Union Bank is among the oldest bank in Nigeria which have served both the youth and adults in several monetary ways.
At a time when the economy status of the country depreciated and became unbearable for many, a lot of industrious citizens took to their heels and began to struggle harder looking for greener pastures in order to survive.
This has left millions of people busy from morning till night, Mondays to Sundays. In this state of existence, Union Bank which has always has the interest of it’s customers at heart, thought it fit to find a way to relieve them of several bank transactions stress without going to the bank.
This thought brought about Union Bank transfer code *826# which enables any Union Bank account holder to make several transactions from the comfort of his or her home, school, office, shop or stores.
This code is not limited to any transaction, it serves for all the things that takes you to the bank including opening of account. It is simple, fast, easy and saves a lot of time.
The only requirement for this; is have a phone, open an account with Union Bank, activate your PIN and you are good to go for any transaction regardless of who you are (a studet, worker or boss), what you do or where you are.
Distance is not a barrier when it comes to Union Bank transfer.
UNION BANK CODE FOR SEVERAL TRANSACTIONS
Each transactions carried out by a union bank account holder has it’s code. All the transactions uses *826# but takes a different procedure. Let’s look at some of them.
REGISTRATION OF UNION BANK TRANSFER CODE
- Go to your phone dialler
- Dial *826# and send
- You will be asked to activate. You will see something like this: Invalid Input
- Activate
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- Type in 1 in this space shown to you above
- You will be asked to enter last four digits of your Union Bank account number. Enter it and send
- Enter your desired PIN for making transfer and send
- Select activate to start using it.
NOTE: You will be asked for this four digits PIN each time you want to make transfer or any monetary transaction. So input the numbers you can easily remember even in the midst of sleep. You can use your birthday, month and year or your mum’s birthdate, the day you gave birth to your first child or any special date of event in your life that is memorable.
TRANSFERRING OF MONEY
* Go to your phone dialler
* Dial *826# and send
* Some options will be displayed on your phone screen as follows:
> Quick banking
> Opening an account
> Loans
> First monie
> Pay attitude
* Tap on quick banking and send
* A numbered list will display on your phone screen as follows:
1) Transfer money
2) Airtime (self)
3) Airtime (others)
4) Enquiry services
5) Data
6) Pay bills
7) Next page
* Tap on number 1
* You will be asked to enter the amount you want to transfer. Type in the amount in the empty box shown to you and send
* Enter the account number of the person receiving the money and press send
* Next, list of banks will be displayed on your phone screen. Select the name of the bank of the recipient and send
* Enter your PIN and send.
NOTE: These steps are used both for transferring money to another Union bank account or any other bank. The only difference is the bank and the account number but the same procedure is applicable to both.
ALTERNATIVELY
SHORT CUT FOR TRANSFERRING MONEY TO A UNION BANK ACCOUNT
* Transfer money directly to another Union Bank account by dialing 8261amountAccount number# and send. Example: 826170000995567765#, then press send.
SHORT CUT FOR TRANSFERRING MONEY TO OTHER BANKS
* Transfer money directly to another Union Bank account by dialing 8262amountAccount number# and send. Example: 826260000995567765#, then press send. This process cuts long protocols and saves time. But you are only allowed to use this when you are sure of which one you want to do, to avoid mistakes, because once it’s sent, it cannot be withdrawn. So if you are not in your right state of mind or stressed out, we advice you make use of the former procedure.
BUYING OF AIRTIME FOR YOURSELF
Are you out of airtime and needed to make that urgent call? Not to worry, here is what to do without moving an inch from where you are.
* Go to your phone dialler
* Dial *826# and send
* Select “Quick banking” in the options that will be displayed on your phone screen.
* Type in 2 in the empty box below the numbered list displayed on your phone screen. The number 2 is written Airtime(self)
* Enter the amount of airtime you need on your mobile phone and send.
OR
* Go to your phone dialler
* Dial 826amount# and send. For example: 826500# and then press “send”.
BUYING AIRTIME FOR OTHERS
* Go to your phone dialler
* Dial *826# and send
* Tap on “Quick banking” from the options displayed on your phone screen
* Type in 3 in the empty box below the options displayed on your phone screen. The number 3 is written Airtime(others).
* Enter the amount of airtime you want to transfer to the person
* Enter the phone number of the recipient and send.
OR
* Go to your phone dialler
* Dial 8263amountphone number# and send. The 3 there stands for others. For example: 826350008055446677# and then press send.
EASIER WAY TO CHECK UNION BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE
Do you want to know how you have in your account? Here is an easier way to do it.
* Go to your phone dialler
* Dial 8264# and your account balance will be displayed on your phone screen.
HOW TO REQUEST FOR UNION BANK DEBIT CARD
Do you need a debit card but don’t have the chance to visit the bank? Don’t worry, you can do that with your phone. It’s as easy as ABC.
* Simply go to your phone dialler
* And dial 82621# and send. You request will be successfully sent.
HOW TO BUY DATA USING UNION BANK TRANSFER CODE
Did you run out of data while doing your internet surfing? Here is how to purchase data sitting on your couch.
* Go to your phone dialler
* Dial 8269# and send.
HOW TO REQUEST FOR A LOAN USING UNION BANK TRANSFER CODE
Union Bank offers loan to it’s customers based on terms and conditions. But before you can obtain a loan, you must first of all, request for it.
* Go to your phone dialler
* Dial 82641# and send.