Personal Banking FAQs

You can reset your PIN through the app by following the below steps:

•  Click on “Forgot your PIN” from the login page
•  Enter the mobile number and national ID registered to the wallet
•  You will receive an OTP on the registered mobile linked to the wallet
•  Enter this OTP on the app, then respond to the security questions you set previously
•  Upon successful validation, set your new Smart Wallet PIN

Please note that the validation of the OTP and security questions happens after trying to reset the PIN. In case of any error, you will be redirected to the home screen to enter your mobile number and national ID and to restart the steps.

Through the Smart Wallet application:

• Select “Send Money.”
• Enter the receiver’s wallet number (or select it from your contact list).
• Enter the desired amount, then press confirm.
• Press and hold the “Send Money” button to confirm, then enter your wallet PIN to complete the transaction.
• Your transaction will then be successfully completed.

Through the Smart Wallet application:

• Select “Payments.”
• Select your desired service and biller.
• Enter the subscriber/reference number (or you can select the subscriber from your contact list).
• Select the desired amount (if you’re recharging your phone credit) or select “Confirm” (if you’re paying a bill).
• Enter your wallet PIN.
• Your transaction is complete.

Confidential data is defined as your card number, PIN and OTP, submitted during onboarding, and your IPN’s PIN submitted either during logins or during transaction authentication processes.

All the above confidential data are encrypted between you and CIB by implementing end-to-end encryption. Thus, InstaPay has no access, rights or ability to obtain or store such confidential data.

CIB customers:

You can load your Smart Wallet using either of the following methods:

1. Link your CIB card to your Smart Wallet when you visit any CIB branch or via CIB’s Online Banking platforms: 

• You can link any CIB debit, credit, or prepaid card to your Smart Wallet. CIB customers can register a maximum of two CIB cards per mobile number.
• A CIB staff member will enter your Smart Wallet number and card details, and then insert an alias.
• You can then select “My Cards” on the application.
• Select the card that you wish to add money from.
• Enter the desired amount.
• Enter your PIN.
• You will have successfully added money to your Smart Wallet.

Please note that the cost of loading the Wallet via Credit Card is 2% from the amount with a minimum of EGP 5, deducted from the Credit Card.

2. Transfer cash from your Online Banking account to your Smart Wallet:

• Log into your Internet Banking or Mobile Banking account.
• Go to the “Transfers” tab.
• Select “Payments to Others”.
• Select “Add New” to add your Smart Wallet as a beneficiary.
• Select “Egypt” as the country, then select “Meeza Digital Network (Mobile Wallet Payments)” as the bank’s name.
• In the beneficiary account field, insert the mobile number linked to your Smart Wallet.
• Confirm payment and check your Smart Wallet balance.

Both CIB and non-CIB customers:

You can load your Smart Wallet using any of the following methods:

ATMs: Any ATM in Egypt that offers cardless services or has the “Meeza” digital logo

• On the Smart Wallet app, tap “Deposit”
• Tap “ATM Deposit”
• Enter the deposit amount to generate the OTP
• Enter the PIN to confirm the transaction
• OTP will be generated
• At the ATM, tap the “Cardless Services” tab on the ATM’s screen to start
• Select “Smart Wallet”
• Select “Deposit”
• Enter your wallet number
• Enter the OTP extracted from the app
• Enter the amount you wish to deposit
• A notification will be sent to confirm that the transaction was successful. You will also be able to check your balance

CIB Smart Wallet Banking Agent

• Visit any CIB Smart Wallet agent.
• Inform the agent that you need to make a cash deposit.
• Provide the agent with your wallet number.
• Give the agent the desired amount of money you wish to add to your wallet.
• The agent will then select the “Smart Wallet” tab.
• The agent will select “Deposit”.
• The agent will enter your wallet number and the amount.
• You will receive a notification on your mobile requesting confirmation.
• Enter your mobile wallet PIN to confirm.
• The POS will print two receipts.
• You will receive a receipt detailing the transaction, and you will be able to check your wallet’s balance.

• On your Smart Wallet app, issue an online card with your desired amount (local currency), making sure that the amount is available in your wallet.
• At the checkout page of any local website or app, select the payment option “Cards or MasterCard”.
• Enter the card details (card number, amount, expiry date, and CVC) at the checkout page to proceed with the payment.

InstaPay is guided by data integrity and purpose limitation principles. The app collects data mainly for two purposes:

1. Building your profile during the registration process, where the collected data is limited to name, date of birth, gender, email and mobile number
2. Processing transactions after collecting the transaction value and the beneficiary’s name

In all cases, no confidential data is collected by InstaPay.

First, check if the brand/merchant has a “Meeza Digital” logo.

Merchant-initiated payment:

•  Ask the cashier to make a purchase using their QR code.
• On your Smart Wallet application, select “Purchase” from the homepage menu.
• Select “Scan Merchant QR” and proceed to scan the QR code.
• The payment details will appear on your application (merchant name, transaction amount, etc.).
• Confirm the payment by pressing and holding the “Purchase” button.
• Your transaction will then be completed, and you will be provided with an invoice.

Customer-initiated payment:

• Ask the cashier to pay using your mobile wallet and ask for the 9-digit ID number.
• On your Smart Wallet application, select “Purchase” from the homepage menu.
• Select “Enter Transaction Details Manually.”
• Enter the merchant’s 9-digit number or choose it from your contact list.
• Enter the desired amount, and then enter the order number (optional).
• Press and hold the “Purchase” button to confirm.
• Enter your wallet PIN.
• Your transaction will then be completed. The merchant will receive an SMS with your payment details.

Request-to-Pay feature:

• The merchant will send you a request-to-pay notification on your mobile with the transaction details (merchant details, transaction amount, etc.).
• Review the transaction details.
• Enter your wallet PIN and press “Confirm.”
• Your transaction will then be transferred to the merchant successfully.

Use your wallet to perform any financial transaction, including deposit/withdrawal, bill payments, sending money, purchasing via QR code or issuing an Online Card.

*If you did not update your Smart Wallet app, please make sure to follow these steps to update it:

For Android/Huawei users:

1. Delete the existing CIB Smart Wallet app from your phone
2. Re-download the app from Google Play or Huawei AppGallery
3.  Enter your mobile number that is registered to CIB Smart Wallet
4. Enter the activation code you will receive on your phone in an SMS
5. Set a new wallet PIN to log in

For iOS users:

1. Open CIB Smart Wallet from the App Store
2. Tap ‘Update’
3. Enter your mobile number that is registered to CIB Smart Wallet
4. Enter the activation code you will receive on your phone in an SMS
5. Set a new wallet PIN to log in

• You can activate the biometrics feature during your first login or by clicking on “Profile” at the top of the page
• Click on the “Toggle” button next to “Login using the biometrics feature”
• Check the box to agree to the terms and conditions
• Click on “Activate Now”
• Enter your current password, then click on “Continue”
• Enter the OTP received via SMS on your registered number
• Biometric feature activated successfully