Telecoms giant Globacom Nigeria has launched a unified USSD service that allows its subscribers to purchase airtime from 16 Nigerian banks, describing it as a move which is in line with its renewed drive to enhance customers’ experience on its network.
Globacom stated that the unified USSD short code *805# will give Globacom subscribers who have accounts with any of the fifteen participating banks a seamless opportunity to top up their airtime with money from their bank accounts at any time of the day, whether locally or while roaming.
“The unified short code is designed to make life easier for our esteemed subscribers as it is simple and easy to remember,” the telecom giant said, according to the report.
The partner banks include First Bank, Ecobank, Zenith Bank, Access Bank, UBA, Union Bank, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Sterling Bank and IBTC Bank. Others are FCMB, Heritage Bank, Keystone Bank, Skye Bank, and Unity Bank.
To enjoy this service free of charge, subscribers are required to register their Globacom lines with any of the partnering banks.