Your SBI net banking facility may get blocked if mobile number is not registered by Dec 1

Your SBI net banking facility may get blocked if mobile number is not registered by Dec 1

If you are an Internet banking user of State Bank of India (SBI), you have to register your mobile number with the bank by December 1, 2018. If you do not register it before the deadline, you will not be able to access your net banking account after December 1, i.e., it will be blocked.

The bank has intimated its users on its Internet banking website 'onlinesbi' that they need to register their mobile number through the branch (unless already done) or else their Internet banking may be blocked.

"Attention INB users, please register your mobile number with us immediately, if not already done, through Branch, failing which the Internet Banking Facility may be blocked with effect from 01.12.2018", says the online SBI website.

Therefore, if your mobile number is not already registered with SBI for your account, then it is better that you do it as soon as possible.

Remember the website states that the mobile number must be registered through a bank branch. Therefore, it appears that you are mandatorily required to visit your bank branch to register your mobile number.

According to a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) circular dated July 6, 2017, banks must ask their customers to mandatorily register for SMS alerts and email alerts wherever available email ID is available for electronic banking transactions. Electronic banking transactions include Internet banking, mobile banking, and so on. The bank's efforts appear to be an attempt to comply with the RBI's circular.