First Bank mobile money transfer: step-by-step guide

You should definitely know this easy method of First Bank mobile money transfer! This article will help you to find out how to check your balance, transfer money, and other functions.

First Bank

First Bank is Nigeria’s first ever bank, which was established in 1894. That’s more than 120 years of providing high-quality banking services to the Nigerian people and other countries throughout the world, where they have their affiliated companies.

Since the very beginning, First Bank has been successful at building relationships with customers, which are focusing on the fundamentals of strong liquidity, good corporate governance, leadership, and optimized risk management.

First Bank mobile money transfer

First Bank mobile money transfer is one of the best, fastest, and safest Nigerian mobile banking platforms. You can perform lots of transactions with its special First Bank mobile transfer code "*894#". Basically, you can check your account's balance, transfer money from your account to any other (both for the First Bank and other Nigerian banks), buy credit for your account etc.

How to register?

If you want to start using the First Bank mobile money transfer option, you should have a First Bank account and mobile number you want to use for the transaction. By the way, this number should be the one you used to open or that you registered with your First Bank account.

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If you want to register your First Bank account, follow these steps:

#1) just dial "*894*0#";

#2) a list of disguised debit card numbers linked to your account will be displayed;

#3) choose the preferred ATM card you want to use;

#4) enter the 4-digit PIN (Personal Identification Number) for the selected ATM card;

#5) create a new 5-digit PIN; this PIN would be used to complete or confirm your future transactions.

Now your number is active at the First Bank USSD Quick Banking Service.

What to do if you don’t have a First Bank ATM card?

In the case where you don’t have a First Bank ATM card, just follow these steps:

#1) dial "*894*0#";

#2) provide your 10-digit First Bank account number;

#3) create a new 5-digit Personal Identification Number.

Now your number is active at the First Bank USSD Quick Banking Service.

If you want to check your account balance just dial "*894*00#". And you will receive an SMS notification that will show all your account balances.

First Bank Mobile App

You can recharge Airtime for your phone with the help of the First Bank mobile app. Follow these steps:

#1) just dial "*894*Amount#" (if you want to recharge N 1,000 Airtime, just dial "*894*1000#");

#2) now your accounts will be displayed for selection (this is in case you have more than one First Bank account);

#3) choose the account you want to pay from.

Now your transaction is finished. By the way, the maximum amount of Airtime that you can recharge for yourself at once is N 10,000, and per day amount is N 10,000 as well. Any recharge on your line above N 3,000 requires entering your 5-digit Personal Identification Number.

How to transfer money from First Bank?

If you want to transfer money from your First Bank account, follow these steps:

#1) just dial the First Bank transfer code: "*894*amount*account number#" (for example: "*894*5000*1234567890#" to send N 5,000 to account number "1234567890");

#2) choose the bank you are transferring to;

#3) confirm beneficiary’s name, amount, and enter your 5-digit Personal Identification Number;

#4) now your accounts are displayed for selection.

#5) choose the account, which you want to transfer from.

Now the transaction is processed and finished. By the way, there is no minimum single transaction amount, that is why you can even send less than N 1,000 to any account you want. However, the maximum single transaction amount is N 100,000. Daily transfer limit is N 100,000. All money transfer transactions require your 5-digit Personal Identification Number.

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Important! This service is available only to GLO, MTN, ETISALAT, and AIRTEL lines.

So, now you can easily transfer money from your First Bank account to any other bank using your mobile phone. Just keep this useful manual not to have problems with such operations in future.