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How To Get Your Own Master Card In Nigeria Within 48 Hours
If you love buying things cheaper online, your greatest challenge could be credit card to use. The first time I ever got to shop online I had to pay through bank wire transfer and I paid over $60 in bank charges, even my seller insisted I must pay their own bank charges too, was about $17, while my bank demanded that I maintain minimum of $100 in the account, its own procedure for maintaining a domiciliary account with them. All that cost me extra $177. Now imagine if what I bought was just worth $25 – that means I had to expend $202 just to buy something of $25. It can be that bad.
But when I got a MasterCard, it took away all those expense and stress I had to go through. I didn’t tell you how I go to bank regularly to fill forms for my wire transfer. Sometimes it could take about 5 days before one transfer could be successful, while with my MasterCard I order now, pay now and my order is processed now and shipped to me. If it’s a domain name I buy for example, that means I will get it immediately. No delay, no stress, just that easy. Here is how I got mine, remember, several Nigerian banks now offer MasterCard. So, you can even check with your bank. I got mine from Zenith Bank and I think it’s about the easiest I have noticed. It took only 24hrs to activate and 48hrs before I started using the card, but I got the card the same day I applied at the bank.
These are the requirements:
1) Drivers license or international passport
2) Minimum of $120 dollars
3) Passport Photographs (optional) to go with it
4) Utility bill (Also optional)
5) Application number or the document issued to you when you first applied on the bank’s website.
Note if you already have an account with Zenith bank, then those requirements, passport photo and utility bill may not be required. Wait! Of what use is MasterCard if not to shop online. Here are the steps you should follow to get your own MasterCard.
S t e p 1: G o . t o www.zenithbank.com to apply for your own MasterCard. The Zenith MasterCard is known as the Web Surfer card.
Step 2: You will need your driver’s license or international passport number when applying online.
Step 3: After entering all the details online and submitted, the site would open a page that contains the Web Surfer reference account number.
Step 4: Print out this page. It’s advisable you print it out. But in case you have any challenge in doing so, quickly copy that number in order not to lose it. That number is what forms part of your Web Surfer account and you require it in serious cases.
Step 5: Change your naira to dollars at the nearest Bureau-de-change. You need a minimum of $120 to open the account. The bank will automatically take $20 as annual fee for the card while you have the balance of $100 for your shopping. However, if you have more dollars or your shopping plan is above $100, simply pay in all the money while opening the account. The bank changes extra $5 each time you want to reload the card.
Step 6: Take all the requirements to the nearest Zenith bank office near you and request to open a Web Surfer account. Note that some branches may not have the MasterCard plastic card available and may recommend you to another Zenith Bank branch. But if you are having any problem trying to open the account you can email; mail@fastwebsms.com The Company can help you obtain one at a fee.
Step 7: After processing and accepting your application Zenith Bank will issue you with a MasterCard instantly while the card might take up to 48 hour to be activated and you start shopping online. I hope the information is helpful to you. How to use your Zenith MasterCard: Now that you have a MasterCard, you will want to use on websites to buy goods. Yes, you can use it on any site where there is MasterCard logo. However, you may have some problems with some sites that don’t like credit cards from Nigeria. If you have any such case of your credit card purchase being rejected because you are from Nigeria, don’t worry. Simply write a letter to the owners of the website explaining to them that you are the owner of the MasterCard that was rejected. Show them proof like your driver’s license or international passport, and give details of the issuing bank and ask them to contact the bank for verification. Since the card is yours and it’s not stolen you can make your case with the company and they will quickly apologize and accept your payment. Note that the only reason they don’t accept credit cards from Nigeria is because they are afraid that it may have been stolen from someone else. But since it’s yours, let them know it’s yours.
