State Bank of India (SBI), coming to the rescue of its account holders has tweeted that customers who are due for KYC updation will not be required to visit the bank branch. They can carry out the process online.
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Customers will have to submit proof of address and identity to their bank branch via email or post to update their KYC details. Customers taking the online route must send the required documents using their registered email address to the branch s mail address.
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State Bank of India (SBI) announced that it will allow customers to submit their documents for the purpose of updating their KYC details via email or post. SBI announced via its official Twitter handle that customers will not have to visit a branch to update their KYC details.
SBI stated that it has taken this step due to the rise in Covid-19 cases and the resultant lockdowns in various states. Prior to this, account holders were required to visit the branch personally with the KYC documents.