UBA AfriCard

The UBA Visa Prepaid card (Africard) is a debit card variant denominated in Naira and is pre-funded and re-loadable. It is internationally accepted in all Visa acceptance points (ATM, PoS & Web). Card holders do not need to have an account with UBA

Card Features

• Real time banking transactions
• Balance enquiry
• Purchase at Pos
• Purchase on WEB
• ATM Cash withdrawal
• Pos cash Advance
• Mini account statement
• Card to Card transfer
• Worldwide acceptance: Visa Prepaid is accepted at millions of locations worldwide.
• Instant payment: Faster than writing cheque or running to ATM.
• Makes shopping simple: Book travel and shop online in addition to making your everyday purchases fast and convenient.

Card Benefits

• Creates a simple convenient alternative to cash or debit card payments.
• No need to open or have a bank account in order to have a Prepaid Card.
• The card issuance process is simplified.
• Provides better record keeping than cash (a history of transactions spent on the Prepaid Card is available on GTP card management system which is available on the internet).
• Increase the feeling of security as the Prepaid Card holder remain in control of the card during transactions - a personal identification number (PIN) is used alongside the Prepaid Card as well as an SMS Text Alert is received in real time with the transaction placed.
• Eliminates the need to carry large sums of cash.
• When cash is lost or stolen, the money is gone forever and in most cases cannot be recovered. In the case of a lost or stolen Prepaid Card, the value on the cardholder’s account remains intact and can be transferred onto a replacement card or another Prepaid Card.
• Allow for the non-banking population (non-account holders) to obtain a Visa Prepaid Card and become part of a financial world.
• Debit card holders afraid of using their debit cards on the Internet for purchases may obtain a Prepaid Card which can be used solely for that purpose and is not linked to their domicile account.