With over 65 million users already on board and counting, the promise of a good life is not just rhetoric, it is evidential. Verve Card is more than just a payment method, it is a ticket to a lifestyle of ease and excitement.

Verve Card is the renowned Africa’s indigenous payment card, with a strong Naija heritage and over 15 years of providing unwavering delightful payment solutions to millions of customers in Nigeria and beyond; and the exciting benefits that come with being part of the Verve family are enormous.

First off, say goodbye to the hassle of juggling multiple subscriptions and hello to uninterrupted fun! Picture unlimited access to your favourite entertainment platforms like Google Play Store, Spotify, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Showmax; all seamlessly managed and paid for with your Verve Card, ensuring endless entertainment without any hassle.

With your Verve Card, you are not just paying; you are opening doors to a world of entertainment.

But that is not all, Verve Card extends its magic into other aspects of your everyday activities effortlessly.

So, whether you’re topping up your Uber wallet for smooth rides or managing subscriptions on Google Play Store, LinkedIn, and TikTok, Verve has got you covered, all in Naira!

Love shopping? Let’s go there! With a Verve Card at hand, you can now get a fantastic 10% discount on your shopping spree at any Addide store. It is the perfect way to save on your purchases while enjoying the wide variety of goods available.

And here is where things get even more exciting: Verve has teamed up with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) and Sterling Bank to power the innovative LAG ID.

This multi-purpose ID is not just about identification—it opens doors to loans, LAG bus access, train services and a plethora of other benefits, making it an indispensable part of your daily life.

And just when you think you have seen it all, there comes the awkward moment when you have to make payment and you find out you have left your card at home. Even at such awkward moments, Verve card pulls up another cutting-edge solution called Paycode.

With Paycode, you can generate payment codes on the fly, ensuring you are never stranded without access to your funds. Plus, experience the sheer convenience of contactless payments with the Verve Contactless Card; speeding up your checkout process while minimizing physical contact.

Switching to Verve is not just a financial decision—it is a lifestyle upgrade. From unlimited entertainment and shopping perks to innovative payment solutions, Verve Card is your passport to a simpler, faster, and all-around good life.

So, now that you are Verve aware, let’s welcome you to the Verve family. Start using your Verve card or ask your bank for one! Remember to take a moment to confirm it is a Verve Card.

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The partnership, also involving Sterling Bank, has continued to make progress as hundreds of thousands of the LAG IDs have been distributed to residents of Lagos State.

Verve, Africa’s leading payment card and digital token brand, reaffirms its commitment to continue collaborating with the Lagos State Government in developing cutting-edge solutions to enhance the digital payment experience for both Lagos residents and Verve cardholders.”

The firm expressed its commitment to working closely with the Lagos State Government to develop innovative solutions that address the evolving needs of Lagos residents, aiming to drive economic and technological development across the megacity.

The firm said its partnership with the Lagos State Government to relaunch the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) identity card underscores its commitment to enriching the lives of Lagos residents and of course Nigerians through seamless and secure payment solutions.

LAG ID cardholders can now conveniently receive and make payments via ATMs, POS terminals, and online platforms.

Vincent Ogbunude, managing director at Verve International, said,

“At Verve, we are dedicated to working with Lagos Government and empowering Lagos residents through strategic partnerships that redefine their digital payment experience. By leveraging partnerships, we are providing residents with cutting-edge payment solutions that enhance convenience, security, and accessibility, ultimately shaping a brighter financial future for all.”

In addition to the collaboration with LASRRA, Verve continues to enrich the lives of Lagos residents through various initiatives such as the Verve Life and the Verve Good Life Promo.

Verve Good Life Promo, which has been consistently running for four years, is designed to reward consumer loyalty by rewarding them with exciting gifts and cash prices.

On the other hand, Verve Life has come to be regarded as the biggest fitness and wellness event in Lagos, promoting an overall healthy lifestyle.

Verve recently celebrated Mother’s Day by rewarding women in the state with rice and vegetable oil, demonstrating its commitment to empowering residents to live the good life.

Verve remains dedicated to leveraging partnerships to drive economic growth and improve lives in Lagos State.

The visit is one of the strategic alliances the Anambra State ICT Agency is exploring to achieve the realization of reliable data for the successful implementation of laudable initiatives of Mr Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, as contained in his People’s Manifesto.

Mr Governor’s Manifesto embodies significant innovations that speak to leveraging modern, secure, and transparent technology (Blockchain) to maintain health data and the expansion of the social investment database of poor and vulnerable households, both of which require a reliable and efficient identity system to be impactful.

Present at the strategic session were the Anambra State ICT Agency boss, Agbata, the Lagos Ministry of Science and Technology Permanent Secretary, Engr Kasunmu, who was former General Manager of LASRRA and Olutayo Oni, the Regional Sales Manager, Idemia Identity and Security France, the Biometric Solutions Provider to LASRRA.

Others were Jide Agbaje, the CEO, Identiko Integrated Solutions Ltd, the Systems Integrators LASRRA 2.0 and Mr. Akin Kehinde. Project Coordinator & Program Manager to LASRRA.

According to the MD/CEO, Anambra ICT Agency, Agbata, the quest to give expression to Mr Governor’s promises as contained in the People’s Manifesto, propelled his agency to pilot the Solution E-ID Card system which was launched a few weeks ago.

“The launch of the Solution E-ID Card System has profoundly accelerated our progress towards achieving a secure, verifiable database of Anambra residents.

“Consequently, the working visit to the Lagos State Ministry of Science and technology, Permanent Secretary, whose office directly oversees the Lagos State Residents ID Card initiative, reinforced the necessity of having a reliable identity system.

“Most importantly, the exchange of ideas revealed an alignment of strategy, that is, making the Solution E-ID card smart and sophisticated, by configuring it as a combination of both digital and physical variations, as in the case of Lagos and Edo. 

“The pursuit  and eventual fulfillment of this pivotal policy that empowers the state with requisite data, for proper planning and implementation of strategic initiatives, with positive angles to the well-being of Anambra people, is indeed evident to the transformational leadership Mr. Governor is bringing in Anambra State,” Agbata opined.

The relaunch event was held on July 20, 2022, at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos with relevant stakeholders from government agencies and private sector players present to discuss the significance of the card’s evolution and its possibilities for residents of Lagos State. 

This laudable initiative serves to transform the lives of Lagos residents by aligning with global best practices to upgrade the LASRRA card from an ordinary plastic card meant for only identification purposes  to a smart card.

It, thus, avails residents with the dual functions of an identity card and a payment card, leveraging the robust infrastructure of Africa’s largest domestic card scheme Verve, to receive money or payments from different sources; family, friends, business, customer or welfare from the government and also use the card across a host of payment channels such as the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Point of Sale (POS) terminals, offline and online payment agents, among others.

Holders of the new LASSRRA smart card, also called LAG ID, will be able to access an array of benefits that come with being a Verve cardholder.

Verve offers extensive and exciting rewards, as well as loyalty programs which are open to all LAG ID cardholders.

Speaking on the partnership, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Verve, Vincent Ogbunude, noted that the LAG ID card, a first of its kind in the country, will provide its holders a life of convenience, enabling residents to make transactions anywhere and at any time, while also enjoying the dual benefit of verifying their identities and be able to readily access the various social amenities provided by the government.

Ogbunude said, “It is exciting to be in partnership with the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA). This partnership stems from the alignment of our vision to create a transformative society using technology.”

In his address, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, noted that the card is important for proper identification and traceability of Lagos residents, which ultimately will help inform the Government’s planning and provision of social services, improve the security of lives and properties within the state and drive the upward mobility of residents. His words echoed those of the General Manager of LASRRA, Engr. Mrs., Ibilola Kasumu, who said that the card would aid economic growth and provide a reliable database of all residents of the state.

This partnership is in furtherance of Verve’s goal to create a digitized identification system for Nigerians, as it recently partnered with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to create a digitization framework for proper identity management for Nigerians.

Other dignitaries present at the event were the Deputy Governor, Femi Hamzat; Managing Director, Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman; General Manager, LASRRA, Ibilola Kasunmu; Managing Director, LAMATA, Abimbola Akinbajo, Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotosho, among others.

The General Manager, Engr. (Mrs.) Ibilola Kasunmu made this known during a two-day workshop organised for media personnel at its Office in Ikeja, Lagos, stating that the new card has more embedded features and functions that will enable the cardholders enjoy and have access to faster and better services from the Lagos State Government.

She explained that the new resident card has 28 applets for different services including but not limited to applications for loan applications to the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), payment for services across multiple vendors including BRT buses, Ferry Services and Banks’ Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs).

Her words: “The card also serves as a means of personal security and identity verification at points of procuring government services, in addition to the resident cardholder being able to use it for services such as processing of driver’s licence and filing of tax returns among others”.

While imploring residents to pre-enrol on www.lagosresidents.gov.ng after which they will go to the nearest Registration Station located across the State with Proof of Address and Identity for Biometric Capturing, Mrs. Kasunmu also gave an assurance that the registration is seamless, free and does not require any form of stress, urging those that registered before 2019 and those who have changed their names and addresses to validate their information on the website.

“The old identity card was made of plastic and very limited in functionality. So, holders of the old card need to upgrade because the lifespan of the card has been changed from 10 years to five years. This is to allow for flexibility to onboard more features and expand usability because of fast-changing technology trends”, she explained.

The General Manager stated further that the Agency is projecting that no fewer than six million Lagos residents would access the new card by the end of Y2022, saying “the impact of technology on the global identification landscape includes making it cheaper and easier to identify people accurately, as well as access services quicker. With the Lagos ID Card, our children can have easy access to educational services from primary to secondary schools in the State”.

LASRRA official talking to residents“My appeal to all Lagos residents is that we should all maximise this opportunity to enable us to get access to faster and better services from the State Government”, she advised.