Quickteller: Multi-channel payment platform integrates Visa support

This means Visa card holders will now be able to use their cards to conduct transactions such as purchasing airtime, paying bills, and transfer funds through all Quickteller channels.

Leading digital payments and commerce provider, Interswitch, has announced that its multi-channel payment platform Quickteller, is now fully integrated with Visa and can now accept all Visa-based transactions via its platform.

This means Visa card holders will now be able to use their cards to conduct transactions such as purchasing airtime, paying bills, and transfer funds through all Quickteller channels.

 

Speaking at the media briefing session, Akeem Lawal, divisional CEO, switching and processing, Interswitch, said, “This new integration represents an exciting step forward for Interswitch as it fully repositions us as an Independent card processor. Interswitch’s Quickteller platform is already the most popular online payment platform in Nigeria. Visa cardholders will be able to use their cards for the full range of payment services offered.  We are proud to partner with a globally recognized brand such as Visa as we continue to make everyday payments easy for our customers.”

 

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Also commenting on the new collaboration between the two platforms, Ade Ashaye, country director, Visa in West Africa said: “One of the primary goals of Visa in Nigeria is opening up the benefits of electronic payments through a number of different platforms in the bid to drive the government agenda of a cashless economy. We are delighted that from now on, our cardholders will be able to use Quickteller’s platform and its multi-channel offerings to make both physical and virtual transactions all over the country. The partnership is further evidence of our dedication to constantly improve our offerings to our customers in Nigeria.”

 

Quickteller is a leading multi-channel payments platform in Nigeria with over 3 million subscribers offering support for airtime recharge, bill payments, and funds transfer via various platforms.