UBA Cards Now Accepted on Paypal

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced that its debit and prepaid cards are now accepted on the PayPal gateway.

PayPal is one of the world’s largest online payment platforms which allow individuals and businesses to make easy international payments. It has been used over the years to pay for transactions on online platforms like Amazon, eBay, and other top e-Commerce websites. Paypal boasts of more than100 million users worldwide.

With UBA Cardholders now joining the already huge network of PayPal users, shopping online from popular international retailers has just become more flexible.

Describing how UBA Cardholders can use their cards to make payments through Paypal, Dr. Yinka Adedeji, head of the Bank’s e-banking Division explained that all the Customer has to do is to visit the PayPal website, select country of location, fill the application form that will be displayed and submit the form online . Once this is done, the registered Card can be used to make payments on all websites with the PayPal logo.

“UBA Cards on Paypal offer unrivalled convenience for our Cardholders to shop online” said Dr Adedeji

Assuring Cardholders of their transaction security, he further said UBA Cards are trusted, reliable and protected with advanced technology for online payments. In addition, UBA MasterCard and VISA cards are fortified with MasterCard SecureCode and Verified by VISA features respectively for secure online transactions.

The acceptance of UBA Cards on PayPal will provide more convenience for those planning their summer shopping. This development is coming on the heels of the launch of the Bank’s Summer campaign which encourages Cardholders to travel with their UBA Cards wherever they go in the world. UBA cards are accepted in over 200 countries and on millions of POS terminals and ATMs around the world. This implies that UBA Cardholders are never stranded in any part of the world where they decide to shop or do business.

With a customer base in excess of seven million, UBA adopts e-banking as a deliberate strategy to improve efficiency in service delivery and enhanced customer experience to all its customers, spread across its 22 countries of operations globally.

UBA has invested heavily in building a robust and secure e-Banking platform that supports its e-banking operations globally through strategic partnerships with various local and international organizations.

The UBA Group is a highly diversified financial services provider, with business offices in New York, Paris and a subsidiary in London. A leading player on the African continent, UBA has significant market share and operations in 19 different African countries. The Group has a strong retail franchise across the continent offering its more than seven million customers a bouquet of products and services tailored to meet their different financial needs.