Do you want to fund your virtual dollar card? If yes, you are at the right place.
Lopeer is a leading provider of virtual dollar cards in Nigeria and across Africa. We allow you to create USD Mastercard and Visa Cards that are accepted anywhere online where Visa and Mastercards are supported.
If you are a Lopeer dollar user, one of the common questions you may have would be “How to fund your Lopeer virtual cards”. In this article, we will be showing you how to do just that.
As you may have known, Lopeer is a hybrid Neobank which means we support both local currencies and cryptocurrencies. Therefore, as a lopeer user, you have two options available to you when funding your dollar cards.
- Funding your dollar card with Fiat (Naira, Cedis, Shillings, etc)
- Funding your dollar card with crypto such as Tether USD (USDT)
In this article, we will look at how to fund your USD card with both Naira and USDT.
How to fund your Lopeer Virtual Dollar Card with Naira
Lopeer supports Naira funding her Nigerian users, if you are a user from Nigeria, the easiest way to fund your dollar cards is to deposit naira directly from your Nigerian bank account into your Lopeer wallet.
Follow the steps below to fund your virtual dollar card with naira.
Step 1 – Deposit Naira
The first step in this process is to log in to your Lopeer app and click on “Deposit” on the home screen. On the next screen, select “NGN” from the list of assets.
Next, you will be taken to the naira deposit page, on this page, select the “Funding Source” – Bank Transfer, then enter the amount you want to deposit and click the “Continue” button.
A notice reminding you to only make a transfer from your “own personal” account will pop up, click on “Proceed” and you will be presented with the bank details of a merchant for your payment.
Copy the account number from this page, then go to your banking app to make a transfer into this account. Once your transfer is done, go back to the app and click the “Confirm payment” button.
After you confirm your payment, your Lopeer wallet should be credited within a few seconds. Now you have successfully deposited some Naira into your Lopeer wallet, the next thing is to fund your card with this money.
If you encounter any problems in this process, contact support via the In-app live chat.
Step 2 – Fund your card from your Naira Wallet
In this step, click on “Cards” from the navigation menu. If you have already created your dollar card, you will be presented with it but if you are yet to create a card, you will be requested to create one.
Creating a virtual dollar card is simple, just follow the prompts and your card will be created in under a minute.
If you already own a card, click on “Fund”, on the next page, enter the amount in USD and the naira equivalent will be shown to you.
Next, click the “Fund card’ button and authorize the transaction with your transaction pin. Once this is done, your dollar card will be funded and your new card balance will reflect within a few seconds.
How to Fund your Lopeer Virtual Dollar Card with USDT (Tether USD)
Aside from local currencies, Lopeer supports crypto assets such as USDT and you can easily fund your Lopeer dollar cards by depositing USDT into your Lopeer wallet.
Follow the steps below to fund your virtual USD card with crypto or USDT
Step 1 – Deposit USDT
The first step in this process is to log in to your Lopeer app and click “Deposit” on the home screen, on the next screen, select “USDT” from the list of assets.
Now you should be on the USDT deposit screen where you will see your unique TRC-20 USDT deposit address and also a QR code that you can scan.
The next thing is to copy your USDT deposit address and paste it into the address field in the app or platform from which you are sending the USDT. If someone is sending you the USDT, all you need to do is to forward this address to them and tell them to send it through the Tron network (TRC-20).
Once the USDT is sent, your Lopeer wallet will be credited within a few minutes.
Step 2 – Swap USDT for Fiat
Once your USDT has arrived in your wallet, the next thing is to swap this USDT for your local currency (Naira for Nigeria) because you cannot directly load USDT onto your virtual dollar card.
From the Lopeer app home screen, click on “Swap”. On the swap screen, click the “Sell Now” tab, and you will be presented with two input fields, one for USDT and the other one for NGN.
Enter the amount of USDT you want to swap and the naira equivalent will be shown to you. Click on the “Sell” button, confirm the transaction with your pin and your USDT will be converted to Naira.
With this done, you can now proceed to the next steps where you will find your dollar card with Naira.
Step 3 – Fund your virtual card from your Naira Wallet
Click on “Cards” from the navigation menu. If you have already created your dollar card, you will be presented with it but if you are yet to create a card, you will be requested to create one.
Creating a virtual dollar card is simple, just follow the prompts and your card will be created in under a minute.
If you already own a card, click on “Fund”, on the next page, enter the amount in USD and the naira equivalent will be shown to you.
Next, click the “Fund card’ button and authorize the transaction with your transaction pin. Once this is done, your dollar card will be funded and your new card balance will reflect within a few seconds.
Conclusion
Lopeer offers you multiple options for funding your virtual dollar cards and this is one of the features that set Lopeer apart from her competitors. Funding your dollar cards is quite simple no matter the mode of funding you choose.
In this article, we have learnt how to fund our dollar cards with Naira and USDT deposits, by following the steps in this article, you should be able to fund your cards without any hassle.
But, if you need any help, remember to chat with Lopeer support via the In-app live chat.
