Glo, 15 Banks Partner to Simplify Recharge for Subscribers

Globacom, next generation network, has announced collaboration with 15 leading banks to launch a unified short code for customers to buy Glo airtime at anytime from banks in the partnership, in its renewed drive to enhance customers’ experience on its network

Globacom explained that the unified USSD short code *805# will give subscribers who have accounts with any of the fifteen partnering 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 network further added that “the unified short code is designed to make life easier for our esteemed subscribers as it is simple and easy to remember.”

The 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 mand Jaiz Bank.

According to the telecoms giant, the partnership with the foremost banks in the country will enable Globacom customers purchase airtime without any stress, assuring its esteemed customers of “more innovations that would enhance their experience on our network.”

Subscribers are required to register their Glo lines with any of the partnering banks to enjoy the facility free of charge.

The company assured its subscribers that the process of registering Glo lines with the banks is easy, while disclosing that 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 subsequently follow the prompt by selecting preferred bank and the amount of airtime for immediate processing.

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.