GET YOUR OWN AFRICARD FROM UBA

Keeping my promise of dropping an article on UBA Africard as was captured in my earlier post on OWN A ZENITH BANK INSTANT CARD INLESS THAN ONE HOUR, I shall take you through the process of getting this awesome card that is useful in many ways.

As have been mentioned in my previous posts, cashless economy has revolutionisied the portability and usage of money. This trend has led several financial institutions into enhancing there services on this regard. 
Africard by UBA is one enhanced card that make business transactions easy with less exposure to threats over the net and wherever applicable. The card is issued by UBA in partnership with Visa international. It is a credit card in naira denomination and reloadable. Besides being acceptable worldwide online and offline, ATMs, and POS, the card is affordable. You can also transfer funds to another card, get mini account statement, conduct transactions on real time basis and make instant payments round the globe from the comfort of your bedroom. Above all, you don't need to have an account with the bank to have this card. This feature will be more useful to online purchasers as you will not be exposed to your entire bank account. Now how do you get this Africard?

HOW TO GET YOUR OWN AFRICARD
Getting your own Africard is simple and one of the easiest things you can do. Walk into any branch of United Bank for Africa (UBA) PLC, locate the customer service section and make a demand for Africard. But before this ensure you have available the following:
  + Means of Identification: this can be Drivers license, National Identification card (ID) or International Passport.
  + Place of Residence Verification: this shows where you reside. Any of the utility bills - PHCN bill, Water works bill etc. - covers this aspect. Also ensure that the address on the bill tally with the one you will put down on the form.
  + Two recent passport photographs
  + And reasonable amount of money for initial deposit. Although any amount from N1000.00 will be accepted.


At this stage the customer service officer will issue you a form where you fill in your particulars. Next is to make your first deposit and you are good to go. When you have met all conditions you will be issued your own Africard with passwords. One for online transactions of some stipulated amount and the other for ATMs and POS. For activation, account balance and Africard click HERE 

If you have questions, views or concern about this card use the comment box below as I am willing to provide answers to them all.