One major way to achieve this is the use of USSD codes for different Nigerian banks. USSD, which means Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, is a communications protocol used by mobile phones to ...

Stax, a startup that allows Africans to buy airtime, send and request money, and transfer funds between accounts via automated USSD codes, has raised a $2.2 million seed extension round. U.S.-based VC ...

Participants at the Nigeria Fintech Week in Lagos on Tuesday said telecommunications, banks and Fintech stakeholders needed to partner to make USSD short codes free to all users to boost financial ...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has introduced a new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code, *829#, designed to enhance taxpayer satisfaction and streamline tax-related services ...

Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to launch a new identification device that will allow investors to determine whether any firm or individual is ...