How to Use Zenith Bank USSD Banking Platform

Banking according to Oxford Learners Lexicon, is the business conducted or services offered by the bank. The service could be:

• Transferring of Money to other persons account
• Depositing of money into personal account
• Paying for DSTV Subscription
• Paying for water/Electricity Bill
• Or whatsoever business you carry out in the bank.

The above is now simplified. It started with Mobile app which can only be installed on GPS enabled phones or devices. Greater percentage of Nigerians are used to the app conducting one business to another. But internet connectivity is an issue, a Big constraint that must be dealt with.

To make thing more easier and to also bridge the divide between the status levels. Those that can afford the GPS Enabled smart phone and those that cannot, USSD Banking Platform is now introduces by many Banks.

This not only removes the crowd in the Banking hall, it also makes banking more easier as many people now cherish you transfer the money into their personal account instead of accepting Cash.

This saves you from spending the money when you have it cash on unnecessary things.

I want to introduce to you the Zenith Bank USSD code and some of the basic operation that you can conduct with it no matter the type of phone you are using.

Check your account balance anywhere, anytime.

To check for balances on any of your accounts, all you need to do is simply dial; *966*00# on your mobile phone and follow the on-screen prompts.

Load airtime and data for self and others.

Simply dial *966*Amount*Mobile Number# on your phone (e.g. *966*1000*0803456789#) to buy airtime.

Transfer funds conveniently.

Dial *966*Amount*Account Number# (e.g. *966*1000*1234567890#) from the phone number you registered with Zenith Bank, then follow the on-screen prompts.

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How to become an accredited JAMB CBT Centre

JAMB has instructed that only accredited JAMB CBT Centres, tasked with conducting the actual UTME exams, will henceforth be the only authorised centres for registering candidates for the exams.

This decision by the board has led to the disqualification of most cyber cafes and business centres, that would usually register candidates for UTME exams.

In as much as a whole lot of centres have been disqualified, a few of them only need little upgrade to attain the status of becoming an accredited JAMB CBT Centre.

Becoming an accredited JAMB CBT centre will enable you;
1. Get access code to register UTME Candidates for the upcoming exams.
2. Conduct UTME Exams for JAMB
3. And render other JAMB services to candidates

Requirements to Become an Accredited JAMB CBT Centre

Here are the requirement you should fulfill in order to be accredited as an official JAMB CBT Centre;

1. All your computers must be housed in one building
2. You require a minimum of 250 functional desktop computer/laptop systems on Cable LAN.
3. The desktop/laptop computers must be connected to a reliable and robust server or servers.
4. Adequate security, administrative and technical personnel.
5. Availability of back-up power supply (power generating set, UPS/inverters)
6. Adequate cooling system (Air Conditioning)
7. Availability of holding room or reception area.
8. Up-to-date Antivirus
9. Current Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser
10. Adequate lighting system.
11. Minimum of Windows XP or higher version of windows operating system.

The setup of the computer systems should be such that it has adequate privacy for each student in a box-like setup. For a sample of the JAMB CBT centre, please check the image attached to this post.

Once your centre meets the above requirement, then you can visit the nearest JAMB office in your state of location to get an inspection date and further get accredited.

Whether or not you get accredited, you shouldn't just sit back, you can also become a CBT training centre, away from JAMB and make money doing that too. Most UTME candidates are searching for training centres where they can go and learn what the JAMB CBT Exam feels like

How to Activate your Master Card or Verve Card for internet Transaction

Many are the  things you can do with your master card or Verse Card. Ranging from:

1. Using ATM to pay for your bills
2. Using ATM to transfer money into another account of the same or different bank within or outside Nigeria.

Technology indeed is making things better, easier and faster.
For me, i Can't remember the last time i went ti the counter to withdraw money or pay in money to another another person's account from the counter when i can comfortably do that at the comfort of my home on my laptop or simply walk to any nearby AT Machine and transfer the fund.

Looking at the benefits of internet Banking, not only that it saves time, it could be embarrassing only for you to find out that your ATM card cannot work effectively apart from mare withdrawal of money from the AT Machine.
Not all ATM cards are activated for internet transactions. Your account officer might tell you that it activated but my dear, you need to verify that.

For instance, all first Bank ATM card are not pre-activated.
You have to do it by yourself.

Here i will walk you on:

HOW TO ACTIVATE YOUR ATM CARD FOR ONLINE BANKING.

You can use your Verve card on all channels (ATMs, mobile, POS, Web, and Kiosk) and locations with logos bearing: Verve, InterSwitch, Quickteller, Reward. I use my Verve debit cards a lot to pay for online transactions as well as transfer money to other bank accounts via the Quickteller app. You can also use it to withdraw cash, pay bills and purchase airtime at ATMs.
Nigerian Banks that currently issue Verve cards are listed below:

    Access Bank Plc
    Ecobank Plc
    Enterprise Bank Limited
    FCMB
    First Bank Plc
    Fidelity Bank Plc
    Heritage bank Limited
    Jaiz Bank
    Keystone Bank
    Wema Bank Plc
    Mainstreet Bank Limited
    Sterling Bank Plc
    Skye Bank Plc
    UBA
    Unity Bank Plc


Simply walk into any bank branch to request for a Verve Card.

Once you get your verve card, activate it by changing the PIN at the ATM. Once activated, you can start using it for your transactions but for you to use it to make payments online, you must register the Verve card for Interswitch Safetoken Service.
Interswitch Safetoken Service is a system that generates a 6-8 digit One-Time-Password (OTP) whenever a transaction is initiated via the Interswitch Web Payment Platform.

Registering for the Safetoken enables you carry out transactions on any web merchant site that has integrated the Interswitch Payment gateway using a One Time Password (OTP) as a second level authentication process in addition to your Card Number, PIN and CVV2 code.
For you to be able generate OTP for your Verve card whenever you are carrying out a transaction with it, you will first have to register it for the safetoken service.

You can do that at a nearest ATM by following the steps below:

• At the ATM, insert your Verve card
• Input your 4-digit PIN and press Enter
• Select your bank account type eg Savings or Current
• Select the ‘Quickteller’ option from the ATM menu screen
• Select ‘Pay Bills’ from the Quickteller menu list on the ATM screen
• Select ‘Others’ for the bill payment menu option list
• Enter ‘322222” as the Biller Code
• Enter your Phone Number as the Customer Reference Number and select ‘Proceed’
• You will get a display “Do you want to make this payment?” Amount Due:N1. (DO NOT edit the amount to be paid)
• Click on “Pay amount due”

You will then get a confirmation page indicating the registration was successful!

That is all.

Thereafter, if you want to make payment online with your verve card and you get to a stage where you are prompted to enter an OTP, you will get the OTP via text message on your mobile phone which you will use to complete your online transaction. If you add the verve card to the Quickteller mobile application, you will also be able to generate an OTP from the application.

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