Buying bulk sms with your ATM card

Posted by Felix Okoli on Wednesday June 12, 2013 at 16:16:34:

One of the payment options available to bulk sms buyers in Nigeria is the ATM debit card. As long as you have an ATM card that is attached to your bank account, you can purchase bulk sms credits from online sellers who accept debit cards.

There are a number of bulk sms retailers who have websites integrated with debit card payment processors. All you need to do is use your debit card details on a secure page provided for you after you've made your order for the bulk sms units.

Buying bulk sms units online is quick, instant and less stressful. Just decide on how many units you want, checkout and make payment online. You should be credited with the number of sms units you bought.

Once you've completed the purchase, you should be able to have immediate access to your sms units purchased.

There are different kinds of ATM cards now in Nigeria and they are supported by platforms such as Visa, Mastercard, Interswitch and Etranzact. Are they reliable and it is safe to use it for online purchases? Well, yes as long as you use it on a safe computer like at home and with a personal internet connection and also only on websites approved by your debit card issuers. Try to use it only on sites that has the https: prefix .

You can always confirm with your bank when purchases are made with your ATM debit card as it would show up in your list of transactions as a debit.