Play Store and Storage, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Microsoft, Facebook, Uber, etc. Specifically, Verve cardholders will be rewarded with cash prizes and other amazing prizes including Free Fuel, Rent, School Fees, among other exciting prizes.     Since inception in 2020, the Verve Good Life Promo has been an avenue for expressing gratitude to its esteemed cardholders by rewarding them with exciting gifts and cash prizes. In the spirit of continuous improvement, this year's edition aims to elevate the excitement to unprecedented heights.     Over the course of the past editions, thousands of customers have been rewarded, making it an exceptional and truly rewarding experience for its cherished cardholders. Verve remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring that its cardholders not only benefit from secure and convenient payment solutions but also get to live the good life.     Speaking at the event, Cherry Eromosele, Executive Vice President & Group Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Interswitch Group, said the firm is committed to introducing initiatives that will not only improve cardholders’ experience across the various touchpoints, but also reward their loyalty.     She said "The Verve Good Life Promo holds a special place in our hearts as it allows us to give back

Indulge in the Good Life with Verve – Naijanewsdirect

  In today's economic conditions, it wouldn't be far-fetched to find individuals yearning for the good life. Access to everyday items and services that provide ease and convenience is always sought out, and Verve, Africa’s leading payment cards and digital tokens brand, has brought it within reach.     Are you a Verve cardholder? Are you an aspiring Verve cardholder? Are you still considering joining the digital world and wondering what card is best for you? Think no further because Verve has made that decision easy.       With the Verve Good Life Promo, now in its fourth edition, Nigerians - read Verve cardholders - will stand a chance to win exciting prizes that will make other debit cards pale in comparison. Verve has launched the Verve Good Life 4.0, and this time, cardholders will be rewarded with fuel, rent money, school fees, and other cash prizes.       Does this appeal to you yet? Are you still wondering what debit card provides you with not just seamless payments and transactions but also rewards just for using the card. Now, here is how to participate in this thrilling reward program.     First thing is to ensure that you get your Verve card active, and how do you do this, by making two extra transactions every week. So, what this means is this, if you would ordinarily make five transactions in a week, Verve is asking that you make two extra transactions, making it seven in total.       That wasn't hard, was it? What's stopping you? Get your Verve card and enjoy the premium benefits that come with being a Verve cardholder. To make this promo possible, Verve has partnered with some of your favorite brands to ensure that you get the best of the best.       Verve is also asking that you do not keep this to yourself, you know they say that sharing is caring.

Verve surpasses 50 million payment cards, consolidates market leadership in Nigeria

  Verve International, Africa’s 1st and largest domestic payments scheme has yet again announced a remarkable new milestone in its business, firmly consolidating its growing market share in Nigeria - in terms of card issuance and transactions. Verve now has over 50 million issued payment cards to date. This development comes barely a year after the scheme announced it had issued 35 million cards in Nigeria in March 2022, translating to 42% growth in issuance volumes YoY.       Verve has become the payment card of choice across various tiers of banking service and particularly within the burgeoning fintech space in Nigeria. It would be recalled that in October 2022, Verve and Opay announced a significant partnership in Nigeria, rolling out the OPay Verve Instant Debit Card, directly linked to OPay user wallets, thereby making it easy and convenient to make payments for goods and services, essentially empowering millions of Opay users to transact with Verve cards directly from their wallets     Verve, as Africa’s premier and leading domestic payment cards scheme is focused on addressing peculiar market challenges in Africa by providing secure and cost-effective payment options for individuals and businesses to exchange value. Verve offers both virtual and physical cards that facilitate payment for an increasing number of international services in local currency, and has made significant progress in this regard, having achieved merchant acceptance with platforms such as Netflix, Showmax, Amazon Prime, Facebook, Microsoft, Uber, and Flywire, to mention a few. Verve also has a number of major partnerships in the works, underscoring its strong resolve to continue to drive such partnerships that provide users in Africa convenient opportunities to access global services in local denominations.         On the African front, Verve cardholders are provided with the benefit of using the Verve card in Nigeria and over 21 other African countries, underscoring the company's resolve

Quickteller and Verve Celebrate Africa’s Rich Cultural Diversity at the 9th AMVCA

Interswitch at AMVCA

  On the night of Saturday, May 20, 2023, the Africa's Movie Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) lit up the skies of Lagos, dazzling attendees with its brilliant array of African stars, moviemakers, and cinematic masterminds. Hosted annually by Multichoice, the AMVCAs have come to be seen as the highpoint of Africa's cultural diversity, celebrating exceptional productions and performances that have enraptured audiences across the continent and around the world. Now in its 9th year, the three-day event was a melting pot of creativity and inspiration, showcasing the best of African talent. The awards night, which took place at the prestigious Eko Convention Centre, was a culmination of the three-day event lineup which was proudly supported by Interswitch Group's brands - Quickteller, the leading consumer digital payments platform and Verve, Africa’s leading payment cards and digital tokens brand. Joining other film industry giants and senior representatives from the corporate sector for the awards presentation, was Interswitch’s Group Head, Brands and Communications, Tomijogun Ogunlesi, who presented two awards - Best Movie (Drama/Comedy) West Africa and Best Television Series (Drama/Comedy), adding to the glamour of the event. But the AMVCAs were not just about awards. This year, the event lineup also featured a cultural exhibition and runway show that displayed the opulent designs and colors that are quintessentially African. In addition, was an after-party that closed out the exciting events. Interswitch is a fervent supporter of Africa, Africans and African industries including the creative arts industry, believing that the growth of the industry will not only create jobs and boost the economy but also help to tell Africa's stories to the world. The AMVCAs, with its array of talented starts, filmmakers, and television producers, provided the perfect platform for this purpose. Quickteller and Verve's sponsorship of the 9th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards was a testament to their commitment to

Verve International Welcomes Cinetpay Into Its Network – Naijanewsdirect

  Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, Verve International has welcomed its first francophone ecommerce and merchant aggregator, CinetPay into the Verve ecosystem. CinetPay, the Ivorian-based FinTech provides online and Point-of-Sale (POS) payment solutions for merchants to process payments from more than 40 different payment operators in West and Central Africa. This partnership is expected to further establish the Verve footprint across the region and support merchants to accept Verve cards from customers of issuing banks in 13 African countries. Speaking on the partnership, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Verve International, Vincent Ogbunude commented;   “We are pleased to welcome CinetPay to the Verve network - the next in a series of strategic African FinTech partners we are welcoming into our network. As the leading pan-African payment scheme, our focus remains to rapidly expand and deepen our network by partnering with FinTech companies, switches, processors, banks, merchant aggregators, and regulators. CinetPay is one of such partners and we look forward to deepening our impact through this mutually beneficial partnership.”   Also commenting, Idriss Marcial Monthe, CEO and Co-founder of CinetPay said; ‘’We are pleased with this partnership with Verve International which will broaden the payment collection choices for our merchants. This partnership brings us closer to our ambition, known to all and which is to offer the best online payment experience in Africa through simple, fast and secure transactions.’’   The partnership was birthed following months of a collaborative effort by the CinetPay team, Verve’s joint partner bank in the West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA), and various teams in Verve International and Interswitch Group.   In recent times, Verve has focused on leveraging strategic partnerships to heighten its impact across African regions. In the East African region, the payment scheme deepened its partnership with KCB Bank of Uganda in a move that saw the acceptance of the Verve

Verve Offers Cardholders Great Shopping Discount in New Supersaver Promo – Naijanewsdirect

Africa’s leading payment cards and digital tokens brand, Verve, has announced the launch of the “Verve Supersaver Promo” in collaboration with Ebeano and Addide supermarkets to reward Verve cardholders with exciting discounts. The promo is billed to run from March to April 2022.     Verve cardholders will enjoy a 3.5% discount when they shop at Ebeano Supermarket and a 10% off their purchase when they spend N5,000 or more with their Verve cards at Addide Supermarket. The Verve Supersaver Promo was designed to support the lifestyle needs of Verve cardholders as well as reward their loyalty. The strategic partnerships will avail Verve cardholders to purchase a variety of products on the shelves of the collaborating supermarkets as customers are furnished with a wide range of groceries and other household products.     Verve cardholders are advised to hurry and take advantage of this amazing shopping deal. There is also a chance for new customers to get exclusive access to these discounts before the promo ends by obtaining Verve cards from their respective banks. Speaking on the promo, the Group Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Interswitch Group, Cherry Eromosele, said that Verve will continue to create several rewarding experiences for its cardholders while supporting their lifestyle needs and availing them a seamless and secure payment solution.     She reiterated that, "Verve is committed to providing support to customers’ lifestyle needs, which is why we launched the Verve Supersaver Promo to reward cardholders and give them an opportunity to shop at these supermarkets at discounted rates.” Eromosele announced this valuable collaboration by stating that, "We are particularly excited about our partnership with Ebeano and Addide Supermarkets because they are known for offering quality products to customers. We therefore urge Verve cardholders to take advantage of this promo and enjoy awesome discounts while shopping."     In the commitments of Verve to continually deliver an array of

Verve Life 4.0 Closes Out in Grand Style – Naijanewsdirect

  To round off activities for Verve Life 4.0, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, Verve, hosted thousands of fitness enthusiasts to a Verve Life grand finale event tagged, 'Fit to Live' . Verve Life was designed to promote healthy living and wellness among Verve cardholders and Nigerians in general. This year’s event featured renowned fitness experts from across the continent, including Queenfitnass from South Africa, Alvin Lee from Kenya; as well as Nigeria’s Kemen, Enobong Ekpeyong, Ihuoma Nwigwe and Isoken Uwaifo among others.   Participants were treated to fun, engaging and stress-relieving sessions including fitness challenges and masterclasses on boxing, strength and conditioning, dance, yoga, zumba, martial arts. nutrition and much more.   Mavin Records singer and songwriter, Ayra Starr was also on ground to perform some of her hit singles including ‘Bloody Samaritan' and ‘Away’ to the excitement of participants at the event. Africa’s premium band, Alternate Sound, also serenaded the participants with an electrifying performance. The event was attended by other celebrities including celebrity dancer Kafayat Shafau aka Kaffy, and Nollywood stars; Odunlade Adekola and Sani Danja. Speaking at the Verve Life fitness event grand finale, Cherry Eromosele, Group Chief Marketing and Communication Officer at Interswitch said "We are thrilled to have ended this year's event on a high note. As promised, the Verve Life 4.0 grand finale was nothing short of excellent.” She said participants were engaged in fun and engaging activities that resonated with the theme of the year's event, 'Fit to Live', as all lined-up activities were specifically tailored to address issues connected with fitness and good living.   Eromosele said "And with this, we would like to say a big thank you to all participants and our dedicated fitness instructors and partners who have made the Verve Life 4.0 fitness event a success. We hope that the Verve Life fitness event has

Verve Life 4.0 Features International Fitness Experts, Musical Acts – Naijanewsdirect

...Holds Grand finale at Landmark Event Centre Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, Verve has announced the grand finale of its Verve Life 4.0 fitness and wellness event, slated to hold on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at The Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos The firm announced that for the first time in the five-year run of the fitness event, the Verve Life fitness event is taking a more exciting and pan-African outlook. This year’s event will be featuring renowned and accomplished fitness experts including Queen Fitness and Alvin Lee from South Africa and Kenya respectively. Both international fitness experts will be joining some of Nigeria’s finest fitness experts such as Kemen, Ihuoma Nwigwe, Isoken Uwaifo etc.   This year's event tagged, 'Fit to Live' conforms to the brand's ideal of supporting a healthy lifestyle while also providing innovative payment solutions to their cardholders and Nigerians. Previous Verve Life events were held exclusively in Lagos; however, this year's event was more inclusive as the brand held satellite events across the country in cities including Ibadan, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Asaba, and Lagos. Participants at the satellite events were treated to stress-relieving, fun and fitness exercises, they also had Masterclasses on boxing, dance, yoga among others.   Speaking on the Verve Life fitness event grand finale, Cherry Eromosele, Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, Interswitch Group, said that the Verve Life initiative is a testament to the brand's long-term commitment to fitness, wellness and healthy living.   She said that following the successful run of the Verve Life 4.0 satellite events held across the select cities in the country where Verve cardholders and Nigerians were treated to invigorating exercises, hosted by well-known fitness trainers, the firm is set to hold the Verve Life grand finale this Saturday, November 6, 2021.   “In culmination of all the events for this year’s edition of Verve

Kemen, Enobong Ekpeyong Storm Abuja For Verve Life Events – Naijanewsdirect

Abuja city, stand up! Verve is set to raise the roof in your city. Come join your favourite celebrity fitness experts in this thrilling experience of a lifetime at the Verve Life 4.0 fitness and wellness event this Saturday, 9th October, 2021 at Bodyline Fitness Center, Ahmadu Bello Way, Abuja. Celebrity fitness experts, Kemen and Enobong Ekpeyong will be on ground to facilitate various transformational body workout sessions. The event promises to be explosive as it will be filled with lots of fun, music and dance as well as Masterclasses on boxing and yoga among others.   Verve Life is a wellness and fitness annual event helping Nigeria fitness enthusiasts to keep fit and live healthy lifestyles. The Verve Life satellite events have been hosted at select centres across the country to give fitness enthusiasts outside Lagos the opportunity to participate.   Tomi Ogunlesi, Group Head, Brands and Communications, Interswitch Group said that residents of Abuja and its environs should expect nothing compared to what they have witnessed before as the firm is coming with loads of surprises. He said “The Verve Life 4.0 satellite events have been successfully hosted at four locations; Asaba, Port Harcourt, Lagos and Ibadan. The Abuja event is the last of the satellite event before the grand finale. The previous events have been mind-blowing, we assure you that the Abuja event will be no less, rather it promises to be more electrifying and invigorating”. “We are committed to delivering a top-notch event in Abuja; hence we urge fitness enthusiasts to plan to attend and enjoy the activities lined-up for them”.   The Verve Life 4.0 event have left a trail of excited participants raving and gushing about their incredible experiences across the country. Participants at earlier satellite events in Asaba, Port Harcourt, Lagos and Ibadan, have asked the promoters of Verve Life to hold

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