With the partnership of Verve International and the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems Limited (GhIPSS), Verve Card users can now transact across all channels in Ghana.
The partnership was sealed yesterday in Accra Ghana at the signing ceremony between Mike Ogbalu III, CEO of Verve International and Archie Hesse CEO GhIPSS.
According to Mike Ogbalu III, “We are excited about this occasion. It marks the beginning of a great synergy between two organizations with similar aspirations to drive the growth of digital payments across Africa. Because we typically share the same payment and economic challenges in various African countries it’s also logical that the solution should be via African collaboration. In our attempts to solve these challenges, we realized the importance of partnerships; we also realized that GhIPSS’ vison for Ghana is consistent with that of Verve, to drive the growth of digital payment in Africa. So today we are witnessing the commencement of partnerships between Verve International and the Ghanaian financial and payment ecosystem, to grow digital payments, intra-Africa trade and ultimately drive economic prosperity.”
Archie Hesse, Chief Executive Officer of GhIPSS, said that the partnership was a welcome development as it had the capacity to boost the Ghanaian digital payment system; highlighting that the development of the digital payment system in Africa was critical to Africa’s competitiveness in the world. He said: “We are excited to collaborate with Verve International and to midwife Verve acceptance in Ghana. We are positive this will open a new vista of opportunities for improved services and development of more home-grown solutions. The card portfolio within our banks will increase and Ghanaian cardholders will have more exciting world class services & benefits to enjoy. Together, GhIPSS and Verve will develop the digital payment ecosystem across the sub-region and beyond.”
With this new signing in Ghana, signing, Verve is now acceptable in 22 countries, including Kenya,
Some months ago, Verve held its first transaction event in New York, signifying the acceptance of the Verve Card globally. This was made possible by the partnership with Discover Global Network, the payments brand of Discover.
