VALUCARD Nigeria Plc has given out 40 tickets to various merchants who accept Visa/VPAY cards at their locations/shops for the FIFA U-17 World Cup billed to kick off October 24. The tickets courtesy of Visa Inc. are for two opening matches in Lagos, matches 03/04 which is Brazil Vs Japan and Mexico Vs Switzerland.
Speaking at the event which held at ValuCard’s head office in Lagos, Mrs. Vivian Okolo, ValuCard’s head of acquiring services says, ‘ the presentation of the tickets is consequent on the commitment of ValuCard Nigeria Plc to the mutual business relationship advancement with our merchants, it is a way to say thank you for staying by us.’’
Continuing she said, “what we have done today, though may be small, is a build up to our activation and promo towards the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, which we have tagged Hopes & Dreams Promo, where 10 all expense paid trip to see the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa would be won by 5 Visa/VPAY cardholders and N5 million by five of our merchants’’, she informed.
Also Speaking, Doyin Akinyemi, group head, Processing and business development of ValuCard said; ‘it is important that we meet often to rob minds and share for our mutual benefits. The tickets though limited, we thought we should share with those who have been with us and have continued to see that Visa Cardholders are given reception to use their cards at their locations and outlets.’’
The representatives of the various merchants also used the event to ask very pertinent questions, to which the duo of Mrs. Okolo and Mrs. Doyin Akinyemi gave ample responses.
Mr. Adesoye Martins of MedPlus Pharmacy Limited, while thanking ValuCard on behalf of other recipients of the tickets for the gesture calls for more of such events. ValuCard Nigeria Plc is a Payment Card Industry Service Provider. A Principal & Plus Member of Visa; owned by Visa Inc. and a consortium of leading Nigeria banks. ValuCard’s major businesses are Processing, Acquiring Services and bouquet of value-added services & solutions.
The event is in furtherance of the Visa-FIFA partnership which delivers on Visa’s strategy of associating with some of the world’s best brands. Visa’s global relationships provide Visa cardholders and members with programmes that touch multiple facets of their daily lives, whether it is the aspirational aspects of the Olympic Games, family entertainment associated with the Walt Disney Company, or the passion associated with football.