Access Bank is a commercial bank that provides its customers with the opportunity to send, save, and receive money. We know how much you want to hear about whether they have a messy network or not, the truth is that almost every commercial bank in Nigeria has its ups and downs. Also, it is different strokes for different folks, you will be surprised that there are actually people who have never had issues with their bank account and that can be you too. To make your experience seamless, get familiar with the following elements of access bank:
Access Bank Online
Access Bank has several physical banks that you can visit whenever there is a need for it. However, to make it easier, after opening an account with the bank, you can have access to all the services online. This method is also referred to as Access Internet Banking where you can sign in with your Internet banking details or access bank login to perform any form of financial transaction.
Access Bank Code
For people who do not have access to Internet banking, they can use Access Bank’s USSD code for basic banking services. To access these services, dial *901# from the phone number linked to your Access Bank account. You can perform various transactions like checking your account balance, transferring funds, buying airtime, and more using this USSD code. It is even easier when you follow the on-screen prompts to complete your transactions.
Checking your Account Balance on Access Bank
There are two ways to fo about this; if you have the access bank app on your smartphone, you can log on with your details amd check how much you have left on your account. On the other hand, if you do not have a smartphone, you can still check your account balance when you dial *901# on the phone number linked to your account, find the option “check balance” on the list, and enter your pin, your balance will come up after this action.
Blocking your access Bank Account if need be
If your phone gets stolen, the first line of action to protect your money is to contact Access Bank immediately so that your account can be blocked and made inaccessible. To do this, you can pick up any phone, it doesn’t matter if it is linked to your phone number or not, dial *901*911#, select the “Block Account” option, click on “3rd party” and press enter, input the phone number linked to the account you want to block, confirm the account you want to block and enter your pin.
Checking Your BVN
If you enrolled for BVN (Bank verification number), then you must have a BVN number. You can check your BVN via the access bank online or the app. On the phone number linked to your account, dial *565*0#, and then your BVN should appear on your screen. Also, you can go to the profile option on your Access bank app, and click on “show details”, your BVN will appear alongside other information.
Taking loans from Access Bank
You can either take a personal loan, a payday loan, quick bucks, salary advance, school fee loan, cashback loan, or a creative sector loan amongst many other loans. There are different criteria to get each of the loans on Access Bank depending on the type of loan you are looking to take.
The good thing about Access Bank is that it lives up to its name because it actually does grant its customers ”access”
