Connecting Africa with Rewarding Value Exchange
Verve is Africa's most successful card brand with payment tokens and card option that power commerce across Africa,empowering Africans to live the good life, both at home and beyond.
Accepted Across Africa and Beyond. Over 70 Million Verve Cards Issued
Leveraging a firm understanding of the African terrain, Verve emerged to take up the challlenge of ensuring all segments of the African market are included and sufficiently connected to the possibilities offered by card payments.
We introduced a more affordable card scheme option, secured with chip + PIN technology and compatible with the customer's reality.
Over a decade later, with a wide issuance and acceptance footprint within and beyond the continent, Verve is still leading the way with payment solutions built for Africa, by Africans.
In today’s interconnected world, strategic partnerships have become essential levers for growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction. Across Africa, digital adoption is accelerating, and cross-border commerce is gaining momentum. A new wave of collaboration is emerging, one that aligns domestic financial solutions with global platforms to deliver more value to everyday users.
As Africa’s payments landscape rapidly evolves, contactless technology has become a vital enabler of speed, security, and convenience for consumers and merchants alike. Verve, Africa’s leading domestic payment card and digital token brand, is at the forefront of this transformation. With over 30 million contactless cards issued, Verve is accelerating the adoption of tap-and-go payments across Nigeria and other African markets, making everyday transactions faster and more secure, from supermarkets and fuel stations to airport terminals and restaurants.
For over 15 years, Verve has played a pivotal role in shaping Africa’s digital payment landscape, providing secure, convenient, and locally relevant payment solutions designed to meet the continent’s unique needs. Founded to address the limitations of international card schemes in African markets, Verve has grown into a trusted household brand with over 85 million cards issued and operations across several African countries. By tackling challenges like regulatory complexity and infrastructure limitations head-on, Verve has delivered robust, interoperable solutions that power millions of transactions daily across ATMs, POS terminals, and digital platforms.
By ensuring that Africans can access and exchange value within and beyond the continent, we lay the rails for Africa to emerge, prosper and thrive. From Kano to Kigali, Abidjan to Abuja, Lagos to Lome; Verve connects Africans to the good life via payment cards and tokens built by Africans, for Africans.
Businesses drive economies, and Verve drives businesses with versatile physical and digital payment options designed to aid growth. From customized danglers and signage to seamless POS, digital, and card payments, Verve enhances your visibility and profitability.
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Whatever the good life means to you, Verve enables you to reach for it. By guaranteeing easy access to your money wherever you are, Verve makes it easy for you to make the choices that drive your aspirations and power the life of your dreams.
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We believe payments should be rewarding, so we ensure everyone on the Verve network enjoys rewards. From affordable acquiring fees to unbeatable acceptance offers and promotions for the end users, it's always rewarding to choose Verve.
learn moreVerve Access is our exclusive portal for Verve partners. Verve Access members are always first to know about new developments within the scheme, they enjoy easy monitoring of their transactions and unhindered access to Scheme benefits.
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Because we understand that growth never stops, we are investing in grooming and equipping the next generation of Africans to innovate for Africa. Verve academy is committed to raising a crop of world-class payment professionals focused on Africa.
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