FIRSTBANK PARTNERS VERVE INTERNATIONAL, MAKES CUSTOMERS
MILLIONAIRES IN THE FIRSTBANK VERVE CARD PROMO
In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services
provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has
launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card
with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use of the card to carry-out
their electronic banking transactions.
The ongoing 2-month promo will end on 30 October 2022 as 20 customers (10 customers per
month) with the highest transaction count during the promo will be made millionaires, winning
the sum of N1 million each. Also, N20,000 will be won by 25 customers monthly.
On the other hand, 2620 FirstBank verve cardholders that double their transactions every week,
stand a chance to enjoy 10% cashback capped at N2,000 per customer.
Speaking on the promo Chuma Ezirim, Group Executive, e-Business & Retail Products,
FirstBank said “we appreciate our partnership with Verve Card through the years; a partnership
of empowerment and opportunities which include growing the economy, supporting new
businesses and preventing unemployment. FirstBank verve card holders are encouraged to
keep using their cards as it is a card offering that promotes safe, convenient and rewarding
digital banking experience with 20 customers standing a chance to be millionaires at the end of
the promo.”
Verve card is a secure debit card that allows cardholders to conveniently meet their daily
financial needs such as payment for goods and services, airtime recharge, bill payments, funds
transfer, etc. Verve card is accepted across all ATMs, POS, Web and Mobile Platforms in
Nigeria.
The promo is also opened to new verve cardholders as non-verve cardholders are encouraged
to visit the nearest FirstBank branch today to pick up a Verve card and start getting rewarded!
Only recently, FirstBank – in partnership with Verve – rewarded over 2601 FirstBank verve
cardholders with various prizes; including N20,000 cash prize, N10,000 cash prize, N10,000
worth of airtime; power generating sets, refrigerator, cooking gas, smart TV and the grand prize
of a brand-new car to a lucky winner.
About FirstBank
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is the premier Bank in West Africa and the leading
financial inclusion services provider in Nigeria for over 127 years.
With over 750 business locations and over 180,000 Banking Agents spread across 99% of the
774 Local Government Areas in Nigeria, FirstBank provides a comprehensive range of retail
and corporate financial services to serve its over 30 million customers. The Bank has an
international presence through its subsidiaries, FBNBank (UK) Limited in London and Paris,
FBNBank in the Republic of Congo, Ghana, The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra-Leone and Senegal,
as well as a Representative Office in Beijing.
The Bank has been handy at promoting digital payment in the country and has issued over
10million cards, the first bank to achieve such a milestone in the country. FirstBank’s cashless
transaction drive extends to having more than 10million people on its USSD Quick Banking
service through the nationally renowned *894# Banking code and over 4.5 million people on
FirstMobile platform.
Since its establishment in 1894, FirstBank has consistently built relationships with customers
focusing on the fundamentals of good corporate governance, strong liquidity, optimised risk
management and leadership. Over the years, the Bank has led the financing of private
investment in infrastructure development in the Nigerian economy by playing key roles in the
Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation schemes. With its global reach,
FirstBank provides prospective investors wishing to explore the vast business opportunities that
are available in Nigeria, an internationally competitive world-class brand and a credible financial
partner.
FirstBank has been named “Most Valuable Bank Brand in Nigeria” six times in a row (2011 –
2016) by the globally renowned “The Banker Magazine” of the Financial Times Group; “Best
Retail Bank in Nigeria” for seven consecutive years (2011 – 2017) by the Asian Banker
International Excellence in Retail Financial Services Awards and “Best Bank in Nigeria” by
Global Finance for 15 years. Our brand purpose is always to put customers, partners and
stakeholders at the heart of our business, even as we standardise customer experience and
excellence in financial solutions across sub-Saharan Africa, in consonance with our brand vision
“To be the partner of the first choice in building your future”. Our brand promise is always to
deliver the ultimate “gold standard” of value and excellence. This commitment is anchored on
our inherent values of passion, partnership and people, to position You First in every respect
