6.5 million Debit Cards compromised in India – Was your card one of them?

Around 6.5 million Indian Debit Cards have been compromised recently which is one of the biggest security breaches our country has seen to date. Around 641 customers of 19 different banks have reported frauds worth Rs 1.3 crores in total as of now and after that, all banks started investigating the matter. Some of the […]

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10 steps to ensure safety of your ATM/Debit/Credit Card usage

In the last 10-15 yrs, card usage has replaced cash transactions to a big level at least in urban India. We no longer go to banks to withdraw cash. Almost everyone prefers to pay by cards when we visit malls, grocery shops or when we fill petrol in our cars. Increase in Card Frauds While […]

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Why is ICICI bank charging redemption fees on Payback points usage?

This is a guest post by a reader Prithvi, who wanted to share his views on the redemption charges by ICICI bank on the payback points. Here goes the article which was sent by Prithvi to me over email. We would like to have a discussion on this topic and see what everyone else has […]

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ICICI launches “Smart Vault” – Robotic technology in bank lockers

ICICI Bank has recently launched “Smart Vault” which is a cutting edge robot managed locker service. There is almost no intervention with the bank staff and the security is very high. Watch the video below to understand how it works. Here is how the “Smart Vault” is operated Locker owner will swipe their debit card […]

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5 kind of online frauds, where investors have lost their money

A few months back I got a call from an NGO based in Delhi. They were trying to help a small baby, which was a critical medical condition and needed immediate medical help and they were generating the money from all over India. Even there were social media campaigns around it. The girl talking to me […]

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What happens when you accidentally transfer money to wrong bank account ?

Have you ever wondered what will happen if you accidently transfer money online to some strangers bank account ? If you are thinking thats its a rare event, you are wrong. There are thousands of real life cases where a person transferred the money to someone account and then realised that one digit in account […]

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21 tips you should follow to secure your banking transactions

The world of banking has evolved too much in last 10 yrs and the way banking happens now is totally different from past. Millions of people across the world still do not take simple precautions while they should ideally take or they are too casual about things and later regret when they lose money in […]

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What happens when Bank locker keys are lost?

Have you ever pondered the consequences of losing the bank locker keys? In this article, I will share what to do when you lose your locker keys? What are the rules and charges involved in setting things right again? What happens when you go to open the Bank Locker? When you open a Bank locker, […]

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How can you add an “extra” Godrej lock in your bank locker and make it 10 times more secure?

Today you are going to learn how you can add an “extra” 3rd lock in your bank locker and make it really more secure compared to what it is now at this moment. This information is really hidden one and almost no one is aware about this really interesting and useful thing. I would like […]

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Penalty Charges on failed transactions due to insufficient balance at other banks ATM

Imagine this situation. You are in urgent need of cash and looking around for your bank ATM, but you are not able to locate one, but you can see other banks ATM and then finally you give up and want to withdraw the cash from other banks ATM knowing that its FREE to withdraw the […]

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