Bharti Airtel would launch India’s first Payment Bank on January 12. RBI had granted payment bank licence to 11 entities in August 2015 – Airtel became the first to launch its payment bank followed by PayTm which would launch its payment bank on January 15. We tell you everything you need to know and if you should open an account with them.
Airtel Payments Bank had launched a pilot in November in Rajasthan followed by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in December.
Airtel Bank is offering following to its account holders:
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The Airtel account can be opened by visiting any of the designated Airtel retail outlets nearby. The account opening is totally digital and just need your Aadhaar number. The outlet would e-verify your Aadhaar number to complete your KYC and the account is opened in just few minutes.
You can do balance inquiry, fund transfer etc using the Airtel Money app, USSD or IVR over your mobile phone. The phone number for airtel Customers is 400 an for Other operators: 8800688006 (Standard calling rates apply). IVR will be available in Hindi, English and Major regional languages.
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The account opening is free. There are no charges for depositing money using internet banking, mobile apps or retail outlets. Also transferring money is free between Airtel payment bank accounts. However there is fee of 0.5% for transfer to other banks.
There are charges for cash withdrawal and fee of Rs 50 for account closure. The details of charges are shown below:
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You can contact Airtel Bank though phone or email as stated below:
Call Center: For airtel Customers: 400; For Other operators: 8800688006 (Standard calling rates apply)
Email: wecare@airtelbank.com
Website: www.airtel.in/bank
As stated above Airtel is the first payment bank, PayTm would be launching their payment bank in next few days. This is going to be fiercely competitive space and interest on the account would be higher than offered by regular banks. But 7.25% is too high and would not last for long. As per regulations payment banks can only invest in government bonds and so they cannot sustain with such interest rates.
Expect more offers/coupons on bill payments etc. If you are someone who loves to embrace new things, go ahead and open an account. And if you are cautious wait and watch- there is nothing to lose!
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Hi how about the security and why they charged while withdrawing amount from my account. For example If I paid 50000 in a day next two days I want to withdraw that amount. Then how much I get in hand.?
If you withdraw cash Airtel would deduct 0.65% of 50,000 i.e. Rs 325. This is clearly mentioned on their website.
How can I change the nominee's name in the savings account in the Airtel Payments bank? Sir, I
Please visit any airtel outlet or talk to their customer care
how to change nominee for airtel payments bank????
Talk to their customer care or walk-in to any airtel store
For 100 ruppes what is the interest for one month??
At 7.25% hte interest on Rs 100 would be ~ 60.4 paise per month
but i heard they dont give physical cash as interest.. they give you free data and shit... as interest charge
It is a struggle using this account. I have opened this account. It does not take more then ₹10,000 at a time and it can not hold more then a ₹105000 in total. One can only have 1 lacish. Now I tried to transfer ₹2000 and it is charging me ₹11. Hence, 7.25 is just a marketing gimik. All this and those charges bring it to same as other banks.
I don't think this is the case. Please verify with any Airtel outlet
I want to deposit 1 lakh in airtel payments bank. After 2 months , if i want to withdraw the full amount. how much interest i will get ?
You will get Rs 1,208 as interest for 2 months on Rs 1 lakh. But when you withdraw it back into your bank account you would be charged 0.5% of the amount which is Rs 506. So net of charges you would just earn Rs 702 in 2 months.
The interest is earned at quarterly basis. So, If I deposit 1lakh today, then the interest I earn will be added quarterly (after 3months) right? So I won't be earning anything in 2months? Right?
The interest is calculated based on daily balance of the account. So even if you deposit for 1 day you would be paid interest. But the actual credit of interest would happen every quarter.