Interswitch is a leading Africa-focused digital payments and financial technology company founded in 2002 in Nigeria. With active operations in Kenya, Uganda, The Gambia, and beyond, Interswitch delivers robust payment solutions that enable real-time transactions, digital collections, card management, and financial inclusion across banking and non-banking sectors.
By designing and managing integrated technology platforms, Interswitch powers millions of transactions daily for governments, banks, businesses, and consumers. The company is a pioneer in payment switching, digital disbursements, agency banking, and digital collections across Africa. Its payment infrastructure supports over 70 million Verve cards and connects financial institutions to multiple service providers, billers, and digital channels.
Core Solutions and Offerings
- Pay
- Enables real-time disbursement of funds at scale.
- Includes Features, Autopay, and other bulk payment processing tools ideal for payroll, government subsidies, and vendor payments.
- Collect
- Offers Quickteller Business for unified digital collections.
- Supports card processing, mobile money integration, direct-to-bank payments, POS APIs, and agency banking solutions for merchants and financial institutions.
- Switch
- Provides end-to-end card issuance and card management systems.
- Supports third-party processing, ATM/POS hardware deployment, e-commerce security, instant PIN issuance, and fraud monitoring.
- 24/7 transaction monitoring and customer support infrastructure.
Industries Served
- Banking & Financial Services
- Government and Public Sector
- Retail and Commerce
- Healthcare and Insurance
- Education and Agriculture
- Transport and Logistics
Notable Impact and Reach
- Powers digital financial services for multiple African banks and mobile money operators.
- Supports government disbursement programs and revenue collection systems.
- Processes millions of transactions daily across the Verve card network.
- Provides integrated API-based payment switching and third-party processing to banks and PSPs.
- Drives financial inclusion through agency banking, POS terminals, and mobile integrations.
