by Temitope | May 17, 2025 | User Stories
PayPal rejects Nigerian cards: I’m Kingsley, a 27-year-old freelance graphic designer from Enugu. I depended on PayPal for years to collect payments from my clients abroad. But 2024 and early 2025 taught me one important lesson: chasing PayPal in Africa is a risky,...
by Temitope | Apr 30, 2025 | User Stories
Samuel, a 28-year-old digital hustler in Lagos, had just finished a freelance gig for a Brazilian client. He was expecting a crypto payment or bank transfer, but instead, he received a Brazil gift card. At first, he was excited. But that excitement quickly turned to...
by Temitope | Apr 29, 2025 | User Stories
I had just received a Steam gift card from my brother in the US. It was a digital one, so I received it as an email with a gift card picture attachment, clean, sharp, and showing all the necessary details. I didn’t need the card for gaming, so I decided to sell Steam...
by Temitope | Apr 28, 2025 | User Stories
Back in February, I received a $100 Steam gift card from a cousin in the UK. As a gamer, you’d think I’d be thrilled, but I wasn’t. Given the fact that I had already loaded my Steam wallet, and honestly, I was broke and needed actual money. I thought, “How do I...
by Temitope | Apr 26, 2025 | User Stories
My journey to Redeem Google Play Gift Card. A few months ago, my friend in the U.S. sent me a $50 Google Play gift card as a thank-you gift for helping him design a flyer for his start-up. I was excited until reality dawned. I’m a Nigerian, living in Ibadan, and let’s...
by Temitope | Apr 25, 2025 | User Stories
Last December, my uncle in Canada sent me a $200 VISA gift card for Christmas. It felt like a jackpot until I realised I couldn’t use it anywhere locally. I thought about how to redeem Visa gift card online, and the money would reflect in my account. But here in...
