BVN Project
Identity theft and fraudulent transactions have become a menace to the global banking system in recent times. In order to ensure trust relationship in the Nigerian banking system is not undermined, The Central Bank of Nigeria in collaboration with all Nigerian Banks launched Bank Verification Number (BVN) project in February 14, 2014. The BVN uniquely identifies every customer across the Nigeria Banking industry using biometric details. It is a requirement for operating a bank account in Nigeria as no withdrawal shall be made on accounts without validated BVN (customers in diaspora accounts were exempted till January 31, 2016).
BENEFITS
The benefits of the project among others include:
- BVN gives a unique identity that can be verified across the Nigerian Banking Industry.
- Customers’ bank accounts are protected from unauthorized access.
- It will address issues of identity theft, thus reduce exposure to fraud.
- It will enhance the credit system in the Nigerian Banking Industry.
HOW TO ENROL IN NIGERIA
- Get to any Zenith branch and fill out enrolment form (click here to download the form)
- Present yourself for biometric data capture at the branch
- Enrolment Ticket ID will be issued you at the end of biometric capture exercise
- BVN will be sent to you via sms after 48 hours of enrolment
- You can check your BVN from your 9mobile, Airtel or MTN line by dialling *565*0# after 48 hours of enrolment.
Enrolment in Diaspora
BVN enrolment in Zenith Bank offices outside Nigeria is free. However, enrolment with NIBSS partners (Online Integrated Services Inc. and VFS Global) requires payment and online booking for an appointment. For booking, payment and other requirements, visit https://oisservices.com/bvn.php (Online Integrated Services Inc. locations) or http://www.vfsglobal.com/bvn/nigeria (VFS Global locations).
GHANA ( ZENITH BANK OFFICE )
Zenith Bank Limited Premier Towers, Liberia Road, Accra, Ghana Tel +233 302 611500, 302 680884, 542 000111 Zenith Bank Limited East Legon Branch, Lagos Street Tel +233 302 611500, 302 680884, 542 000111
GAMBIA ( ZENITH BANK OFFICE )
Zenith Bank (Gambia) Ltd 49,Kairaba Avenue, KSMD, Fajara, The Gambia Tel: (220) 4399471, 4399474, 4399475.
AUSTRALIA
Melbourne:
VFS Global (BVN Enrolment Centre) Suite 4, Level 12, 55 Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria - 3000. Working Hours - 09:00 to 15:00 (Monday to Friday) Email: bvninfoaustralia@vfsglobal.com Helpline: +612 9252 1152.
CANADA
Email: Ninservicesdmv@gmail.com
CHINA
Beijing: OIS SERVICES, Unit 1 Suite 1801, Kun Sha Building, 16 Xin Yuan Li Str, Chaoyang District, Beijing PRC.
Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 4:00pm).
RMB300 enrolment fee.
Tel: +86-1084004549
Guangzhou: OIS SERVICES, Unit 27/28, 41st Floor, R&F To-Win Building, 30 Huaxia Rd, Tianhe District, Guangzhou PRC.
Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 4:00pm).
RMB300 enrolment fee.
Tel: +862089196634
Shenzhen: AVANTE Global Services: China (Permanent location) Avante Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 409, Building Zhichuang, Building 1, Industrial Zone, Nanshan, Xili, Changuang, Shenzhen, China. [深圳市南山区西丽街道茶光工业区1栋智创大厦409]
Hours: Monday to Friday (9:00AM to 5:00PM)
E-mail: sz@avanteglobalservices.com
Tel: 0755-83763739
EGYPT
AVANTE Global Services: Cairo (Permanent location). 18 Mahdy Arafa Street, Al-Hay AIAshir, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Hours: by appointment only M-F 10:00AM to 7:00PM Email: bvn-cairo@avantetech.com Phone: +20 103 321 1618 or +20 155 338 1514.
FRANCE
Paris: 7 rue Daru, 75008 Paris France (1st Floor). Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 12:30pm & 1:30pm – 4:00pm). €40 enrolment fee. Payment method: Cash. Tel: +33 7 58 07 76 11
INDIA
Mumbai: VFS Global (BVN Enrolment Centre) Urmi Axis Building, Third Floor, Behind Famous Studio, Opp. E Moses Road.
Working Hours – 09:00 to 17:00 (Monday to Friday). No appointment is required, walk in to enroll.
Email - bvnfeedbackwestindia@vfshelpline.com
Helpline: +91 – 22 – 66008514
Mumbai (Maharashtra): OIS Visa Services, Quest Offices Pvt. Ltd., 8th Floor, Parinee Crescenzo, C38 & 39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East) Pin: 400051, Maharashtra, India.
Opening times: Monday to Friday (10:00am – 12:30pm & 2:00pm - 4:00pm).
Rs.3600 enrolment fee.
Tel: +91 22 48800743
New Delhi: OIS Visa Services, C/O Central Board of Irrigation & Power Plot No. 4, Ground Floor, Institutional Area Opp. Sarvodaya School Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi, India.
Opening times: Monday to Friday (10:00am – 12:30pm & 2:00pm – 4:00pm).
Rs.3600 enrolment fee.
Tel: +91 11-4721 9050, +91 8800530119
ITALY
Rome: Online Integrated Solutions S.R.L., Via Sicilia, 30 00187 Rome, Italy. Opening times: Monday to Friday (10:00am – 4:00pm). €40 enrolment fee. Payment method: Credit or Debit card only.
JAPAN
AVANTE Global Services: Tokyo (Permanent location). Tokyo, Japan 9F TOHO Hibiya Building, 1-2-2, Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0006, Japan. Hours: by appointment only. Phone: +81 70 1252 2514
LEBANON
Beirut: OIS Services, Jnah-Beirut Opposite Rafik Hariri University Hospital Mais 6 Building – 3Rd Floor P.O.Box 9 UNESCO. Opening Times: 9am - 4pm. Enrolment fee: $45 or 68000 Lebanese Pounds. Help Desk: infobeirut@oisservices.com Tel: 009611845138
MALAYSIA
Kuala Lumpur: 36.01 Level 36 Menara Citibank, 165 Jalan Ampang 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm –5:00pm). RM200 Enrolment fee. Tel: +60321697000, +60321697003
NETHERLANDS
The Hague: OIS Services: First Floor, Regus Building, Koningin Juliana Plein 10. Postcode 2595AA, The Hague Central Station, Netherlands. €40 enrolment fee. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:00pm). Email: infothehague@oisservices.com Telephone no: 0031708915324
NEW ZEALAND
Auckland: VFS Global (BVN Enrolment Centre) 87-89 Albert Street, Ground Level, Suite 2, Auckland 1010, New Zealand. Working Hours – 10:30 to 16:30 (Monday to Friday). Email - bvninfonewzealand@vfsglobal.com Helpline: +6493695669
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg: OIS SERVICES, 6 Bolton Road Parkwood Rosebank, 2193. Johannesburg, SA. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am - 4:00pm). R615 enrolment fee. Payment method: Point-of-Sale. Tel: +27 112682376; +27 112682470.
TANZANIA
Dar es Salaam: AVANTE Global Services: Avante Technology Tanzania Ltd. (Permanent location) 6 Simba Street, Mivinjeni, Kurasini, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Hours: Monday to Friday (9:00AM-5:00PM), Saturday (09:00AM – 2:00PM). E-mail: tz@avanteglobalservices.com Tel: +255222112810, +255735004938
TURKEY
Ankara: OIS Services Danismanlik Ltd. Sri Kazim Ozalo MH. Koza SK. No:35/3 Cankaya/Ankara. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am - 12:30pm & 2:00pm - 4:00pm). 230 Turkish Lira enrolment fee. Tel: 00903124382175, 00903124382176
UNITED ARAB EMIRATE
Dubai: OIS SERVICES, 22A (22nd floor), Silver Tower, Cluster I, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, U.A.E. Opening times: Sunday to Thursday (9:00 am – 4:00 pm) 180 AED enrolment fee. Tel: +971 4 276 5448
UNITED KINGDOM
London: OIS Services, 56-57 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1JU, UK.
Opening times: Monday to Friday (10:00am - 4:00pm).
30 pounds enrolment fee (Card payment only at the center).
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7832 0001
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Atlanta: OIS Services, Suite 204, 918 Holcomb bridge road, Roswell, Atlanta, GA 30076. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 4:00pm) $45 enrolment fee. Payment method: Money order in favour of Online Integrated Solutions Inc. Tel: +1 678 514 3263
Dallas: AVANTE Technologies (Permanent location), Accondu Consulting 9450 Skillman Street Suite #120 Dallas,TX. 75243. Hours: Mon-Fri (9:00am – 5:00pm) by appointment only. E-mail: tx@avanteglobalservices.com Tel:+1 (214) 763 5409
Houston: OIS Services, Suite 745, 9894 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77036. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 4:00pm) $45 enrolment fee. Payment method: Money order in favour of Online Integrated Solutions Inc. Tel: +1 713-771-1871
Los Angeles: OIS Services, Suite 302, 11222 S. La Cienega Blvd Inglewood, CA. 90304. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 4:00pm). $45 enrollment fee. Payment method: Money order in favour of Online Integrated Solutions Inc. Tel: +1 213 705 2978
New Jersey: AVANTE Technologies (Permanent location), 70 Washington Road, Princeton Junction, NJ 08550. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 3:00pm). Email ID: nj@avanteglobalservices.com Tel: +1 (609) 799-8896
New York: 370 Lexington Ave, Suite 1505 New York, NY 10017. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 4:00pm). $45 enrolment fee. Payment method: Credit or Debit Card, Money order in favour of Online Integrated Solutions Inc. Tel: +1 917 900 1114
Washington: OIS, Washington DMV, 11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 160, Rockville, MD, 20852. Opening times: Monday to Friday (9:00am – 4:00pm). $45 enrolment fee. Payment method: Money order in favour of Online Integrated Solutions Inc. Tel: +1 301-231-7000
How to update your account with us if you have enrolled with another Bank
If you have enrolled for your BVN with other Nigerian Banks or authorized
INTERNET BANKING
- Login to internet banking
- Click on Account summary on the left pane
- Click on BVN update
- Enter your BVN and click submit
ZENITH DIRECT
- Download BVN update form (click here to download the form)
- Fill it out
- Mail to zenithdirect@zenithbank.com
- Call our 24/7 contact centre on +234-1-2927000, or +234-1-2787000
*966# EAZYBANKING (SHORT CODE)
- Dial *966*YourBVN# from the GSM number on which you receive transaction alerts (Individual Naira account only)
ZENITH BANK WEBSITE
- Go to www.zenithbank.com/bvnupdate
- Enter your Zenith [NUBAN] Account Number
- Enter your BVN
- Enter the provided Security Code and click Validate
- On successful validation enter your token details to update and activate your account