Wema Bank Plc has announced
the official launch of its special Unstructured Supplementary Service Data
(USSD) banking platform *945#.
A statement explained that
bank’s former USSD code was upgraded with more features to benefit both
existing and potential Wema customers.
The USSD is a GSM
communication technology that sends text messages between mobile phones and
network platforms.
The statement quoted the
bank’s Head of e-Business, Mr. Dele Adeyinka to have stated that “the Wema Bank
family is excited about this new development and stated that the 945 USSD
platform will enable customers and non-customers alike gain easy and simple access
to banking solutions from wherever they are.
“Everyone can access the
simple banking solutions provided by *945#” Adeyinka stated. “*945# provides
services like airtime top-up, account opening, money transfer, cash-on-the-go,
payment of bills, and balance enquiry”.
According to him, new and
existing Wema account holders also stand a chance to win lots of prizes by
using the code in the days following this launch.
While unveiling the USSD
easy-banking code, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank
Plc, Mr. Segun Oloketuyi, disclosed that 945 was derived from 1945, the year
the bank was established.
“Convenient banking has
always been in our genes. We have strived in over seven decades to ensure that
our customers receive the best of banking solutions. *945# is our latest avenue
to provide excellent service to Nigerians. It is safe and convenient. It also
aims to promote financial inclusion in the economy as people in the grassroots
can now gain access to banking services through the 945 platform.”
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