How to Activate African Bank Cellphone Banking
Are wondering how to activate African bank cellphone banking? Cellphone banking is a very convenient tools that people can use to access their bank accounts on the go. If you are an African Bank customer, then this is something that you will definitely want to have activated. With cellphone banking, you can check your account balance, among other activities. You do this using USSD, meaning you can do so from any phone, even one that doesn’t have internet.
Steps to turn on Cellphone banking at African Bank
The following is how to activate African Bank cellphone banking;
- Go to the African Bank onboarding web page.
- Register for Cellphone banking on the platform. You will be asked to provide your ID number and your cellphone number, among other things.
- Once registered, you can start using the *120*225# cellphone banking platform.
What can you do with cellphone banking?
That’s how to activate African bank cellphone banking? But what can you do once you are registered? We have already highlighted some of the advantages of Cellphone banking.
It gives you access to your bank on your phone. Some may say, well, you already have the mobile app to do that. The great thing about using USSD is that, unlike the app, it doesn’t use data or airtime.
You can access your bank at any time in any part of South Africa from your phone. You don’t even need to have one of those flashy smartphones that have become popular these days.
USSD can be accessed from any phone. You can do it from a small feature phone that does not have access to the internet. We have previously written on the many ways through which you can check your African Bank balance.
We noted then that of all the ways that are open to you, perhaps the most convenient is the USSD options. It’s the one that we recommend to every. It’s important, therefore, to ensure that you have activated cellphone banking. The following are some of the banking functions that you can carry out using Cellphone banking;
- Checking your data balance.
- Checking airtime balance.
- Viewing your bank account balance.
- Buying airtime.
- Buying electricity.
Summary
In this article, we showed you how to activate African Bank cellphone banking. It was noted that you can do so online. Go to the onboarding platform and you should be done in a matter of a few minutes. We also highlighted the conveniences of Cellphone banking.
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