The equity bank self-service platform enables people to open bank accounts with Equity Bank Uganda using their mobile phones anywhere.
Equity Bank makes it easy to open an account anywhere on your phone
Using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), one is able to open an Equity account without visiting the bank.
Banking just got a whole lot easier! Open your Equity Bank account in minutes by simply dialing *247#. Enjoy seamless banking from the comfort of your phone.
Opening an Equity Bank Account ensures safety and security for your finances. Whether a client would like to freely access the money or prefer to earn an interest from it, the bank has different types of accounts to suit a client’s specific need.
The platform will ensure financial deepening and inclusion of the unbanked population through increasing access to mainstream banking services.
The platform also allows customers to interact with their money in a way that is immediate, intuitive, and intimate.
Customers are able to withdraw money from their account through the EquiDuuka, from the ATM or any of the bank branches.
It helps in financial deepening and inclusion of the unbanked population in the mainstream banking services. The salient features of *247# include easy access as customers do not require data or internet to access their account or initiate banking transactions.
To open an account one needs a valid national ID and a registered mobile phone number.
Equity Bank Uganda Limited is one of major contributors to Uganda’s job market as it currently employs over 600 members of staff. It won the Uganda Investment Authority “Employer of the Year Award” in 2010 and is among the top Ten Banks in Uganda in terms of profitability and customer deposits as at 2015.