SBI offers a number of debit cards to its many account holders. Different debit cards have different features and you could choose one according to your preference and need. The Classic debit card allows you to enjoy cashless shopping. The Global International Debit card gives you the freedom to shop across 30 million outlets in different foreign locations. The Gold International Debit card provides you complimentary insurance. The Platinum International Debit card gives you lounge access at various international airports. SBiIntouch Tap & Go Debit Card provides you the facility of contactless payment. The Mumbai Metro Combo Card helps you in getting priority ticketing. And, the My Card International Debit Card gives you access to millions of national and international outlets along with many easy shopping at multiple international websites. Hence, having SBI debit card is beneficial for many reasons. Still, if you need to surrender, cancel, or close SBI debit card then you can easily do so through on online mode and without the need to make a physical visit to the bank branch. You cannot directly return the SBI debit card to the bank but, could certainly block it and this is considered as surrender or cancel. Once you block the card, the same is automatically updated in the system and the bank does not levies the annual debit card charges on the customer account.
The steps to block the card are as follows:
- Go to the official website of SBI www.onlinesbi.com and log in with your username and password.
- Choose the option “e-Services” and click on the “ATM Card Services” option.
- There are various ATM services. Select the “Block ATM Card” option. To Cancel or close ATM card, customer need to block it.
- Choose the appropriate account (if you have more than one account registered with the bank), under which the debit card needs to be blocked.
- You would be shown a list of all active and blocked cards associated with the account number where only the first 4 and last 4 digits of the card(s) are displayed. Select the card and the reason for cancellation.
- Click against the card number which you desire to block and press the “Submit” option. Do make a point to closely verify the details and then confirm your action.
- Choose the mode of authentication in the form of profile password or an OTP sent to your registered mobile number.
- In the new screen, fill in the right OTP password or profile password (as per your earlier preference), and hit “Confirm” button.
- You will receive a success message on the screen with details like Ticket No. once you have successfully blocked your ATM cum Debit Card. Keep a note of this Ticket No. for referring in the future.
Hope this helps you with blocking the SBI debit card. Once blocked, SBI Debit card can not be reactivated via Net Banking. Blocked or Closed card will not attract yearly ATM card charges in your account.
I’m Shiv Kumar, a graduate with a passion for finance, marketing, and technology. My journey into finance started with a desire to understand money management and investing.
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