United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in partnership with Verve International
has launched an offer tagged “UBA Verve Rewards” in which Cardholders could win
e-cash, free airtime, Nokia mobile phones and up to N35,000 cashback
Cardholders who use their UBA issued Verve cards to initiate a
minimum of five POS or VAS (value added service) transactions on the ATM worth
N1, 000 or more will stand a chance to win N1,000 airtime.
Cardholders who do transactions worth N2,000 or more on these channels
stand a chance to win N3, 000 airtime plus mobile phones.
Value added Services (VAS) on an ATM is when UBA customers use the ATM
to pay for transactions like phone bills, cable TV bills or transfer funds from
their UBA bank account to another.
Also a minimum of 40 customers, who on a monthly basis, initiate a
minimum of five POS transactions or Web transactions valued at a minimum of
N10, 000 or more would win N5, 000 top up on their e-Cash account.
A grand reward of monthly cash back of N35,000 for will be won by 10
Cardholders who initiate transactions at any Verve Reward Merchant location
valued at a minimum of N2, 000 or more.
The promotion has created excitement among UBA customers with many of
them using or reactivating their Verve Cards to stand a chance of winning the
attractive prizes on offer.
Speaking on the promotion, Mr. Charles Ifedi, CEO Verve International,
expressed his delight in partnering with UBA to reward new and existing Verve
cardholders.
“As Nigeria’s leading payment card brand we are always looking for ways
to improve our offer and encourage card pick-up and usage so that everyone can
benefit from a cashless society” he said.
He also promised that UBA Verve cardholders will benefit from exciting
gifts by activating and using their cards across all channels.
“Cardholders can use their Verve cards to make payments securely
in-store at POS terminals, online and on mobile, and at ATMs across the
country. The reward scheme is primarily to encourage the use of the Verve Debit
Card for local or domestic web and POS payments and also VAS (value added
service) transactions on the ATM” he explained.
Dr. Yinka Adedeji, Divisional Head, e-Banking assured UBA customers that
using UBA Verve Cards is safe and secure.
“UBA Verve Debit Card is protected with best in its class
technology for online and offline security. It is fortified with the One Time
Password (OTP) advanced security feature for online transactions” he said.
Dr. Adedeji explained that “UBA Verve cardholders can also access a
selection of offers and experiences ranging from cash back to instant
discounts, vouchers among others through the Verve reward scheme powered by
Verve International and supported by various reward partners”
Verve is a home grown African payment card used by millions of Nigerians
daily for payment for goods and services.
UBA, with more than seven million retail customers, is a major issuer of
payment cards in the country. The bank issues Verve Card, MasterCard, Visa
cards. UBA also pioneered the issue of Prepaid Cards in the country, which can
be used without a bank account.
UBA’s innovation in the e-banking space recently earned it the
distinction of being named “Best Transaction Bank from Africa” by UK based “The
Banker Magazine and is also nominated for the Card Innovation Bank of the Year
in the forthcoming Nigerian Telecom Awards
The UBA Group is a highly diversified financial services provider, one
of the largest financial institutions in Africa, with business offices in New
York and Paris and a subsidiary in London. The bank controls significant market
share in 19 different African countries.
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