How To Check Balance On Your Bank Account Using Short Codes On Your Phone

We live in a new world era, banking has become so easy that you could do anything on your bank account with your mobile device. You don’t even need to be at the ATM to carry out transactions on your bank account. All you need is your mobile phone with your line on it.

More specifically, in this piece we shall be looking at how to check your bank account balance on your mobile device via short codes. Actually, the entire banking operation can be accessed and done via bank short codes these days. To take advantage of this short code service on bank account, your account must be linked to a mobile number on which you receive transactions alert. You need a mobile device as well. Any type of mobile phone would do.

Each bank now has a short code by which you can carry out transactions on your bank account. This short code works on your line irrespective of your network service provider. One of the things you can do with the short code is to check account balance. You can get the short code from your bank customer service desk. In this piece, we shall provide the short code of a good number of banks by which you can check your account balance. Please note that this short code must be dialled on registered mobile number with the account.

Access Bank

Please dial *901*5# and follow the prompt to input the last 4 digit of your BVN and you will have your balance. You may also check through SMS at the rate of N5 per SMS. Simply send “BAL Account Number” to 08160000612. You will get your balance in an SMS.

GTBank

Please dial *737*6*1# and follow the screen prompt to view your account balance.

First Bank

If you are a first bank account user, you can check your account balance by dialing *894*00# and you will get an SMS that will contain your account balance.

First City Monument Bank

To check your account balance, please dial *389*214# if you use an FCMB account.

Diamond bank

To view your Diamond bank account balance, please dial *710*556*PIN# and your balance will be displayed before you.

Skye Bank

To check your account balance as a Skye Bank user, kindly dial *833#, choose balance and input your PIN to view your balance.

Stanbic IBTC

For Stanbic IBTC subscribers, please dial *909# to check your account balance. You will be required to enter your 4 digit PIN after which your account balance will be reviewed.

Wema Bank

For wema bank account users, please dial *945*0# to check your account balance.

United Bank For Africa

For UBA subscribers, please dial *919*00# to check your account balance. You will be required to enter your 4 digit PIN after which your account balance will be reviewed.

Zenith Bank

Kindly dial *966*00# to view your zenith bank account balance.

Heritage Bank

If you are an Heritage bank account user, you can check your account balance by dialing *322*030#, follow the prompt to select balance, input your PIN and you will get an SMS that will contain your account balance.

Eco Bank

If you are an Eco bank user, please dial *326*0# to view your account balance.

Fidelity Bank

If you are a Fidelity bank account user, you can check your account balance by dialing *770#, follow the prompt to select balance, input your PIN and you will get an SMS that will contain your account balance.

With the above information, you may simply check your account balance with the corresponding short code of your bank. If your bank is not listed, you may add the short code via the comment box below.