State Bank of India has launched the ‘SBI Quick’ facility to enable customers to get their balance or a mini statement of their accounts on their mobile phones.
To avail of the facility, customers have to register by sending an SMS (REG<space>account number) to ‘9223488888’ from the mobile number of the customer available in the bank’s records for savings bank/ current account/ overdraft/ cash credit accounts. They will get an instant confirmation through SMS, the bank said in a statement.
Thereafter, a customer can send an SMS or give a missed call on a mobile number to get the balance in the account or a mini statement containing the last five transactions. Information is sent through SMS.
Customers can call on ‘9223766666’ or send SMS ‘BAL’ for balance inquiry. Call can be made to ‘9223866666’ or send SMS ‘MSTMT’ to get the mini statement. Instant reply will be sent through SMS.
In addition to this, a customer can also block his or her ATM Card by sending an SMS -- BLOCK<space>xxxx (xxxx represents last 4 digit of the card number) -- to 567676, the statement said.
Enquiries for home loans, car loans and SBI Quick can also be made by sending SMS as HOME, CAR and HELP respectively to ‘9223588888’. The customer will receive instant SMS advising about the features of the service, followed by a call from the bank’s team in the case of a home or car loan, it added.
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