This article contains Nigerian Banks and their list of USSD Money
Transfer Codes. Gone are the days
when people have to go to banks or the ATM to queue in order to send money to
loved ones. Technology has made a lot of things easier that with your phone
anywhere you are you can control the movement of huge sums of money via
USSD…banking on-the-go. Think about the times when you taking a poo in the
toilet, suddenly an emergency call comes in telling you to send some money to a
particular account as soon as possible, you just had to speed up things in the
toilet and dash to the nearest bank ASAP….well you don’t have to do that now as
long as you have a phone with a phone number registered and authorized with
your bank.
GTBank
To transfer
money to another GTB account simply dial *737*1*Amount*Account NUMBER#.
Example, *737*1*1000*1234567890#
from the mobile number registered with the Bank. (This is accessible using
all types of mobile devices).
To make a
transfer to other banks simply dial *737*2*Amount*Account No# example. *737*2*1000*1234567890# from your mobile phone. (This is
accessible using all types of mobile devices). Then use the last four digits of
your GTBank Naira MasterCard to authenticate each transaction.
To recharge
your phone with airtime simply dial *737*amount# e.g. *737*200#
Wema Bank
Wema Bank
has made it easy for its customers to bank and make transfers from their
fingertips anywhere with the 945 code, they call it a way of life.
To make a
bank transfer to any bank account, simply dial *945*BENEFICIARYACCOUNTNUMBER*AMOUNT#.
To check your account balance, dial *945*0#, to change transfer
*945*00#.
To recharge
your phone with airtime from your Wema Account Simply dial*945*AMOUNT# e.g. *945*200#
Access Bank
Access Bank
partnered with Airtel for customers using the network to be able to make
transfers via the USSD code. Various transactions can be simply by dialing
*903# and following the on-screen commands from any Airtel enabled mobile phone
registered with the bank.
For airtime
recharge, Simply dial *901*Amount# e.g. *901*200# to recharge 200 naira
airtime.
Zenith Bank
Zenith bank
are making sure they want to stay at the zenith with the adoption of the USSD
transfer method. Just dial *966*00# to get started and follow these
simple steps:
Register by
entering the last 4digits of your Debit Card
Create and confirm your 4 digit PIN
If successful, you will receive a “retrieving balance” message
An SMS arrives immediately with current available balance
Create and confirm your 4 digit PIN
If successful, you will receive a “retrieving balance” message
An SMS arrives immediately with current available balance
You’ve been
registered on the platform now. To buy airtime dial*966*amount*mobile number#,
to transfer funds dial*966*amount*mobile number#, to pay bills dial
*966*7*amount*SMARTCARD NUMBER#. To check your account balance dial *966*00#
Eco Bank
Just dial
*326# to get started and follow the subsequent commands. You can perform
various transactions such as bill payments, airtime recharge and money transfer
with Ecobank’s mobile money.
First Bank
First Bank
surely knows what they have to do to stay first. To transfer money, just dial
*894# and select 1; to withdraw money dial *894# and select 2, to make purchase
dial *894# and select 3; to pay bills dial *894# and select 4; dial *894# and
select 5 to buy airtime. Finally to manage your account dial *894# and select
7.
Fidelity
Bank
To get
started simply dial*770# on your phone and follow the subsequent commands. To
transfer money from Fidelity bank to another bank account, dial *770*Account
number*Amount# e.g. *770*3016125703*10000#, you will need the last 4 digits of
your ATM card to validate the transaction. You can only make a maximum transfer
of N10,000 at once. The maximum you can also transfer daily is N20,000.
To recharge
your airtime dial “*770*amount# (this is accessible using all types of mobile
devices). E.g. *770*200#. To recharge for family and friends, dial
*770*Phone no*Amount#. e.g. *770*08023456789*1000#.
Daily Limit is ₦5,000 Naira.
Daily Limit is ₦5,000 Naira.
StanbicIBTC
Bank
With
StanbicIBTC’s USSD mobile money transfer code, various transactions such as
salary payments, airtime recharge, one-on-one money transfers, goods and bills
payments can be done.
Simply dial
*909# to get started
To recharge
your airtime simply dial *909*amount# e.g. *909*500#. Daily limit is 5000 naira.
Diamond Bank
So Diamond
Bank has a partnership with MTN. For users to make USSD transfers you must have
a “Diamond Y’ello Account”. According to the bank; Diamond
Y’ello product is an account combining both financial and telecommunication
services as well as loyalty scheme that active MTN customers (targeted mainly
at mass market and Youths) can conveniently subscribe to from their mobile
phones in line with CBN Financial Inclusion Strategy just by dialing *710#.
To transfer
money to any bank, simply dial *710*777*ACCOUNT NO*AMOUNT*PIN#. For
Diamond Y’ello to Y’ello transfers dial *710*710*PHONE NO*AMOUNT*PIN#. To
check you bank account balance, dial *710*556*PIN#.
To recharge
your phone with airtime, simply dial *710*555*PHONE NO*AMOUNT*PIN#
First City
Monument Bank (FCMB)
Account
holders are to dial *389*214# from their mobile phone. Three
options are displayed on the phone screen alongside a welcome message.
1. Activate
with card
2. Activate
with Account
3. Activate
with Mwallet
Choose
option 2 to activate with account number. Afterwards call FCMB Contact Centre
on 01-2798800 to generate a PIN for your transactions, this will be
sent within minutes. Further dial *389*214# on your phone,
navigate to Security then select Change PIN from
the on-screen commands. Enter the default PIN issued to by the bank then enter
your new 4-digit PIN. Your USSD mobile transfer is now fully activated, for
subsequent transactions dial *389*214#.
UBA Bank
United Bank
of Africa (UBA) is one of the oldest and most reliable in the country. The UBA
mobile banking offers ease to various transactions such as money transfer, bill
payments, airtime recharge, etc.
Simply dial
*919# from a UBA registered mobile number to get started.
Skye Bank
With Skye
Bank’s USSD mobile money transfer code, various transactions such as salary
payments, airtime recharge, one-on-one money transfers, goods and bills
payments can be done.
Simply dial
*833# to get started
Unity Bank
Dial *389*215#
to get started with Unity Bank’s Mobile banking on-the-go. Various transactions
such as utility payments, airtime recharge, one-on-one money transfers, goods
and bills payments can be done.
Sterling
Bank
With
Sterling Bank’s *822# code, you can bank on-the-go from anywhere.
Dial *822# to get started and create a PIN code to authenticate
transactions, note that for every transaction you will be charged a sum of N5.