One major way to achieve this is the use of USSD codes for different Nigerian banks. USSD, which means Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, is a communications protocol used by mobile phones to ...

The USSD is a protocol for sending data through GSM, similar to SMS. It's most commonly used for callback services, checking data/minutes, interactive news, ringtone selling, and even payment methods.

The USSD technology is prone to fraud, slow and laborious. Technologists believe it is time for Uganda to shift to better technologies and this will require a collaborative effort from the innovators, ...

As digital services increasingly become part of everyday life, cyber fraudsters are adopting new techniques to siphon money from unsuspecting users. A new form of fraud involving USSD code-based call ...

Stax, a startup that allows Africans to buy airtime, send and request money, and transfer funds between accounts via automated USSD codes, has raised a $2.2 million seed extension round. U.S.-based VC ...

The Factory Reset. One of those last ditch efforts that many of us have a fair bit of experience with. However, a malicious embed code could potentially do the exact same thing to your Galaxy S III.

Safaricom has shared a USSD code that allows Kenyans to reactivate old mobile lines that may have been deactivated. The service provides a convenient way.

Customers of Titan Trust Bank Limited, one of the three newest entrants into the banking industry, have commended the lender for seamless service enjoyed on its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data ...

Consumers have expressed deep concerns over the planned disconnection of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services for nine banks by telecommunications companies (telcos) starting ...

Agritech company Afrimash has launched a USSD solution that enables farmers to verify the authenticity of day-old chicks before making a purchase, using just a basic mobile phone. In a statement on ...