National telecommunications operator, Globacom, has launched a new
unified short code for airtime recharge in partnership with 15 leading
banks in the country.
The scheme which is intended to enhance subscribers’ experience on the
network will enable customers to purchase Glo airtime at anytime from
banks in the partnership.
Globacom said in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday that the
unified USSD short code *805# will give subscribers who have accounts
with any of the fifteen banks in the partnership a seamless
opportunity to top up their airtime with money from their bank
accounts at any time of the day, whether locally or when they are
roaming their phones abroad.
The 15 partnering 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,
Unity Bank and Jaiz Bank.
“The unified short code is designed to make life easier for our
esteemed subscribers as it is simple and easy to remember,” said
Globacom.
The company explained that it entered into the partnership with the
banks in order to make it easier and more convenient for its customers
to purchase airtime directly on their phones. It promised subscribers
on its network of “more innovations that would enhance their
experience on our network.”
To make use of the unified short code, Globacom encouraged subscribers
to register their Glo lines with any of the 15 stated banks to enjoy
the facility at zero cost.
The process of registering the lines with the banks, the company said,
is easy. All a subscriber needs to do is to have his phone provisioned
by his bank for airtime quick recharge service which can be done by
dialing *805# and thereafter following the prompt by selecting
preferred bank and the amount of airtime for immediate processing,
Globacom explained.
The new recharge code is sequel to the recent successful launch of Glo
Xchange (Super-Agent Network) designed to support the Central Bank of
Nigeria’s financial inclusion initiative and cashless policy.