Using Bank Of Africa Paybill Number 972900

You can use Bank of Africa (BOA) paybill number 972900 to deposit money to the bank account from the M-pesa account. BOA offers mobile banking called Bmobile in two ways:

  • A smart phone user will download the app from the app store or Play store
  • A basic phone user will access the platform by dialing *987#

Services Afvailable Using BOA Bmobile

You can do several tasks from Bmobile without the need to visit the bank. This includes;

  1. Balance Inquiry: Mini statement and Full statements, Account balance
  2. Funds transfer – between own BOA accounts, other BOA Accounts and issuing of EFT and RTGS instructions.
  3. M-pesa : Transfer money from your BOA account to your M-pesa account and vice versa. Pay directly from your BOA account to an M-pesa till number.
  4. Airtel Money : Transfer money from your BOA account to your M-pesa accounts and vice versa.
  5. Bill payment : Utility Bill Payment (DStv, Jambo Jet, KPLC, Jamii Telecom, GOtv, Nairobi Water, and Star Times)
  6. Airtime Top up : to Safaricom, Airtel and Orange subscriber numbers.
  7. Cardless withdrawals : Withdraw cash from your BOA account at any BOA ATM machine without using an ATM card.
  8. Cheque book services : Cheque book requests
  9. Locator : Under this section, you can find your nearest branch and their opening hours as well as how to find the nearest BOA ATM machine.

How To Deposit Money To BOA Bank Account Using Paybill Number

In order to succefully deposit funds to BOA bank from M-pesa using paybill number, follow these steps;

  1. From your phone SIM tool kit or from the Safaricom app, choose M-pesa
  2. Select Lipa na M-pesa
  3. Select paybill
  4. Enter BOA bank paybill number 972900 as the account number
  5. Enter the amount you wish to deposit to the account
  6. Enter your M-pesa pin number
  7. Send the transaction after confirming the details are correct.
  8. You will receive a notification message from M-pesa and the BOA bank on the success of the transaction.

How To Withdraw From BOA bank Account to M-pesa

Bank of Africa Kenya used the USSD code *987# for mobile banking. This code enables you to connect with your bank account and you can withdraw money or access these services from the USSD code;

  • Checking for your account balances
  • Requesting for mini-statements
  • Transferring money from your account to another account
  • Forex Rate Enquiry
  • Stop Cheque
  • Setting up standing orders
  • Cardless withdrawals from the ATM
  • Paying monthly bills such as KPLC,DSTV and Zuku

To withdraw to Mpesa

  • Dial *987# and select withdraw cash option
  • Enter the amount to withdraw
  • Enter the mobile number where to withdraw the cash to
  • Confirm withdrawal

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Conclusion

BOA is a mid level bank that has limited branches and limited market share in Kenya. They have made good progress in providing their customers with mobile banking services and saved them the hustle of going to the bank every time one needs a banking service. Look at these page to see other banks’ Paybill numbers and USSD short codes.

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