How to recharge your phone credit with mobile money

Posted by Felix Okoli on Tuesday September 24, 2013 at 11:52:52:

It's not exactly about buying recharge cards? Yes, I guess mobile money is making us go past beyond that. What I really mean is that you can now recharge your GSM line or SIM with your mobile money account and without the need to scratch any recharge cards.

A Mobile money account is an online account that you can keep with your bank that allows you to deposit money meant for making future payments or settling bills. Once your mobile money account is in credit or has funds in it, you can then use it for making payments for your bills from the convenience of your home or office.

How do you buy airtime or recharge with mobile money? It is quite easy and this is how to do it with a Stanbic IBTC mobile money account.

1 - Dial *909# to access the USSD menu
2 - For first time users continue from 3 else go to 5
3 - First register with Stanbic mobile money as a first time user by dialling *909# and completing the registration procedure
4 - You should then pay in or transfer money into your money account through a Stanbic Ibtc bank or agent using your phone number as account number
5 - Go to your wallet > Airtime topup > Self
6 - Select the network e.g. MTN, Glo, Airtel or Etisalat
7 - Enter your 4 digit PIN
8 - Confirm the transaction

Your mobile money account will be debited while the beneficiary phone number will be credited almost immediately. It is that easy and apart from just airtime top up, you can also use your mobile money account to pay for dstv, buy PHCN meter tokens as well as send money to someone else.

Apart from dialling *909# to access Stanbic IBTC's mobile money account, you can also access their website from the web using your mobile phone or laptop at www.stanbicibtcbank.mobi