Our History
  • 1997: Incorporated as Smartcard Nigeria Plc.
  • 2000: Rolled out the first electronic purse card solution in Nigeria, the first by any Card Scheme in Nigeria.
  • 2000: Re-branded as ValuCard Nigeria Plc.
  • 2004: Became a Principal Member of Visa International (now Visa Inc.).
  • 2006: Was certified by Visa as being EMV-compliant and commenced Visa acquiring services same year.
  • 2008: Was certified as being Payment Card Industry-Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Compliant.
  • 2008: Decommissioned the ValuCard e-purse product.
  • 2008: Successfully transformed from being a card scheme to being a global Payment Card Industry service provider.
  • 2008: Launched the first global Internet-based money remittance solution in Africa – V-Money Transfer.
  • 2012: Licensed as a Payment Terminal Service Provider (PTSP) by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
  • 2012: Re-branded as Unified Payment Services Limited.
  • 2014: Launched PayAttitude Tag NFC solution.
  • 2017: Licensed as a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
  • 2018: First to enable Hourly Settlement Service to Nigerian merchants.
  • 2018: First Acquirer of American Express in Nigeria.
  • 2018: Licensed as an Agency Network provider.