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- 24 Dec 2018
Experts Caution Banks, Telcos for not Analyzing Unstructured Data
The adoption of digital banking by banks and fintechs as well as digital transformation by other service oriented organisations as a key strategy have raised the need for them to extend analysing of…
- 9 Aug 2024
How Unstructured Data Can Help Companies Thrive in the AI Era
By Linda Saunders, Director Solutions Engineering Africa Every organisation is racing to unlock the power of AI to improve its sales and service experiences. But great AI requires data. Linda…
- 18 Jun 2025
Zoho Unveils Zia Hubs to Harness AI Insights from Unstructured Business Data
Zoho, a global technology company, today launched Zia Hubs, a solution within Zoho WorkDrive that brings new forms of unstructured business data into the company's broad portfolio of applications and…
- 15 Nov 2016
Shittu, Onu for IIM’s Information Management Summit, Induction
Institute of Information Management (IIM) has announced plans to host a national summit on Information Management with the theme “Information Management For Change: Roles And Responsibilities Of Key…
- 30 Oct 2014
IBM’s Cognitive Exploration to Drive Better Business Outcomes
IBM has announced the availability of a cognitive-infused Watson Explorer, a powerful combination of data exploration and content analytics capabilities. Typical organizations only use 12 percent of…
- 13 Dec 2019
Illegal SIM Swaps, USSD are Top Cyber Threats in Nigeria - NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has raised concerns on the reoccurring use of illegal Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) swaps and Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) to…
- 9 Apr 2021
Nigerian Banks Deny Owing MTN, other Telcos
Nigerian banks yesterday claimed they are not indebted to MTN Nigeria and other phone companies for using Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) shortcode service to provide payment services.…
- 18 Apr 2021
N42Bn USSD Debt: Telcos Insist Banks must Pay, Seek FG’s Intervention
Telecommunications companies have insisted that the banks have to pay the N42 billion debt for the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and called for the intervention of the Central Bank…
- 17 Oct 2017
Holla Taxi Allows Payment with USSD Code, Other Exciting Offers
By peter oluka Ease of payment is one of the reasons some Nigerians shun e-payment related platforms. Now, with the rise of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), payment has become even…
- 30 Jun 2014
Big Data is Transformative -Otiti
Taiwo Otiti, country general manager, IBM West Africa is an accomplished technology and financial services professional with vast change management and business transformation experience. He is the…
- 1 May 2025
Banks Settle ₦160Bn USSD Debt to Telcos, Ending Five-Year Dispute
The protracted Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt misunderstanding between the Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) and telecommunications operators appears to have been resolved. This was…
- 29 Apr 2026
Telcos Defend N6.98 USSD Charge despite Failed Transactions
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has defended the N6.98 Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), fee charged on banking transactions, insisting that the…
- 6 Nov 2017
Telcos Move to Secure USSD Transaction Channel
Telecommunications operators providing Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) platform are requesting help from money deposit banks to effectively secure the platforms against hackers,…
- 10 Mar 2013
Airtel Introduces Special Facebook via USSD Service
Customers of Airtel Nigeria, leading telecommunications services provider, can now access popular social networking platform, Facebook via a USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) Code.…
- 20 Jun 2025
USSD: 13 Banks Clear Debts - ALTON
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Companies in Nigeria (ALTON) has revealed that 13 commercial banks have fully settled their outstanding Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD)…
- 4 Jun 2025
Telcos Threaten to Disconnect Banks over Misinformation on New USSD Charges
Telecommunication companies have threatened to withdraw their Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD), services from banks over what they called misinformation. MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom…
- 16 Nov 2023
Telcos Threaten to Withdraw USSD Service as Banks’ Debt Hits N200Bn
Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body of telecommunications companies in Nigeria, has threatened to withdraw unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)…
- 12 Mar 2021
Telcos May Withdraw Banks’ USSD Service over N42Bn Debt
Telecommunications operators have resolved to start phased withdrawal of its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services to debtor financial services providers from Monday next week.…
- 5 Apr 2021
MTN, Banks Agree on USSD
MTN Nigeria and its banking partners have reached agreement on unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) channels services restriction. The development is relief for Nigerian customers on the…
- 10 Oct 2024
FIRS Launches USSD Code *829# for Taxpayers’ Satisfaction
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has launched an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) Code *829# specifically targeted at improving taxpayers’ satisfaction. This is in a bid to…
- 28 Nov 2019
Telcos Threaten to Withdraw USSD Link from Banks
Telecommunications operators in the country have resolved to withdraw Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) service they deliver to banks, saying they cannot deliver such service free of…
- 9 May 2023
Banks Fail to Remit Funds as USSD Debt Reaches N120Bn
The Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) platform is experiencing an extensive crisis, and although talks between the banks and telecommunications operators are ongoing at the regulatory…
- 29 Sept 2022
Telcos Threaten to Cut Off USSD Services over Banks’ N80Bn Debt
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has said that it might be forced to stop Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services because banks have failed to…
- 15 Oct 2023
Telcos May Sue Banks over N130Bn USSD Debt
Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have threatened to drag Nigerian banks to court over the unpaid Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), which has accumulated…
- 2 Jul 2018
CBN Orders Banks to Settle USSD Disputes in 3 Days
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has directed all commercial banks to resolve disputes arising from use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel within three days. USSD, is a…
- 25 May 2026
Transfers Fail as Banks Suffer USSD Glitches
Nationwide Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) glitches are occurring because the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) transitioned to an "End-User…
- 2 Oct 2018
Diamond Bank Claims Control of 40% of USSD Transactions
Diamond Bank Plc has revealed that it currently controls 40 percent of the volume of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transaction in the banking sector. Alex Alozie, head of…
- 24 Nov 2024
NCC, CBN to Resolve Telecoms, Banks’ USSD Debt Issue
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is in talks with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt totalling N250 billion between the telecom…
- 10 Aug 2019
NCC Slashes Telcos USSD Charge to N4.89k Per Session
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued an order to all telcos to bring down their Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services to no more than N4.89k per session. This…
- 4 Jun 2021
Banks Begin N6.98 Deduction on USSD Transactions
Bank customers using the unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) payment channels will now pay a flat fee of N6.98 per transaction — replacing the current N4.89 session billing structure.…