What is Grip.ng? All you need to know about the Giftcard Trading Platform

Grip.ng is a company that believes in going above and beyond to give its users the best services. They pride themselves in having highly skilled, talented, and motivated staff.

By redefining and redesigning their services, they bring quality digital payments and inspiring trading experiences to Nigeria, Africa, and to the countries beyond,

Grip.ng was established on October 2021 and the company quickly rose to one of the fastest-growing gift card companies that exist in West Africa 

The company was Initially introduced to the public by Zabira Technologies as a means to properly monitor the non-crypto services that the business dealt with. And these businesses included Gift cards, Bill payments, and sports betting.

Features of Grip.ng

As far as providing quality service and easy-to-use features, grip.ng has it locked down. Their features are not only easy to use but refer to someone else. 

The website promises to provide its users with enjoyable good rates and easy movement of money to meet their everyday needs.

Here are some of the features and products grip.ng offers

1. Gift Card Trading. 

Gift cards are easy ways to make your payments. They are convenient to use as it limits a user’s stress. 

Although gift cards are becoming popular in Nigeria, a lot of people don’t know what it is. Because they don’t know, they don’t hold any value to it when they receive it. A lot of gift cards are usually forgotten in a wallet or table.

What are Gift Cards essentially and how do you acquire them?

Gift cards are usually prepaid cards that are valued at a specific amount of money. This amount can be used for various purchases depending on the type of gift card it is.

As a user, you should note that although gift cards can be gifted, they can also be bought. It all depends on what type of gift card you want or acquire

Store Gift cards

When you walk into a supermarket or a mall and buy goods worth a certain amount, you would be entitled to a gift card that can be used by you or to whom you give the card. 

An interesting thing to note about these kinds of gift cards is that you can’t use a gift card dedicated to one company for another. 

Supposing Walmart gives you a gift card, that card can’t be used at Target to acquire any product. It must be used at Walmart-specific stores because that is where it will be valid. 

Many companies also offer store gift cards as a bonus for individuals who sign up or register for them. Or those who are consistent members buy products up to a certain amount.

Store gift cards are not reusable or reloadable. Once the amount on the card is spent the card becomes useless. They also have expiry dates. Don’t go thinking that they last forever.

Open-loop  or general gift cards

Unlike the store gift cards, these are more open and have fewer limits. 

General or open-loop gift cards offer cash equivalents to the sum on the card. This simply means it can work as a credit or debit card anywhere and in any major store. But before you proceed to use your gift card make sure it is accepted where you want to use it. Although credible and an acceptable means of payment, not all establishments recognize it.

How does Grip.ng fit into all this?

Now that you know your gift cards you might be wondering how igrip.com comes into the picture. 

Using grip.ng, you can buy and sell your gift cards securely and safely. The platform allows you to purchase gift cards from major and reputable companies such as Amazon, Appstore, Amex, eBay, Nike, Sephora, Macy, Walmart, Target, Google play store, and many more brands. 

Using that platform all the above gift cards can be bought at a good and affordable rate. Either as a physical card or e-code. Both and many more options are available on the platform.

And to further make customers comfortable whilst using the platform, Grip.ng provided a rate calculator. The calculator is reliable and accurate. 

The rate calculator helps you determine the exact worth of the card you want to sell in currency and how much a card you wish to buy is Worth.

All these are important when you want to trade gift cards. It is important that you know your gift cards well and what value they might hold when you want to exchange them for currency or use them at a merchant’s store.

1. Bills Payment.

One of the most common things everywhere is the payment of bills. From telephone bills to light bills and so on. On a daily basis you are either paying for one thing or the other.

Grip.ng has carefully created a platform that enables seamless payments of bills. You buy your airtime and Data through the platform from Glo, Airtel, MTN, and 9mobile. That way you’re always connected to the internet. 

Apart from the internet, you can make other Bills payments like Tv subscriptions (Dstv, Gotv,and Startimes). All these payments can be made easily from the website or mobile app.

How to use the Grip.ng Platforms.

Grip.ng is customer-focused. They’ve thought about how to make their products easily accessible to the public. 

And with that in mind, a website and Mobile app were created. Both of which are easy to use anytime and any day. 

How to Get on the Grip.ng Website

Getting on the Grip.ng website and registering an account on the platform is quite easy to do. 

To register an account on the Grip.ng website:

• Launch the website- Grip.ng in your search engine
• Tap on get started when you are redirected to the company website
• Tap on create account as seen at the top of the website page
• Fill in your first and last name, working email address address, and registered phone number accurately
• Enter a strong password with six letters or more, you can also include figures and special characters to make the password stronger. 
• Enter referral code. The referral code will be sent to you from the Grip.ng user that recommended the platform to you.
• Tap on get started once you reach the end of the form.
• On the next page, you will be required to enter a one-time password which would be sent to the email address used in registering your account
• After entering the correct one-time password, you will be redirected to your account dashboard on the Grip.ng web

How do I Navigate the Grip.ng Website?

Navigating the Grip.ng website is one of the simplest things to do. The layout is easy to understand and every detail is clearly pointed out, but I’ll be showing you how to find your way through the website.

• Open your browser and key into your search icon grip.ng and select enter.
• At the top of the homepage is a Bitcoin icon which gives you a direct link to the Zabira (the founding company of Grip.ng) website. 

• Beside the Bitcoin icon is the notifications icon which is where notifications on transactions or info from the Grip.ng team can be seen. 

• There’s also the profile icon which gives you access to your profile, security settings, and the Know Your Customer(KYC) settings.

• The homepage of the Grip.ng website also clearly shows your dashboard with your name, wallet balance, and pending transaction(if any). 
• When you scroll down you’ll see the trade gift cards section which allows you access to buy or sell your gift cards with just a tap. You’ll also be able to see your past gift card transactions when you tap on transactions.
• The next section is the bills payment section which displays four options: sports betting, cable TV, airtime or data, and electricity. With one tap on any of the options you’ll be able to make your payments with ease, simply follow the prompts and instructions displayed.

• The next section is the managed wallet section which allows you to add a bank account to your Grip.ng account, fund the account or withdraw the account.

• There is also an analytics section that informs you of all the pending, completed, and declined transactions you’ve made on the website. 

• The menu icon on the top left corner of the homepage also gives you access to the services that Grip.ng provides, as well as a leaderboard. The leaderboard is part of the reasons why Grip.ng stands out as they, unlike many companies with similar services, reward the top three gift card traders every month.

How to get on the Grip.ng Mobile App?

If you are one who always prefers to use a company’s mobile app rather than their website, here are the steps you have to follow to get started on the Grip.ng app without any hassles.

• Open the Google Play store(Android users) or the iOS app store(iPhone users) on your device
• Search for Grip
• Download the Grip.ng mobile app on your device
• Launch the mobile app when it is installed on your device and tap on get started
• Users who registered on the Grip.ng website need to only login with their email address address and password.

• If you are a new user tap on register at the bottom of the screen

• Fill in your first and last name, working email address address, and registered phone number accurately
• Enter a strong password with six letters or more, you can also include figures and special characters to make the password stronger. 
• Enter referral code. The referral code will be sent to you from the Grip.ng user that recommended the platform to you.
• Tap on get started once you are at the end of the form.

• On the next page, you will be required to enter a verification pin which would be sent to the email address used in registering your account
• After the correct verification pin has been entered, you will be redirected to your account dashboard on the Grip.ng mobile app.

How do I Navigate the Grip.ng Mobile app?

Navigating the Grip.ng mobile is also just as simple as navigating the website. The layout is also simple but I’ll be pointing out the main features to make the processing even easier for you.

• At the top left corner of the homepage is the profile icon which shows you your basic info-name, email address, and phone number.
• At the top right corner of the homepage is the referral link(get NGN 1000) which keeps track of the number of people you’ve referred and how much referral bonus earned.
• Beside the referral link is the notifications icon which shows you updates on your transactions or info from the Grip.ng team. 

• The next part of the homepage shows your wallet and pending balance which can be hidden if preferred. You’ll also be able to fund your wallet by tapping add funds in this section.
• The next section on the homepage shows you the available services that Grip.ng provides. With one tap you’ll have access to any of these services.
• The next section is the leaderboard section and then the analytics section.
• On the bottom part of your screen, there are two other icons beside the home icon which are the trade icon and the profile icon.

The trade icon gives you access to buying or selling gift cards and the profile icon to the settings that make your account best suited to you, security settings, customer service contact, and frequently asked questions among others.

Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: Are my personal and bank details secure on Grip.ng?

Answer: Yes. The Grip.ng team has taken stringent measures to ensure the security of their database.

Question 2: How can I reach customer support if I have any complaints or enquiries?

Answer: You can send an email to [email protected] to speak to the customer support representative

Question 3: Does Grip.ng have a physical office I can visit when I want to trade?

Answer: No. All transactions are done on the Grip.ng website or the mobile app.

Question 4: How much does Grip.ng deduct as transaction cost?

Answer: Nothing. All customers receive the full value on all their transactions.