SnappyPay is a Nigerian bills payment app for everyday transactions: airtime and data, electricity, cable TV, gift cards and more, in one app. In this Q&A, our Student Ambassador Onize answers the most common question we get: what is SnappyPay, and how do you use it?
What you can do on SnappyPay
- Airtime and data: buy for yourself or someone else, including offline data purchase and bulk airtime and data
- Bills: pay electricity (minimum ₦1,000; some electricity companies set a higher minimum) and cable TV
- Scheduled Payments: set airtime, data, electricity or cable TV payments to run once, daily, weekly, every two weeks or monthly. Your wallet must be funded before the due date
- Gift cards: buy gift cards, and sell unused gift cards
- Virtual dollar card: for online payments
- Airtime to cash: convert airtime to cash in your SnappyPay wallet
- Exam PINs: WAEC and NECO
- Travel: flight and hotel booking
Check the app for current services, rates and limits.
How to get started
- Download SnappyPay from the App Store or Google Play
- Sign up with your Nigerian phone number
- Fund your wallet from a bank account in your own name (third-party payments are not accepted)
- Verify your account with your BVN or NIN to get a permanent account number for funding and to withdraw your wallet balance to your bank
- Choose the service you want and follow the steps on screen
Need help?
Contact SnappyPay support on WhatsApp. For offers and updates, join our WhatsApp Channel.

