Ok, yesterday evening, I wanted to go grab some stuffs from the store. Not having enough money, I decided to make use of the atm. It was about 6pm. The banks were done for the day at that hour. I got to UBA bank’s ATM (closest bank to my place), I inserted my GT bank master card, tried transacting, and I got this error message saying, “INVALID TRANSACTION, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER”. A little confused, I concluded it must have been a network issue. So, I tried again, but the same message showed up again. Now I was more annoyed than confused, I had to run to the nearest GT bank ATM available for the fear of being debited. On getting to GT bank ATM, I felt relieved a little. I then inserted my card, but my heart was shattered when I saw the same error message, “INVALID TRANSACTION, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER”. Then I was convinced, there was more to it than I imagined. But if I were to have an issue with my ATM, why that faithful evening when I needed to get something I dreamt of all day to use.
To cut the story short, I went to GT bank today a little pissed, by 7am precisely, and I waited till 8am (resumption time). I guess I was the first customer that day. The problem was, I registered my BVN in my second bank, but I didn’t link it to GT bank.
Now straight to the point, to link your GT bank ACCOUNT to your BVN, dial the following code on the phone number you receive your GT bank alert on;
*737*20*BVN#
NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE YOUR BVN TO USE THE CODE ABOVE OR YOU CONTACT YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER, LIKE I DID.
And like a wish granted, my master card was unlocked miraculously just by dialing the code, and I transacted successfully.
Now that’s how important your BVN can be, ensure you get yours done, so you won’t go through, what I went through. Especially, when you’re not in the mood.
Happy banking.
