Offline UPI payments work through a service called *99#, which uses Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technology ...

Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. In a statement sent to ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced an important change on the deduction of charges for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions. Starting Tuesday, June 3, ...

The telecommunication companies have argued that the relationship with the Deposit Money Banks(DMOs)can no longer continue due to the bank’s failure to pay up the ₦120 billion owed to the telcos for ...

After a prolonged blame game over the N150 billion debt for the use of Unsupported Supplementary Service Data (USSD), there appears to be a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel for telcos. The ...

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has begun charging the ₦6.98 Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) fee directly from customers’ airtime balances, ending the practice of debiting bank accounts ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code to enable Nigerians to verify the authenticity of banks and other financial service providers ...

Cybercriminals are exploiting USSD codes, disguised as delivery agents, to activate call forwarding on unsuspecting citizens' phones. This allows them to intercept bank alerts and OTPs, leading to ...