Verve is joining Moniepoint Microfinance Bank to launch the Moniepoint Verve Debit Card. With the Verve debit card, moniepoint customers can now settle bills and make payments across payment channels such as ATMs, PoS terminals, and the web in Nigeria.
Cardholders will also benefit from Verve’s reward programmes and other promotional initiatives.
Verve’s Managing Director, Vincent Ogbunude, stated that the partnership between the two firms reflects Verve’s collective vision to empower Nigerians with the tools and services necessary to participate fully in the modern economy.
He said the collaboration proves the company’s commitment to making secure and convenient financial services accessible to all. According to reports. Acting Managing Director of Moniepoint MFB, Babatunde Olofin, said the partnership allows the company to blend its creative approach with Verve’s experience to drive financial inclusion in Nigeria.
Moniepoint joins other Microfinance banks such as Kuda Bank in promoting personal banking in Nigeria.
Moniepoint says it processes about $120 billion annually The company also looks to compete with one of Africa’s biggest payment platforms, Opay in launching a debit card. The Fintech company said it now processes average monthly transactions valued at $12 billion as more businesses in Nigeria embrace digital payments.
Olofin disclosed the company’s milestone in a chat with journalists recently and pointed out that company became a top player at the height of the cash scarcity in Nigeria.
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