Verve, Africa’s leading domestic payment card scheme, has now reached a defining milestone with the issuance of 100 million Verve payment cards issued across Africa, reaffirming its growing influence and strengthening its leadership across the continent’s evolving payments ecosystem.
Attracting over 14,000 participants annually across West and East Africa, The Verve Life movement has progressively grown into one of the continent’s most significant fitness platforms, featuring high-intensity workout sessions, dance routines, and fitness challenges led by expert instructors, culminating in a spectacular after-party designed for fitness enthusiasts to unwind following the invigorating wellness sessions.Â
Discussions during the visit centred on strengthening bilateral trade ties, exploring potential collaboration opportunities, and identifying avenues for partnership to support Interswitch’s international growth and expansion plans.
This development comes on the heels of Interswitch’s ongoing work with the Kenya Revenue Authority since last year on a similar national e-invoicing network initiative, which now sees the company playing a pivotal role in supporting streamlined and efficient public revenue management across two of the most significant economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Verve International is giving cardholders yet another reason to smile with the return of the Verve GoodLife Promo, a rewarding campaign that brings more value to everyday spending. Now in its sixth edition, the Verve GoodLife Promo is back, bigger and better than ever!
At a time when digital payments are driving economic transformation, Interswitch remains focused on enabling Africa’s participation in the global economy, through partnerships, compliance, and the kind of infrastructure thinking that scales with the continent’s growing ambitions.
Styled as an immersive and intimate gathering, the event drew key stakeholders across media, tech, and lifestyle sectors, including journalists, creators, and brand partners. With a bold departure from conventional press events, the screening was crafted as an experience-first showcase, a sensory blend of visuals, sound, and narrative designed to evoke emotion and highlight the depth of African storytelling.
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Systegra Technologies Ltd, a subsidiary of Interswitch Group, holds a license issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as a Tier-5 Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE). Systegra Technologies will enable Tier 1, 2, and 3 Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) to offer their mobile services, enriching Nigeria’s fast-growing mobile market with a diverse portfolio of products, services, and offers.
In a stellar demonstration of brilliance and perseverance, Henry Ndudu Ekong from Pegasus School, Akwa Ibom state has emerged as the winner of InterswitchSPAK 6.0, securing the title of Nigeria’s best STEM student.
The future of technology is built on bold ideas and fearless innovation—and nowhere was that more evident than at Interswitch’s Technovation 3.0 Hackathon. Held by Interswitch’s Innovation Team, this year’s edition brought together some of Interswitch’s brightest minds in tech, entrepreneurship, and problem-solving for an intense day of innovation, collaboration, and competition. The hackathon once again showcased the incredible potential of Africa’s tech ecosystem, with groundbreaking ideas that promise to solve real-world problems and create lasting impact
Africa’s pioneering and largest domestic payment cards scheme ushers in new era of cross-border e-commerce with acceptance on AliExpress…
Verve International, Africa’s 1st and largest domestic payments scheme, and an emerging reference-point in the burgeoning realm of domestic payment schemes globally, has again announced another remarkable new growth milestone, further consolidating its growing market share in Nigeria, in terms of payment card issuance and transactions.
Interswitch Group, one of Africa's leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, has been unveiled, for the 2nd year running, as the headline sponsor for the Inspire Africa Conference, the largest gathering of product professionals in Africa, organized by the Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG).
Interswitch, one of Africa's leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, has announced a strategic partnership with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) to further enhance the efficiency and reliability of payment transactions across Nigeria.
Lagos, Nigeria, September 8, 2024 – Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies has been awarded the prestigious Fintech of the Year and Excellence in Payments awards at the African Fintech Summit (AFTS) Excellence Awards which took place recently as part of the African Fintech Summit in Nairobi, Kenya.
In a strategic move to empower its agents, promote compliance, and enhance financial inclusion, Quickteller Paypoint, a leading payment platform under the Interswitch Group, recently hosted a Regional Engagement Forum in Lagos-themed Compliance and Beyond, The Road to Financial Inclusion and Empowerment. The forum, which was held yesterday, 29th, August 2024 at Ikeja, Lagos was specifically designed to assist Quickteller Paypoint’s agents who are yet to complete the mandated Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) registration before the extended deadline of September 5, 2024.
Interswitch, which operates under the regulatory oversight of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and complies with the National Payment Systems Act, 2013 and the National Payments Systems Regulations, 2014, was recently granted approval to switch and process card transactions for Tumatap merchants.
Verve, Africa’s leading domestic payments card and token brand, has announced a renewed partnership with leading global sportswear brand, adidas, for the seventh (7.0) edition of VerveLife, which has progressively gained acclaim as Africa’s largest and most celebrated fitness festival series.
Following the recent signing ceremony to launch the Lagos State Health Information Platform (Lagos SHIP) platform,
Verve, Africa’s largest domestic payments card and token brand, has announced the launch of the highly anticipated 5th edition of Verve Good Life Promo, an annual initiative aimed at rewarding Verve cardholders with amazing prizes for their loyalty. Starting from August 15, 2024, to December 31, 2024, the Verve Good Life Promo 5.0 promises an exciting period filled with exclusive benefits.
In a groundbreaking move that marks a new era in digital financial transactions, Verve, Africa's largest domestic payments card and token brand, has officially partnered with YouTube, the world’s largest video-sharing platform.
Our partnership with Multipay Congo effectively signposts our foray into the Central Africa Region, and is a response to the rapidly evolving and expanding demands of the DRC market,
The Lagos State Government has officially signed a concession agreement with one of Africa’s leading integrated technology enablers, Interswitch, through its Healthtech subsidiary, Interswitch eClat, to develop and manage the Lagos Smart Health Information Platform (LAGSHIP).
Cardholders will also be beneficiaries of Verve's reward programs among other exciting promotional initiatives. Verve and Moniepoint's collaboration is a testament to the brands' shared commitment to providing seamless and secure payment.
Abraham Daramola of Hallmark Secondary School, Ondo State, has been crowned overall winner in the fifth edition of the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition organized by Interswitch Group. Following his outstanding performance, Abraham received a
Interswitch urges both customers and merchants to embrace this transformative feature, capitalizing on the convenience, security, and flexibility it brings.
In the interest of strategic associations, Interswitch recognizes the impact of supporting initiatives such as the CeBIH conference,
Interswitch, a strategic partner of ACI for more than 20 years, will offer new innovative products and services in Nigeria and 31 other markets in Sub Saharan Africa where the payments sector
Vienna Payment Solutions and Interswitch East Africa (Kenya) Limited have announced a partnership to enhance payment solutions for banks, hospitality industry players, on-the-go services, financial institutions, and retailers.
This partnership marks another milestone in Verve's journey as a payment brand focused on improving the lives of Africans one card at a time, deepening financial inclusion, and facilitating access to credit in partnership with card issuers.
Verve, Africa’s leading domestic payment cards and tokens brand, and leading global sportswear giant, adidas have announced a significant collaboration which takes the sixth (6th) edition of VerveLife, one of the
Interswitch, one of Africa's leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies, proudly announces its Platinum Sponsorship of the second edition of the International Financial Inclusion Conference (IFIC).
Muyiwa Asagba, Managing Director, Digital Commerce & Merchant Acquiring at Interswitch, said, "We are proud to align with Google Pay, as it exemplifies our commitment to delivering cutting-edge payment solutions that facilitate seamless transactions.
Interswitch, alongside other Forrester Technology Award recipients will share their success stories at Technology & Innovation EMEA, a leading event for chief information officers, chief technology officers, chief digital officers
Interswitch Group in collaboration with Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), Innovate Africa Foundation and WorkNigeria, is proud to announce the 2023 Inspire Africa Conference
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.
Under this new arrangement, Google will process Verve transactions within Nigeria. These transactions will be undertaken in Nigerian Naira (NG), and treated as local transactions by the country's banking institutions.
The Financial Technology Report, a global media authority in the fintech industry, has recognized the Interswitch Group Founder and CEO, Mitchell Elegbe, as one of the top Fintech CEOs for 2023, alongside other industry titans.
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.
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