Super fund text service activated

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The National - Thursday, March 24, 2011
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By BOSORINA ROBBYNAMBAWAN Super members across the country can now check their account balances anytime and anywhere there is Digicel coverage.Launched yesterday, this service uses the USSD technology provided by DataNets with security measures protecting members and their money.Nambawan Super managing director Leon Buskens said this USSD service was an addition to activities that the fund had embarked on to ramp up member services and establish effective communication between the members and their super fund.Member accounts could be accessed online, and many more, he said.Buskens stressed that the project took so long to complete to ensure security and that the integrity of members’ information was managed carefully.To be eligible for the Nambawan supertext, members must first register at their nearest branches nationwide to get security PIN.Using their Digicel phones, members type in *661*member account number*member pin number# and press “send” or the call button.