How to Stop OPay SMS Alert

Here’s the simple step by steps to turn off SMS alerts and notifications on OPay App

SMS Alerts

Enabling SMS alerts on OPAY is simple. So, turning it off shouldn’t be hard. The same ways you activate it is how you will stop it on your OPAY Mobile app for Android and iPhone. Here’s how you can activate SMS alert on your OPAY Account.

To stop SMS alert on your OPAY Account, follow the steps highlighted below:

Login to your OPAY account and click on “Me”.
Under the “Me” page, click on “Settings”.
Scroll down to click on “SMS Subscription”.
Toggle OFF the SMS notification type you want to stop.
If you want to stop everything, then toggle OFF all the SMS notifications.

Note: Once you stop all SMS alerts, you will not receive any update about your OPAY account on your registered SMS and OPay will stop charging N4 per SMS alerts.

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The major reason users can decide to stop receiving OPAY SMS Alerts is to stop the N4 charges per SMS alert. OPAY SMS alerts incur charges, while push notifications and emails may be free on the platform.

Another reason is to reduce spam. Some people may want to reduce the amount of promotional messages they receive.

Whatever your reasons might be, the instructions given in this article will guide you through how to stop SMS alerts on your OPAY account.

Lastly, do note that you cannot activate or deactivate SMS alerts on OPAY using USSD code.

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