SBI Magstripe Debit Card: Last Day Today To Apply For New State Bank Of India Card

SBI Magstripe Debit Card: Last Day Today To Apply For New State Bank Of India Card
SBI Magstripe Debit Card: SBI has said that the conversion process "comes with no charges"

Today is the last day for State Bank of India (SBI) customers to apply for a free replacement of the bank's "Magstripe" or magnetic stripe card to avail a new EMV (Europay, Mastercard, and Visa) chip-based card. SBI had earlier announced a free-of-cost replacement of magnetic stripe cards for its customers in a limited-period offer. Under the scheme, State Bank of India (SBI) customers were required to apply for a replacement of the ATM-cum-debit card by December 31, according to a post by the country's largest lender on microblogging website Twitter.

The move by State Bank of India is in line with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s direction to commercial banks to migrate from magnetic stripe-based cards to EMV chip-and-pin cards. The central bank has set a deadline of December 31 for commercial banks - such as State Bank of India (SBI) - to comply with its order.

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