ICICI Bank WhatsApp Service: Now, Create FD, Pay Bills Instantly On WhatsApp | Know Step-By-Step Process

ICICI Bank Customers WhatsApp Services: The addition of these new services takes the total number of banking services available to ICICI Bank customers on WhatsApp to 25.

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New Delhi: With a view to ease transactions and offer flexibility, ICICI Bank on Thursday added additional services on WhatsApp that will help customers to create fixed deposits (FDs), pay utility bills and access details of trade finance instantly. The bank has become one of the first in the industry to provide the above services on WhatsApp. The addition of these new services takes the total number of banking services available to ICICI Bank customers on WhatsApp to 25. Follow the steps to access WhatsApp Banking instantly: Save number and say ‘Hi’: To start with you have to save the ICICI Bank’s verified WhatsApp profile number, 86400 86400, to your ‘contacts’ on the mobile phone and message <Hi> from your registered mobile number with the bank. The Bank will respond with a list of services available. Then just type the keyword for service required. The service is carried out and displayed instantly. Here are simple steps to use the new banking services on WhatsApp: 1) Apply for a fixed deposit If you are looking to create fixed deposit instantly on WhatsApp then just type keyword like <FD>, <Fixed Deposit> and select the FD amount—anything between Rs10,000 to ₹1 crore-- and the tenure. The system displays interest rates for different tenures and the amount of money on maturity. 2) Processing a bill payment -ICICI Bank customers can pay utility bills like electricity, cooking gas and postpaid mobile connection through WhatsApp. - In order to pay electricity bill, you have to share electricity board and consumer number. -In case of a bill of postpaid mobile connection, you have to send the phone number along with the confirmation of the network. - For paying cooking gas bill, the customer has to confirm the gas provider and the customer ID. In all the above transactions you have to type keyword like <Pay Bills>, <Electricity>, <Gas>, <Mobile postpaid> Follow these steps for trade finance related banking services Check customer ID & Import Export (IE) code: You can simply process the request for customer ID and import export code linked to the customer account by typing keyword like <Trade> <Trade services> <Customer ID > <IE Code> View credit limit: In order to view limits of all the credit facilities available such as the limit ID, total amount of sanction limit, available limit and validity of the credit limit, then just type keyword like <Trade> <Trade services> <Limit Availability> Track inward remittances pending for settlement: View all the foreign inward remittances received and pending for settlement. Type keyword like <Trade> <Trade services> <Pending for settlement> View inward remittances credit history: Get to know about the credits received through inward remittances. Type keyword like <Trade> <Trade services> <Statement>