New corporate cards offer direct spend across 11+ currencies and
indirect access to 160+ more with no hidden FX markups
London, UK, 21 September, 2026 – Verto, a leading B2B global
payments platform, today announced the launch of its new Verto Card, in
partnership with Visa, marking a new chapter in how African companies
transact internationally. Accessible to customers worldwide, the Verto
Card enables businesses to fund, spend, and settle payments across
multiple currencies with zero FX markups on eligible currencies, giving
them the control and efficiency needed to operate on the global stage.
For far too long, African businesses with global operations have been
constrained by corporate cards tied to a single settlement currency,
imposing hidden FX costs, triggering rejected payments, and driving
revenue loss. Verto Cards directly addresses these challenges by
leveraging Visa’s reliable commercial rails to deliver guaranteed
payment acceptance rates across 11 currencies, with indirect access to
160 more, helping customers maximise profit margins and overcome local
banking frictions.
With the new corporate cards directly linked to Verto wallets and
accepted by 150 million merchants globally, customers can automatically
transact in: US Dollar (USD), Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY), Pound
Sterling (GBP), Swiss Franc (CHF), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Australian
Dollar (AUD), New Zealand Dollar (NZD), Norwegian Krone (NOK), Swedish
Krona (SEK), without the need to manually move funds between wallets or
pay a penalty for global operations. For African SMEs, importers, SaaS
businesses, and digital media buyers, this means transacting like a
local in foreign markets without being held back by hidden FX costs or
the payment failures of prepaid cards.
“African businesses have been underserved by the card products that
exist today. They are either locked into a single currency, hit by
undisclosed fees, or declined at checkout because their card runs on
prepaid rails”, said Ola Oyetayo, CEO and Co-founder of Verto. “This
new partnership with Visa reshapes corporate cards for international
businesses, moving beyond the limitations of traditional banking and
prepaid card structures, and expanding what is possible for global
business transactions” he continued.
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Security and control are built into the Verto Card, with sensitive card
data retained within Verto’s platform and all transactions
authenticated through 3D Secure verification via one-time passcode or
in-app confirmation. Together, these measures ensure secure transaction
approval at the point of use, while granular controls by date, time, and
merchant category give businesses oversight of how company cards are
used.
“The future of business payments lies in solutions that combine global
connectivity with local innovation,” said Shahebaz Khan, SVP and Head
of Commercial & Money Movement, Visa. “Through our partnership with
Verto, we are expanding access to modern payment capabilities that help
businesses move money more efficiently, while enabling fintechs and
financial institutions to deliver new value to their customers.”
Verto plans to extend the platform to include mobile wallet integration
via Google Pay and a Cards-as-a-Service (CaaS) offering via its Atlas
infrastructure, enabling fintechs and banks to embed card issuance
directly into their own platforms through a white-label agreement backed
by Verto’s licensing and Visa’s network.
