You don't need internet to do this. Even Nokia 3310 can do this... Lol
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) said it is applying technology and
breakthrough innovation to enable funds transfer on the mobile phone
for the first time in Nigeria for the bank’s customers.
In this regard, the bank has launched another first of its kind mobile
channel through which its customers can conveniently perform third
party transfers to both GTBank and other bank account holders in
Nigeria, via their mobile phones, by simply dialing the short code *737*
with details of the amount and account number (NUBAN) of the
beneficiary.
The *737* transfer service is a novel offering pioneered by GTBank in
the Nigerian financial industry, that is safe, simple and convenient. To
initiate transfers to a GTBank account, simply dial *737*1*Amount*NUBAN
Account No# e.g. *737*1*1000*1234567890#
The 737 transfer service has been introduced to build on the success of
the Bank’s One Click Top –upservice, which offers GTBank customers an
efficient and easy way to buy airtime on their mobile phones directly
from their GTBank account by simply dialing a short code (*737*AMOUNT#).
Managing Director/CEO of the bank, Mr. Segun Agbaje said,“We will
continue to leverage technology to make banking, especially payments and
transfers, faster, safer and more convenient for all our customers.
This service addresses the electronic banking requirements of our
customers, irrespective of their phone type”.
The *737* transfer service is only available to GTBank customers via
their mobile phone numbers registered with the bank and has minimum
transfer limit of N1,000 and a daily transfer limit of N20,000.
The new technology on mobile phone money transfer, will help boost
mobile money in Nigeria, which has not been very successful, since
cashless policy was introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria in January
2012. With the latest innovation from GTBank, its customers can now
transfer money via their mobile phones, without any form of hinderance
from the internet. Before, most bank customers relied heavily on
internet banking, which has its challenges, when there are issues with
internet connectivity.
The bank has a record of “Industry First” innovations such as “GTBank
Mobile App”, a mobile application that merges internet banking and
mobile money service offerings to allow customers enjoy more flexible
banking such as Check account balance, Transfer funds to family and
friends, Stop and confirm cheques, Bill payments, FX transfers, Flight
bookings, Airtime recharge, Online dhopping, Purchase cinema tickets,
among others. Other industry firsts include; Internet Banking,
GTConnect; the interactive contact centre, Social Banking on Facebook,
FastTrack, SME MarketHub, an online e-commerce platform and the first
Naira MasterCard.
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