SBI ATM WITHDRAWAL NEW OTP RULE:
SBI Changing Rules for OTP-based ATM Cash Withdrawal Facility from September 18
From September 18, the State Bank of India (SBI) customers will be able to avail the one-time password (OTP) based cash withdrawal facility throughout the day.
◾SBI ATM WITHDRAWAL NEW OTP RULE:
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This facility allows SBI’s customers to withdraw Rs 10,000 and above from its ATMs by entering an OTP sent on their registered mobile number, along with their debit card PIN each time. Active since January 1, 2020 for the purpose of extra security, this service can currently be availed between 8 PM-8 AM.
“With the introduction of 24x7 OTP-based cash withdrawal facility, SBI has further strengthened the security level in ATM cash withdrawals...
Implementing this facility throughout the day would prevent SBI debit cardholders from the risk of falling prey to fraudsters, unauthorized withdrawals, card skimming, card cloning and the likes,” the country’s largest commercial bank said in a statement.
How the OTP-based Withdrawal facility works?
Once customers enters the amount they wish to withdraw, the ATM screen will display the OTP window. Here, they will have to enter an OTP sent on their registered mobile number.
However, it should also be noted that the facility is currently available only at SBI ATMs.
This is because this functionality has not been developed for the National Financial Switch (NFS), which is the largest interoperable ATM network in the country.
India's biggest bank SBI is extending OTP-based cash withdrawal for ₹ 10,000 and above throughout the day across all SBI ATMs in the country.
This will be effective from September 18, 2020. For withdrawing ₹ 10,000 and above, SBI debit card holders now have to enter OTP sent on their registered mobile numbers along with their debit card PIN each time.
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For safeguarding customers, SBI had introduced OTP based cash withdrawals of above ₹10,000 between 8 PM – 8 AM through SBI ATMs from January 1, 2020..
"With the introduction of 24x7 OTP-based cash withdrawal facility, SBI has further strengthened the security level in ATM cash withdrawals.
Implementing this facility throughout the day would prevent SBI debit cardholders from the risk of falling prey to fraudsters, unauthorized withdrawals, card skimming, card cloning and the likes," SBI said in a statement..
The OTP is a system-generated numeric string of characters that authenticates the user for a single transaction.
Once customers enter the amount they wish to withdraw, the ATM screen will ask for OTP where they would require to enter the same received on their registered mobile number.
The OTP based cash withdrawal facility is available only at SBI ATMs as this functionality at non SBI ATMs has not been developed in National Financial Switch (NFS).
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C S Setty, MD (Retail & Digital Banking), SBI, said: “SBI has always been at the forefront in ensuring convenience and safety to its customers through technological improvisation and augmentation of security level.
With the enablement of 24x7 OTP authenticated ATM withdrawals we believe SBI customers will have a secured and risk-free cash withdrawal experience."
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State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest commercial bank in terms of assets, deposits, branches, customers, and employees. It is also the largest mortgage lender in the country.
As on March 31, 2020, the bank has a deposit base of over Rs. 32 lakh crore with CASA ratio of little more than 45% and advances of nearly Rs. 24 lakh crore
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