SBI Balance on Mobile

How to register for SBI Quick:

One can send an SMS to number 09223488888 in the format 'REGAccount Number'.

For example:

REG 12345678901

Use your registered mobile number for that particular account. A confirmation message will be received indicating successful/unsuccessful registration.

If successful, you can start using the services. If unsuccessful, you should check the SMS format and the destination mobile number.

You must ensure that your mobile number from which the SMS is sent is updated with SBI for that account number, according to the SBI website.

Do you need an internet connection for SBI Quick?

If one has an Android, Windows, iOS or Blackberry phone, he or she can download the SBI Quick app from the respective App store. Those having this app on their phone need not remember the various keywords and destination mobile numbers. A special feature of this app is that one can use it even without an internet connection, as the communication would happen over SMS or missed calls. Besides, the mobile app is not mandatory for using this facility, states the website.

How to block ATM Card

You can block your ATM Card linked to the registered account in case of loss/theft.

To block the card, send an SMS from your registered mobile number to 567676 in the following format:

'BLOCKXXXX'

(XXXX represents the last 4 digits of the card number)

On acceptance of the request for blocking, you will get a confirmatory SMS alert containing the ticket number, date and time of blocking. Note that the ATM Card can also be blocked through the following means:

By visiting the nearest SBI Branch

By logging on to the SBI website (only for personal segment customers)

Other services

Balance Enquiry

To get the last 'clear' balance on your account, you may give a missed call or send an SMS with text 'BAL' to the number 09223766666

Mini Statement

To get a mini statement, which contains the last five transactions from the account, you may give a missed call or send an SMS 'MSTMT' to 09223866666

E-Statement - last 6 months

You can avail an e-statement for the last six months of your savings bank account. The statement will be sent on your registered email ID with password encrypted PDF file, the portal noted.

For this, you can SMS 'ESTMT' to 09223588888

Education Loan Interest Certificate

To avail interest certificate of your education loan for a financial year, SMS 'ELI' to 09223588888

Home Loan Interest Certificate

To avail interest certificate of your home loan for a financial year, SMS 'HLI' 09223588888

Charges

For a 6-digit number, i.e. 567676, premium charges will apply. For 10-digit numbers, SMS charges will be as per the customer's mobile bill plan. For missed call, there is no charge. If the customer listens to IVR of 3 seconds which will be played after 4-5 rings, he or she will be charged as per the mobile bill plan for three seconds, SBI noted.

How to de-register

SMS DREG to 09223488888. You will receive a confirmation message indicating successful/unsuccessful de-registration. If successful, you will not be able to use the services until you register again. If unsuccessful, check the format and destination mobile number and try again, SBI added.

SBI Quick also helps the user to generate an ATM pin, get details on home and car loans, and on the Prime Minister's social security schemes.

 

Compulsory off for SBI staff to sniff out frauds

The banker who never goes on a holiday is suspect. Perhaps, he doesn’t want anyone to discover what he has been up to. He may have given funny loans, done fake trades, played around with clients’ money, and covered his tracks by cooking up books. The easiest way for the bank to catch him is to send the person on leave and ask someone else to do the job. In MNC banks and brokerages, it has been a customary practice for decades. Now, the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India, is trying it out. SBI has told all its officers to take compulsory ‘preventive vigilance leave’ for at least 10 days every financial year. The decision, taken by the high-powered committee of the bank’s board, was communicated to employees a week ago. It follows a string of frauds that have rattled several financial institutions in recent months. While reviewing high-value frauds, the committee found they had been perpetrated by officers who had established a reputation for being dedicated and hardworking. These are employees who did not avail of any leave earned by them. The frauds only came to light when such employees went for training or took leave for some other reason.

Regularisation of contractual employees challenged

Chennai, Aug 2 2010 (PTI): The State Bank of India's move to regularise the services of nearly 7000 persons appointed on contract basis was challenged in the Madras High Court today. When a writ petition in the matter came up before Justice V Ramasubramanian, he ordered that the matter be adjourned to August 4, subject to the outcome of the petition. In his petition, B Jayakumar of Coimbatore submitted he was a B.E.(Mechanical) graduate and was appointed as Customer Relationship Associate in clerical cadre in SBI in March 2008 in pursuance of a May 2007 notification and after an exam. He had put in more than two years of service in the management and was eligible for promotion as Trainee Officer.He also had the requisite qualification. The petitioner said SBI sought to absorb those appointed on contract to Junior Management Grade Scale (JMGS)-1, overlooking eligibility of persons like him. Jayakumar pointed out that the Supreme Court had time and again held that backdoor entry into any service was liable to be prohibited. He said SBI started recruiting employees directly to marketing and recovery sections in 2004 on the basis of special contract service rules.The bank's present action would affect promotion prospects of clerical staff recruited after five-level selection processes, whereas contract staff were hired merely through an interview, he said. The petitioner said the bank's action was tainted with malafide.