Interswitch card reader review 2026: tap to pay fees and rating
Operates Verve, Africa's largest national card scheme; SoftPOS would be the logical next step but is not documented.
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Interswitch offers Interswitch Payment Acceptance / Quickteller Business for Android. Transaction fee: on request; monthly fee: on request. Security certification: n/a. Available in: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Gambia.
Interswitch terms in full
| Product name | Interswitch Payment Acceptance / Quickteller Business |
|---|---|
| Provider type | Infrastruktur-Enabler |
| Headquarters | Nigeria |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Platforms | Android |
| Certification | not stated |
| Transaction fee | on request |
| Monthly fee | on request |
| Setup cost | on request |
| Contract term | n/a |
| Cards accepted | Visa, Mastercard |
| PIN entry on screen | yes |
| Transaction limit | n/a |
| Target customers | Banks, merchants, agent networks in West Africa |
| Available markets | Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Gambia |
| Website | interswitchgroup.com |
| Data source | Open primary source ↗ |
Alternatives to Interswitch
Comparable providers in Africa:
- Ant International / Antom — on request, Rating 4.1
- MTN MoMo — on request, Rating 4.1
- Xendit — on request, Rating 4.3
- DOKU — on request, Rating 4.6
- Apple — on request, Rating 2.5
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Frequently asked questions
Interswitch tap to pay: do I need any extra hardware?
Interswitch is infrastructure rather than a merchant product. It makes tap to pay possible in the first place; you take payments through a provider built on top of it. Supported platforms: Android.
Which countries is Interswitch available in?
By our records: Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Gambia. Availability changes, and the date above the table is when we last checked.