Verve card is now accepted in US, China, Japan, other countries

Verve card is now accepted in US, China, Japan, other countries

 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s cashless policy has received wider coverage as Verve card is now introduced and accepted in several European countries, America, China, Japan and other countries. Discover Financial Services (DFS) and Interswitch, the promoter of the card network, Verve, have entered a strategic alliance that will allow acceptance of Discover and Diners Club International (DCI) cards at Interswitch-enabled Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and point-of-sale (PoS) terminals for purchases in Nigeria, while Verve card will be accepted in the US, China, Japan, Korea, Serbia and India. The Discover Financial Services (DFS) which includes Diners Club, PULSE and other partner networks, provides acceptance in more than 185 countries and territories. This agreement will also allow Verve cardholders to have access to Discover, Diners Club International and PULSE networks for international purchases and cash access outside of Nigeria. The long-term agreement, which will be implemented in phases, will focus first on enabling about 20 million Verve cards on the PULSE global ATM network, followed by acceptance opportunities for Discover and Diners Club cards in Nigeria, and then the acceptance of Verve cards across the Discover global network. Discover and Interswitch also will collaborate on the integration of Discover DPAS EMV solutions and fraud monitoring solutions to ensure safe transactions across both networks. The companies also plan to look at future opportunities for emerging payment products in Nigeria and in other Interswitch markets.

This is good news for Nigerians travelling abroad, they can now move with their Verve cards to do shopping and all forms of payments.