The first prototype
Built over a weekend after one too many failed verifications abroad. The problem was personal before it was a product.
ABOUT US
We built the service we couldn't find when we needed it most
Portal Verse Resources is a small team building local-currency wallets, data eSIMs, airtime, bills, gift cards and virtual cards that respect your time, your privacy and your wallet.
It started with a failed verification
In 2022 I was living abroad and needed to verify an account back home. My old SIM was dead, and the online number services I found were slow, unreliable or straight-up scammy. I spent an entire afternoon trying three different providers. None of them worked.
So I built my own. The first version was a weekend hack: one country, one carrier, barely any interface. But it worked, and a few people on Reddit noticed. They had the same problem.
We rebuilt the backend twice that first year, because early users told us exactly what was broken. That honesty shaped everything. Today Portal Verse brings data eSIMs, airtime, utility bills, gift cards, virtual cards and local-currency wallets together behind one balance and one support team.
We're still small enough to read every piece of feedback, and we intend to stay that way.
MISSION AND VISION
Simple and trustworthy, in every country
Our mission: make phone, data and payment services as simple and trustworthy as a good bank app, for people in every country and on every budget.
Our vision: a world where your phone number isn't a single point of failure, staying connected abroad doesn't cost a fortune, and everyday digital services are open to everyone, wherever they live.
- Founded in 2023
- 10,000+ active users
- People in 170+ countries
- A remote team across 6 time zones
WHAT WE BELIEVE
Six principles that guide every decision
Move quickly, ship carefully
We release often but never recklessly. Every release goes through automated tests and a staging review, and we watch it closely once it reaches you.
Privacy is the default
We collect the bare minimum needed to deliver the service. No tracking pixels, no behavioural profiling, no selling your data.
Real people on the other end
When you contact support, a person replies, not a chatbot pretending it understands your problem.
Pricing without surprises
What you see is what you pay. No hidden fees, no sneaky auto-renewals, and automatic refunds when delivery fails.
Built for the whole world
From Lagos to Lisbon, Manila to Mexico City: payments, languages and service coverage that work where you live.
Proven infrastructure, polished product
We pick a proven stack: PostgreSQL, Cloudflare and hardened APIs. You feel the polish, never the plumbing.
THE JOURNEY
From a weekend hack to 10,000 users
- 2023
- 2024
The first 1,000 paying users
1,000 paying customers across 40 countries, all organic, mostly from privacy forums and expat communities.
- 2024
Data eSIMs launched
Travel data plans, so people could stop juggling five different apps.
- 2025
More than 10,000 active users
Now serving people and teams in 170+ countries.
OUR PROMISES
What you can hold us to
If we ever fall short on any of these, email us and we'll make it right. We read every email, every feature request and every bug report.
Refunds are automatic
Your money is your money. When an order cannot be delivered, the refund is automatic, never an argument.
Quarterly transparency reports
We publish reports every quarter on uptime, support response times and security incidents.
No ads, no selling your data
We will never run ads, sell user data, or share it with third parties beyond what is needed to deliver the service.
Prices before checkout
Prices are always visible before you pay. No dark patterns, no fake urgency timers.
