How To Send MTN Mobile Money From Ghana To Nigeria

Did you know you can now send MTN Mobile Money from Ghana to Nigeria directly from your phone, from the comfort of your home? Sending money from Ghana to Nigeria via the local wallet is now possible and available to all MTN users.

For all Ghanaian MTN users, you can now send Mobile Money from Ghana to Nigeria by following the same prompts for local transfers but with a few changes.

With most Ghanaians unable to send money directly to their friends and colleagues in Nigeria and having to use third party apps, they can now rejoice for the new development. It is now easier to send money from Ghana to Nigeria without using Chipper cash app and other authentic third-party apps.

Below, are detailed steps on how to send MTN mobile money from Ghana to Nigeria without the use of third party applications.

How To Send MTN Mobile Money From Ghana To Nigeria

1. Dial *170#
2. Select option 1 (Transfer money)
3. Proceed to select option 7 (Cross Border Payment)
4. Now, select option 1 (transfer to wallet)
5. Proceed to choose 1 (Nigeria) from the short list
6. Key in the receiver’s number
7. Make sure to start the number with 234xxxxxxxx
8. Proceed to enter your amount
9. Wait for prompt to enter PIN Code
10. Now, confirm the transaction

Ghana, has been among the countries blacklisted from using PayPal and other prominent financial services and apps due to unknown reasons. For some years now, sending money directly from your phone to a Nigerian without the involvement of a third person was a hard nut to crack.

However, with the introduction of this new ‘cross border’ payment option, you can now send money through your MTN to any Nigerian. This is a good initiative towards the world of digitalization.

Also, few hours ago, Ghana and Rwanda signed an MoU to implement a Licence Passporting Framework and Cross-Border Payment Interoperability.

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