BANK ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE USING UNSTRUCTURED SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE DATA (USSD) SHORT CODE

Technology has make so many things so easy today, for your information technology is being applied to every areas of life today and it has make task to be faster and easier without stress. So many banks, industries, companies, schools, institutions, hospitals, organizations, churches, government and others
are using technology effectively to deliver their services. In this note, PROGCOD will highlight USSD short code of some banks in Nigeria which you can dial from your mobile phone no matter your geographical location. Here are some of the USSD codes:

FIRST BANK

First bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *894#. Dialing the code will require you to enter your 4-digit pin and follow the further instruction. To transfer with first bank, dial *894*amount*account number# and follow further instructions.

GUARANTY TRUST BANK

Guaranty trust bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *737#. Dialing the code bring you the service menu, all you need to do is to follow the instructions.

WEMA BANK

Wema bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *945#. To do a quick funds transfer, dial *322*035*NUBAN*amount#. Make sure you dial the code on the bank registered phone number.

FIDELITY BANK

Fidelity bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *770#. All you need to do is dial the code and follow the instruction listed in the service menu. You can transfer fund by dialing *770*account number*amount#.

DIAMOND BANK

Diamond bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *710#. So many of ours are familiar with diamond yello account except you are not using MTN service. To transfer fund dial *710*777*account number*amount*pin#.

ECO BANK

Eco bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *326#. There are so many things you can do with this code, all you need to do is follow the instructions in the service menu.

ZENITH BANK

Zenith bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *966#. To open bank account dial *966*0#, to load airtime dial *966*amount*mobile number# and to check balance dial *966*0#.

FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK

First city monument bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *389*214#. A welcome message is displayed with the following options:

1.      Activate with card

2.      Activate with account

3.      Activate with Mwallet

Choose 2 to activate your account and visit the bank branch in your area for pin and further information.

UNITY BANK

Unity bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *389*215#. All you need to do is dial the code to get started and follow the instructions.

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA

United bank for Africa (UBA) unstructured supplementary service data code is *919#. This is a USSD code introduced by the bank, which called magic banking. It is fast and easy to use.

SKYE BANK

Skye bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *833#.

STERLING BANK

Sterling bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *822#.

HERITAGE BANK

Heritage bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *322#.

KEYSTONE BANK

Keystone bank unstructured supplementary service data code is *322*082# / *805*082# (glo service).

UNION BANK

Union bank have not introduced unstructured supplementary service data code. What you can do is to check your balance using sms for now. You can check your balance by texting “Bal to 20123”.