Ayodele Olalere
Verve Card has promised to continually improve financial inclusion across borders and make payments much more seamless and efficient.
This promise was made in Lagos by Mitchell Elegbe, Founder/GMD, Interswitch Group, during a media parley to mark Verve’s 10th year anniversary.
The event, which held at the George Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, had in attendance members of the media, partner banks, other trade partners and a representative of the payment industry regulator – Samuel Okojere, Director of Payments Systems Management, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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Elegbe stated that the card scheme has experienced steady and explosive growth in the payment segment.
He said: “Our card scheme has grown from just an idea to solve the payment inefficiencies in Nigeria, into a bouquet of innovative payment solutions for Nigerians, Africans, and the rest of the world. I consider these first 10 years as years of consolidation and growth. We anticipate the next 10 years to be years of massive investment in unprecedented payment service delivery.”
Noting that nothing good comes easy, Elegbe said that the company has had its fair share of turbulent times, but has succeeded because of its people.
