Offline UPI payments work through a service called *99#, which uses Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) technology ...

Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Banks to start deducting charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions directly from users’ mobile airtime. In a statement sent to ...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced an important change on the deduction of charges for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions. Starting Tuesday, June 3, ...

Cybercriminals are exploiting USSD codes, disguised as delivery agents, to activate call forwarding on unsuspecting citizens' phones. This allows them to intercept bank alerts and OTPs, leading to ...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced a new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) code to enable Nigerians to verify the authenticity of banks and other financial service providers ...

After a prolonged blame game over the N150 billion debt for the use of Unsupported Supplementary Service Data (USSD), there appears to be a flicker of light at the end of the tunnel for telcos. The ...

The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) recently issued an advisory warning citizens about a rising wave of ...