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OTP Not Working? How to Fix Online Payment Verification Code Issues in Nigeria (2025)

Inability to receive OTP is a Problem encounter during some online and E-payment. In this article, you’ll learn how to solve OTP problem. So, if you not receiving OTP on your phone; keep reading…

What is OTP?

This one time password generator

 

 

 

 

OTP stands for One-Time Password. It is generated by the Safetoken Service.  OTP is also referred to as safetoken. Safetoken/OTP and transaction limits are being put in place for your protection as part of the mandatory regulatory compliance by the CBN.

To make online shopping even more secure, online payment processors generate this second level security for your safety. This second level security is a 6-8 digit One Time Password (secure OTP). This help to protect your credit card and payment on the internet.

Online payment gateway without OTP

There is No secured online payment gateway that does not ask for one time password (OTP). If you’re using Mobile App to make payment, a token may be required. Any online payment without secure OTP or token is NOT fully secured. It is not advisable to shop or make payment via such online payment platform. So, do not try bypass OTP when making online payment.

Importance of OTP in Online Payment/transactions

  • OTP help you carry out online transactions above the default limits set by your bank.
  • OTP will always help you enjoy the remember card feature for Verve Cards which requires only your CVV2 and PIN to complete transactions.

You will receive an OTP on your registered mobile phone number automatically, when you use your card for making online payment at websites that support verified VISA or MasterCard® SecureCode™ authentication.

To avoid running into the problem of not getting your OTP verification code SMS text message quick when you initiate online payment, ensure that you use your primary mobile phone number ( that is the mobile number registered with your bank account and link to Verve card, Mastercard or VISA Card). This helps to avail fast authentication.

There are over twenty web payment platforms in Nigeria, if you try using your verve card, mastercard, visa, or other bank credit card to make payment on any of these webpay enabled platforms and it didn’t work; it means you have to register for secure OTP.

Solving OTP problem and Receiving OTP on your phone; to solve OTP problem, register and link your mobile number to your account.

How can you register for secure OTP in Nigeria

There are 3 ways to register for Safetoken/OTP service namely;

  • Activation by your Bank.
  • Activate on the Quickteller App.
  •  Self-Activation at the ATM.

How to self-activate Interswitch Safetoken/OTP on ATM for online payment

The Interswitch Safetoken Service system generates a 6-8 digit One-Time-Password (OTP) whenever a transaction is initiated via the Interswitch Web Payment Platform.

PLEASE NOTE THIS: The customer’s card would have been previously linked to his phone number for him/her to utilize this service. At the point of initiating a transaction, the customer may receive an OTP via hardware/software devices, grid cards or SMS and then he is required to input this OTP on the web payment platform in order to complete the payment.

The OTP is authorized by the Strong Authentication Server residing either at the switch or at the issuing bank and the transaction is completed.

To register for OTP SMS verification code, follow the prompt;

  1. Go to the nearest ATM, and insert your ATM card
  2. Input your 4-digit PIN and press Enter
  3. Select your bank account type example Savings or Current
  4. Select the ‘Quickteller’ option from the ATM menu screen
  5. Select ‘Pay Bills’ from the Quickteller menu list on the ATM screen
  6. Select ‘Others’ for the bill payment menu option list
  7.  Enter ‘322222”as the Biller Code
  8.  Enter your mobile Phone Number as the Customer Reference Number and select ‘Proceed’

You will get a display “Do you want to make this payment?” Amount Due: N1. DO NOT edit the amount to be paid

9. Click on “Pay amount due”. You will then receive an SMS confirmation page indicating the registration was successful.

What you can do when you do not receive an SMS with a secure OTP after requesting for one?

Make sure you’ve been receiving banking messages on your phone before otherwise visit your bank. Send a mail to webpay@interswitchng.com for assistance in making sure you get your OTP or dial a short code *322*0# to proceed to receive an secure OTP.

If you get error when you try to activating your card for Interswitch OTP service, send an email to support@interswitchng.com. For more information, visit the interswitch Safetoken faq at: https://connect.interswitchng.com/faqs/safetoken-faq/.

OTP is needed for secured online shopping and any online payment platform without OTP is not fully secured. If you follow the instructions above, you will never have problem with your OTP verification code.

Generating OTP and activating new union bank UnionMobile App

If you’re a new union bank UnionMobile App User;

  • Download the new UnionMobile App on your android phone from Google play and accept the Terms and Conditions
  • Enter your account number (OTP will be sent to the mobile phone number registered with the bank)
  • Enter the OTP you received on your registered mobile number
  • Choose username and password
  •  Choose a new password and transaction PIN then submit
  • Return to home page and Log in

If your Existing Users

  •  Download the new UnionMobile App on your android phone from Google play
  • Sign in with your UnionOnline username and password
  • Enter your account number and submit (you’ll receive an SMS containing OTP on your registered phone number)
  • Enter the OTP
  • Create Transaction Pin
  • You are successfully registered, go to home page and login

Finally, to receive OTP on mobile from any bank for any purpose, the mobile number must be registered with your banking account. In your case it seems mobile number is not registered with your banking account and hence you are not receiving OTP from your Union Bank for mobile banking.

Visit your bank and get your mobile number registered to account and starting receiving OTP on your registered mobile number. Please down load the new union bank mobile app from your registered mobile number with the bank. Where you can get the OTP. Please do not disclose any of your credentials to anyone. In case of difficulties please visit any of union bank branch.

 

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233 thoughts on “OTP Not Working? How to Fix Online Payment Verification Code Issues in Nigeria (2025)”

  1. Just started using the app there no space to feel the otp code but my transactions are always failing becos i don’t have the otp number attached to my transactions , what do i do can’t even update the app

  2. I’m getting wrong otp during transaction. During transaction, if I entered correctly an otp sent to via SMS it will bring wrong otp, then the transactionz would fail.
    Pls what can I do to resolve this issue?

  3. Thanks sir
    I am using firstmobile app for the first time, I tried sending card to some one and it shows I should put my otp, which Is supposed to be the 5 digits they sent to me but now it is showing error.
    Pls wat can I do

  4. The Sim card that I used to open my account was lost,and I bought a new one and link it with my account.i am receiving banking messages through it,but whenever I want to use interswich they we send my OTP to my lost sim.please what do I do so that I will be receiving my OTP through my new linked sim

    1. I tried transfering from first bank to Gtb,i was told to input Otp sent to me but i didnt get any,i tried several other times.But when i did a recharge to my line i received an Otp.I tried the transfer again after this to Gtb but still no Otp.

  5. Hello ,i’m Babs I have a problem with activating my OTP .. I tried using the ATM but I only get “ INVALID TRANSACTION “ but I noticed something anytime I try to activate hw I get to the payment reduction proceed to the next page my card is a MasterCard but it shows me Verve-card ( tho I once use a vervecard but misplaced so issued for another which I got a MasterCard ) so anytime I proceed with the details displayed it’s gonna be invalid transaction pls what could be the solution
    Thanks you

  6. Please i was paying for my prepaid meter and my otp code was requested but when i input it,it tells me to try again and before that i was debited the #2000 i was trying to recharge after 10 min i sent another resend otp yet the same issue and debited another#2000 without getting my prepaid unit what do i do?

  7. Please The Phone Number I Use To Open My Account Has Been Lost So I Went To Bank To Change My Alert Phone Number And Then I Always Receive Everything About My Bank Transactions And Then Whenever I Want To Pay Online They Ask For My Acct Phone Nunber And I Press The New One Am Using Now Just To Get My OTP Through Sms And I Was Told The Number Is Not Correct

  8. Good morning Mr. Emma! I have obtained new Visa Debit cards from Access Bank and UBA recently (the last 2 months). The problem is, since collecting them, both Visa debit cards do not carry out International online transactions; despite being assured they are dual currency cards. I generated IPINs for both cards on the ATM machine, but nothing has changed. I have been calling customer lines of both banks to complain about it, but they have all been giving me long stories without solving my problem. My question is: are the Visa debit cards being issued lately by Nigerian banks authentic? I suspect they are not, if not, why are my 2 Visa cards from Access Bank and UBA unable to carry out international online transactions?
    Though my GTBank Naira Mastercard works well on all the international merchant sites I transact with. It is only the Visa cards I recently collected that are failing. Please enlighten me.
    Thank you!

  9. dear sir, i was making online transaction and the OTP was sent to me, unfortunately i enter the pin sent to me only to find out that my OTP is blocked that i should call,,,,, which i have i tried to call the rate of their charges is too much.
    Dear sir please i need your help via this plat form sir.

  10. Pls i need ur reply,i registered using mobile code n it was successful.but if i want to transfer it says i sud validate my acct which i did,and anytime i wanted to transfer it keep on telling me transaction failed not validate again.pls wat wil i do to this?

  11. I want to make an online transaction with jumia and I lost my Sim card which I use in getting alart and a code was to be sent to my sim card and what will I do to avoid that code… I provided the other details for the transaction.. But it is just the code that is the problem.. I need ur help

  12. I wanna make Transactions , been outside Nigeria it pop up on my first bank mobile app I need to enter my Otp sent to my registred phone number but I do not have my Nigeria SIM card here. What should I do now ?

  13. Please i need an urgent answer After registering on pay later, on the otp section i was supose to recieve the otp via my phone fortunately it dint work but having recieving otp via some other online payment have being transacting, how do i rectify this?..thank you

  14. I used an otp code for an online payment of my school fee but I was told it wasn’t successful due to late usage of the code but I later got a debit alert saying the transaction was successful and the school portal is telling me I’ve not paid.. Where is the money hanging and can it be reversed?

  15. Please I Cant Get Otp On My Sim And I HaveTried Using *322*0# but the response is ” otp cant be generated at this moment please try again later” what could be the problem because i have been trying it for hours…

  16. The application is saying that my otp has been sent to my email and I can’t find it, also when ever I press *322*0# it is bringing the otp of my other account number, what can I do

  17. Omahe Abdul wannabe yahoo.com

    I have registered for otp on d ATM machine nd was successfully nd 100 was deducted for charges… And still whenever I try to transfer or do anything that would involve otp in my account I don’t get d otp sent to me…
    Pls sir what the problem… What can I do to it

    1. You don’t have to register for OTP. Ones your phone number is register with your bank account; OTP automatically, will be send to your register phone number any time you try to make transfer or payment via quickteller or any secured payment system.

  18. pls I av regester for the otp but wen ever I try to make a payment online they don’t send to me any otp, I dailed *322*0# and 6degit number was sand to me, and if I use it, it shows me invalid otp

  19. I’ve done my safe token registration on the ATM machine but when I tried an online transaction and also tried to get an OTP for the transaction, they said”unable to generate OTP, try again later”please what do I do?

  20. i tried buying my school HND form online, its requires my card details, which i placed correctly, then the page for the OTP pin pops up which i do get the text on my phone,, d problem is after putting the OTP pin it still isn’t working (Unable to process Cvv2) but the Cvv2 is correct, everything is absolutely correct… why is it not able to process my Cvv2?

  21. I have quickteller sending me an OTP but i don’t receive it on my sim anymore.. I can’t make transfer for a while now.. How can i have it solve so i can start to receive it

  22. Firstly I when to firstbank…complaint to them how I can use my master card for online purchase they direct me to an ATM which I did the needed procedures I got a safe token pass word…when ahead to register for PayPal it’s still them me the same thing that I can’t use the card I should use another?

  23. Hello, pls help, I just change my phone, and I downloaded quick teller app, I am been using d app on my previous Android phone b4, so I just enter my email address and password on the new phone, it went through, then its has for verification code,it says that verification code has already been sent to the mobile number,, I had to check my old phone to see, thank God av not deleted the SMS, then I type in d code, it says validation expire or so,pls how can u solve this. Thanks

  24. Good day….please I tried activating safe token on my keystone MasterCard ,i followed all the prompts but it didn’t ask me to pay #1. It just said unable to complete. Do you think it’s from my bank? P.S I used two different ATM machines.

  25. Hello everyone. I had the same problem with my first bank firstmobile app. It would send the OTP to my phone but there was no slot or screen to enter it into. But then I remembered this article stated that the CBN recent mandated the use of OTP for all online transactions. So I just decided to try updating the app. Surprisingly the updated app absolutely had a screen for inputting the OTP. So if you are facing this same problem I recommend one thing: UPDATE your app to the latest version. Thank you.

  26. Please I have been trying to make mobile transfer but when it gets to a point they ask me to use an OTP code and I end up not getting what to do with the code, it doesn’t just work please help me

  27. please I need your help….any time i tried making
    several payment
    online with Gtbank, it keep telling me ” if i have
    issue i should call gtbhelp line and it
    will be redirected in 10 seconds”pls
    what could be the cause???
    Instead of the page to bring OTP stuffs….it
    keeps counting down from 10secs then
    redirecting thereafter and bring…… “Sorry, the
    service is temporarily unavailable. Please try
    again later…”

  28. can i register a new OTP number different from the one registered in my bank, because i have lost that number can i still register with the ATM without going to the bank? I went to bank and they have changed my alert number but the problem still persist.
    please what steps must I take to change to my new line since the old one is totally barred.

  29. Please I tried making an online transaction,when I tried using the opt sent to me,the system was telling me the transaction as been declained by my bank.please whats the problem

  30. i inputed wrongly the last digit of my phone number when the ATM requeated for my reference number to create OTP for me .Pls what do i do. ?cos d pin will be sent to dat number. is my account safe?

  31. Hi there I’m experincing a problem while trying to do online purchases with my UBA africard on google telling me that “There was a problem authorizing your credit. Please verify your payment information or use an alternate form of payment.” And my card seems to well be activated and working. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

  32. please help me i credit my nairabet account with the sum of #500 and i have no been credited in my nairabet account please help me verify it and retify it immediately becos i trust ur website. Please help me.

    1. Hello singa,
      You don’t register for OTP, it is automatically generated during transaction and sent to the phone number registered with your account. So, let you mum go and update her account (change to the new phone number)

  33. please help me…I tried to perform a transfer transaction through my mobile app..
    after every thing I put my 4digit pin but they will require OTP number which will be sent immediately but there is no column to insert the OTP number and my transaction won’t perform. what is the problem and how can I solve it pls answer….

  34. I experience the same thing too first time I want to use first mobile to send money and after everything I put my password and send ,they will send me this message ,’you have initiated a transfer of so so amount to its account in first bank .use OTP 5 digits eg.: 69536,,,,,to complete the transfer so I don’t know where to put OTP because there is no column created for it. The only thing i see is where to input my 4digit password and if I try to reenter the password it will tell me to input the otp to complete transaction. Meanyle the otp is a 5digit no while password is a 4digit no. If I also try to put the otp no it will tell me password is a 4digit no. Pls help…tanx

      1. I am having this same problem. For instance I tried recharging ,after I input my pin.i get a message that they have sent a five digit code e.g10579, but there is no space to input the code.

  35. pls for the first time I want to use first mobile to send money and after everything I put my password and send ,they will send me this message ,’you have initiated a transfer of so so amount to its account in first bank .use OTP 5 digits eg.: 69536,,,,,to complete the transfer so I don’t know where to put OTP ,so that the money will be sent…tanx

  36. any time i tried making payment online through interswitch payment, it keep telling me ” if i have issue i should call gtbhelp line and it will be redirected in 10 seconds”pls what could be the cause and the possible solution

  37. Pls sir, I created a Facebook advert and if I want to make payment with my MasterCard, they said my card has been declined. Pls what would I do to solv this problem?

  38. I tried activating UBA U-mobile on my android phone… but when I get to a stage I was required to enter token sent to my number… I waited for like eternity and I still haven’t gotten the token till now… please how else can I activate the u-mobile app on my phone.
    thanks.
    soji

  39. Where do I input the otp because I tried to use the otp number sent to me it says just put your four digits pin no space created for this otp delaying my transactions frustrated

  40. can i register a new OTP number different from the one registered in my bank, becaause i have lost that number can i still register with the ATM without going to the bank?

  41. hi there!
    i have online transaction, they ask my account number and the 3 digit number, then the OTP is send to me via text message, but i did not enter my OTP, is there possible that my transaction be valid? Hope you can reply me…

  42. I want to use my online banking app while trying to register..its said that the otp code has been send a number that i no longer use again and ve gone to bank to change the number but its still sending the otp code to that same number again which i dont use.. what do i do??

  43. I got the safetoken device from my bank but each time I want to do a transaction, it won’t even bring the place for me to input the otp code. It gives me this message “For additional security, this transaction requires a One-Time-Password (OTP) because your transaction amount has exceeded the limit”

    1. Hello Pelumi Ayeni,
      How long has the problem persist? Try to reduce the amount you are transferring and see if it will continue to pop-out the same message. If the message persist note that the problem should be a technical problem which will be resolve by your bank.

          1. we understand OTP, i think the question here is “where do we enter the OTP?’. after inserting my pin, it generates an OTP and tells me to use the OTP to complete the transaction but I do not know where i am to enter the OTP no. Pls reply ASAP…it is very urgent. Thank you.

    1. any time i tried making payment online it keep telling me ” if i have issue i should call gtbhelp line and it will be redirected in 10 seconds”pls what could be the cause?

      1. Hello Frank Timinimi,
        When you purchase a new Sim card and do a welcome back, go back to your bank and tell them you want to update your account and validate your phone number. Once, you’ve done this, the problem will be solve.

        1. same problem am getting. I went to the bank and my number was changed and also I received bank alart but when ever I try doing a transaction online, is showing that my otp code has been sent on my old sim. please help.

        1. is a lie joor.I have been trying ti set up my atm card fir paylater whenever i enter the otp it keeps saying failed and transaction not sucessful.I am eveb tired.

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