Good day NL members and UBA AfriCard user,
I will like us to share our experience with UBA Afri Card, more especially amount charged per currency and the bank charges. I notice there are additional charges after making payment, but I can't figure out how they calculate the charges. I also went to the bank but they weren't able to proof to me how they charge due to the best reasons known to them.
So if you know exactly how they charge per transaction please kindly let us know and also today's exchange rate.

I must confess UBA Africard charges is much, let ideas flow.........



Update:

FROM UBA

There is a N50 charge for withdrawals through UBA ATMs,N100 through other ATMs.

N1000 or the equivalent (in the country's currency) is charged for withdrawals outside Nigeria.
For PoS and Web transactions, 2.75 % of the value of transaction will be charged.

UBA Africard can be funded with a minimum of N500 and a maximum of N750,000.

You must be at least 18 years old to apply for the prepaid card. You would be required to provide proof of identity, address and a valid telephone number/ or e-mail address.

Youngzedd: Good day NL members and UBA AfriCard user,
I will like us to share our experience with UBA Afri Card, more especially amount charged per currency and the bank charges. I notice there are additional charges after making payment, but I can't figure out how they calculate the charges. I also went to the bank but they weren't able to proof to me how they charge due to the best reasons known to them.
So if you know exactly how they charge per transaction please kindly let us know and also today's exchange rate.

I must confess UBA Africard charges is much, let ideas flow.........

Sincerely speaking, nothing is free under dis world, no bank has a free charges on third party transaction, meanwhile , UBA Africard is charged at 2.75% on every transaction

eluquenson:


Sincerely speaking, nothing is free under dis world, no bank has a free charges on third party transaction, meanwhile , UBA Africard is charged at 2.75% on every transaction

Yup and nothing should be FREE. I later found the charges, upon they charge 2.75%, they will still charge 163 per dollar when others are charging 159. Not only that, when depositing into the account they will also charge 100 Naira.

Now a dollar is 162 that means they will charge 169 or 170.

Just managing them for now.

The charges are much.

Youngzedd:

Yup and nothing should be FREE. I later found the charges, upon they charge 2.75%, they will still charge 163 per dollar when others are charging 159. Not only that, when depositing into the account they will also charge 100 Naira.

Now a dollar is 162 that means they will charge 169 or 170.

Just managing them for now.

The charges are much.

Beside all dis charges, their service is very good, av neva experienced any challenges since I started using the card.

eluquenson:

Beside all dis charges, their service is very good, av neva experienced any challenges since I started using the card.

They knocked me out from login to online portal, they said I should contact the bank which I did. I requested for pin reset since last month up till now no signal from them.

They also did it to a friend of mine.

Their staffs knows nothing about AfriCard. Just a question they can't give a reasonable reply.

I found all the info on their Facebook page.

Youngzedd:

They knocked me out from login to online portal, they said I should contact the bank which I did. I requested for pin reset since last month up till now no signal from them.

They also did it to a friend of mine.

Their staffs knows nothing about AfriCard. Just a question they can't give a reasonable reply.

I found all the info on their Facebook page.

Right now av u resolved the issue, if not tell me & I could be of help, its very easy when u verify ur visa card before embarking on internet payment.
And I will assure u its still the best for now.
Moreover, majority of the staff as u mentioned doesn't make use of it.

eluquenson:


Sincerely speaking, nothing is free under dis world, no bank has a free charges on third party transaction, meanwhile , UBA Africard is charged at 2.75% on every transaction

I think this card is useless, reason being that I have not been able to use it online. I actually got this card for aliexpress transctions, but have not succeded. Pls "HOUSE" has anyone used it succesfully on aliexpress? What am I not doing right? Help pls....

ceexcel:

I think this card is useless, reason being that I have not been able to use it online. I actually got this card for aliexpress transctions, but have not succeded. Pls "HOUSE" has anyone used it succesfully on aliexpress? What am I not doing right? Help pls....

Its quite unfortunate u can't make use of it, lemmi ask u some few questions
1. Have u changed ur web password
2 If u have changed ur web password, av u activated it on verified by visa website
3 If u av done those above, av u been able to login on ur acct online.
We can resolve ur issue as soon as these questions has been answered.

eluquenson:

Its quite unfortunate u can't make use of it, lemmi ask u some few questions
1. Have u changed ur web password
2 If u have changed ur web password, av u activated it on verified by visa website
3 If u av done those above, av u been able to login on ur acct online.
We can resolve ur issue as soon as these questions has been answered.

Yes to all execpt the web pin. I did not change the web pin but I was able 2 do all other things, even verifying it by visa. @eluquenson, pls hv u used it succesfully on aliexpress? Each time I try 2 use it, I get this error message(no money hv been deducted from your account, make sure you're using a valid credit card. Pls is anyother person facing dsame challenge? Will be glad to hear from you.

ceexcel:

Yes to all execpt the web pin. I did not change the web pin but I was able 2 do all other things, even verifying it by visa. @eluquenson, pls hv u used it succesfully on aliexpress? Each time I try 2 use it, I get this error message(no money hv been deducted from your account, make sure you're using a valid credit card. Pls is anyother person facing dsame challenge? Will be glad to hear from you.

I want to ask u some few questions
1. What other things u said u used d card for
2. Do u still av d default web pin
3. Do u av the vbv password, its different frm ur web pin.
I av used aricard on aliexpress times without number, even I still made use of it on atm, and I av never seen any such error.

eluquenson:

I want to ask u some few questions
1. What other things u said u used d card for
2. Do u still av d default web pin
3. Do u av the vbv password, its different frm ur web pin.
I av used aricard on aliexpress times without number, even I still made use of it on atm, and I av never seen any such error.

Thank u for your urgent response.
* I have only used it on atm 2 withdraw funds that I deposited into the card, but since it didn't work 4 me on aliexpress, I hv not tried it using in on other websites.
*yes I still use the web pin(that is, the default web pin as given by the bank.
*yes I have the vbv password.
Pls what methods did u apply before u used yours? Thank u again.

ceexcel:
Thank u for your urgent response.
* I have only used it on atm 2 withdraw funds that I deposited into the card, but since it didn't work 4 me on aliexpress, I hv not tried it using in on other websites.
*yes I still use the web pin(that is, the default web pin as given by the bank.
*yes I have the vbv password.
Pls what methods did u apply before u used yours? Thank u again.

Meanwhile, as u said u still av d web pin, u need to change it & try login with the credentials & see if u av acct online.
The method I applied was I logged in with the default web pin & I changed it immediately, I input my profile then I proceed to activate verify by visa which I put anoda password & d new password is meant for payment above 20k I guess cos whenever I pay a sum of 30k+ d site request for d vbv password. Right now I don't know d stage u are

eluquenson:

Meanwhile, as u said u still av d web pin, u need to change it & try login with the credentials & see if u av acct online.
The method I applied was I logged in with the default web pin & I changed it immediately, I input my profile then I proceed to activate verify by visa which I put anoda password & d new password is meant for payment above 20k I guess cos whenever I pay a sum of 30k+ d site request for d vbv password. Right now I don't know d stage u are

Broda, thanks once again......... mine is that i have not changed the default pin but i have already created the account and done the verified by visa stuff. whenever i want to purchase an item, i always have to transfer money by bank wire which is almost taking my profit.
maybe i have to change my web pin to see if it will work.............. CAN I USE THE SAME PIN 4 THE WEB AND ATM?
THANKS.

Point 1 - I have a personalized UBA Africard (My Name is inscribed in it)
Point 2 - After all the verification and changing of pin and password I was able to use the card for ATM withdrawals from UBA ATM and other banks ATM. I have been using it successfully to make purchases on Aliexpress.
Point 3 - You are charged N100 each time deposit is made into your account.
Point 4 - I made 4 different purchases at different time last month from aliexpress and from my calculations, they were making a one made a deduction each time I made a transaction which amounted to N162.43 conversion rate (please note that it included their charges).
Point 5 - From the time i have owned the Africard, I have not received or seen any extra charges.

For services,
I think, their staff are not too familiar with the card, but they made a lot of provision in terms of write ups to guild and help you with activating and using the card. The problem I think is that most of us don't take time to go through their instruction one step at a time. Cheers.

ceexcel:

Broda, thanks once again......... mine is that i have not changed the default pin but i have already created the account and done the verified by visa stuff. whenever i want to purchase an item, i always have to transfer money by bank wire which is almost taking my profit.
maybe i have to change my web pin to see if it will work.............. CAN I USE THE SAME PIN 4 THE WEB AND ATM?
THANKS.

U need to change d default web pin before making payment with it
U can't use web pin for atm withdrawals, there is a pin for atm which comes with the card, if can't remember it seek for atm pin reset.

Chai! I was charged 167+ yesterday without the 2.75% charge. When dollar is 162.60

UBA too dey steal.

Annoyed.

eluquenson:

Right now av u resolved the issue, if not tell me & I could be of help, its very easy when u verify ur visa card before embarking on internet payment.
And I will assure u its still the best for now.
Moreover, majority of the staff as u mentioned doesn't make use of it.

They haven't reset the pin. I will go there by his grace this Friday, although I do everything with the card but logining to the online portal is hard.


The card is trying but charges is much.

As of posting this USD is now
1 US dollar =
160.1000
Nigerian nairas

Youngzedd: As of posting this USD is now
1 US dollar =
160.1000
Nigerian nairas

To d best of my knowledge, the exchange rate for making use of aliexpress escrow service is different frm our local exchange rate I guess, cos I have been charged for dis 167.+ ever since I started paying on aliexpress with the card.

How does one get a new web pin to replace the old one. Cos when I applied for mine, I wasn't told that it had a web pin, just the ATM pin which was change.

2s£xy:
How does one get a new web pin to replace the old one. Cos when I applied for mine, I wasn't told that it had a web pin, just the ATM pin which was change.

Go to the branch that issued the card to you and request for the reset of web i-pin. You will be asked to write a letter (short letter pls ) then submit it to them.
That is all.

eluquenson:

To d best of my knowledge, the exchange rate for making use of aliexpress escrow service is different frm our local exchange rate I guess, cos I have been charged for dis 167.+ ever since I started paying on aliexpress with the card.

Yeah, that was there initial charge with the 2.75% but What they charged me was 167+ without the transaction charge.

I believe it's because of the increase in USD last week.

Still waiting for it to fall a bit b4 I carry another transaction.

Youngzedd:

They knocked me out from login to online portal, they said I should contact the bank which I did. I requested for pin reset since last month up till now no signal from them.

They also did it to a friend of mine.

Their staffs knows nothing about AfriCard. Just a question they can't give a reasonable reply.

I found all the info on their Facebook page.

i have the same problem with them too.i regret having that card .i should have opened an account and get their mastercard instead or better still acess bank visa.now i cant loggin .sad story

I no go lie, i have done that a lot and what they usually send me is the ATM PIN...

May be I should try a different branch because this folks don't know nadah about Africard and that is a bad rep.

Youngzedd:

Go to the branch that issued the card to you and request for the reset of web i-pin. You will be asked to write a letter (short letter pls ) then submit it to them.
That is all.

2s£xy:
I no go lie, i have done that a lot and what they usually send me is the ATM PIN...

May be I should try a different branch because this folks don't know nadah about Africard and that is a bad rep.

Sincerely, dey don't know it cos dey only make use of it over the atm, when u go try write it in bold WEB pin reset cos its d instruction dey will scan to H/office.

2s£xy:
I no go lie, i have done that a lot and what they usually send me is the ATM PIN...

May be I should try a different branch because this folks don't know nadah about Africard and that is a bad rep.

Sincerely, dey don't know it cos dey only make use of it over the atm, when u go try write it in bold WEB pin reset cos its d instruction dey will scan to H/office.
Or better still u go for a new card

I have even lost both web and atm pins. I will apply for one after the other.

What I usually do is load d exact amount for purchase of my item online and I only use mine for buying domain names to sell later.

Thanks...

eluquenson:

Sincerely, dey don't know it cos dey only make use of it over the atm, when u go try write it in bold WEB pin reset cos its d instruction dey will scan to H/office.
Or better still u go for a new card

i know this thread is for africard but i will like to ask which other bank has a better services in terms of payment cards excluding gtb(i dont like that bank)

texaco1: i know this thread is for africard but i will like to ask which other bank has a better services in terms of payment cards excluding gtb(i dont like that bank)

Well, I don't know of other banks but I make use of africard which serve my purpose very well

eluquenson:

Well, I don't know of other banks but I make use of africard which serve my purpose very well

well it has failed me woefully

texaco1: i know this thread is for africard but i will like to ask which other bank has a better services in terms of payment cards excluding gtb(i dont like that bank)

I heard some news about Zenith Bank Visa card, it's dual currency.

Youngzedd:

I heard some news about Zenith Bank Visa card, it's dual currency.

Although, uba also have a dual currency debit card bt will be linked with both dom & naira acct.
But, its nt advisable to use a card linked with acct for online biz