SMS Banking

SMS Banking


Federal Bank provides you the finest SMS Banking experience- access your bank account details at your fingertips. It is all about sending SMS to know your account details and to avail a host of value added services offered by your bank.

 

For availing SMS Banking, you do not need smart phone or GPRS connectivity. It is available in any handset. The following services are just an SMS away:

 

Transfer money 

Recharge Mobile 

Recharge DTH

Register for FedBook

Recharge Bangalore

Metro Transit Card

Know your Balance

Get mini statement

Request a Cheque Book

Cheque Status Enquiry

Know your MMID

Locate ATMs nearest to you

Locate Branches nearest to you

 

 

Stop payment of Cheques through SMS

 

To proceed for stop payment of cheques customer has to send SMS from registered mobile number in the following format to 90089 15353.

 

CHQ <space> STOP <space> CHQ_Num <space>Last 4 digits of Account Number 

 

For Example: If cheque number of a customer is 1002125 and last digits of account number is 8956, the SMS format shall be

 

CHQ <space> STOP <space> 1002125 <space>8956 

 

 

 

 

Money Transfer made faster

Use the following SMS formats to transfer money faster than ever.

 

PAY <space> nickname <space> amount <space> rem
IMPS <space> account <space> ifsc <space> amount <space> rem <space> remarks
IMPS <space> mobile <space> mmid <space> amount <space> rem <space> remarks
 
SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762
 
Keyword Explanation Example

PAY

Command for transferring funds using nick names of beneficiaries.  Type as it is given.

PAY

<space>

Type one space

 

nickname

Nickname given for payees at the time of payee registration by the customer using FedMobile app or GPRS Banking

Driver

amount

Amount to be transferred.  Decimals can be given, if required.

1345

1345.27

rem

Last three digit of Remitter's Account Number

034

IMPS

Immediate Payment System.  Keyword for transferring funds.

Type as it is given.

IMPS

account

Account number of the Beneficiary with Federal Bank or with another Bank.

13755000018123

ifsc

Indian Financial System Code of the Beneficiary Bank Branch

FDRL9049

remarks

Option remarks (50 characters)

August Rent

mobile

Beneficiary mobile no for sending money using IMPS.

9446002735

mmid

Mobile Money Identifier of the beneficiary for sending money to his mobile no using IMPS

9049345

 

 

 

Mobile Phone Recharge

 

Use the following SMS formats to quickly recharge your mobile phone and that of others.

 

MTOPUP <space> amount <space> rem 
MTOPUP <space> mobile <space> amount <space> rem

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

MTOPUP

Command for recharging / topping up mobile phones.

MTOPUP

mobile

Mobile No to be toped up or recharged.  If no Mobile No is given, the mobile from which SMS is being sent will get recharged.

 

9446002735

amount

Amount to be transferred.  Decimals can be given, if required.

1345

1345.27

rem

Last three digit of Remitter's Account Number

034

 

 

 

DTH Recharging

 

Recharge your DTH using following SMS format:

 

DTH <space> Service Provider <space> DTH Subscriber ID <space> amount <space> rem

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

DTH

Command for recharging / topping up DTH

DTH

Service Provider

Code of DTH Service Provider:

 

Codes will be  S – SUN DIRECT, T – TATA SKY, D – DISH TV , B – BIG TV , V – VIDEOCON TV , A – AIRTEL TV

 

 

S

DTH Subscriber ID

Subscriber ID allotted to your DTH connection

41412812105

Amount

Amount to be recharged for

200

rem

Last three digit of Remitter's Account Number

404

 

 

 

 

Bangalore Metro Travel Card Recharging

 

Use the following SMS format to recharge Bangalore Metro Transit Card.
 
BMRCL <space> card <space> amount <space> rem

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

 

Keyword Explanation Example

 

BMRCL

Command for recharging Bangalore Metro Transit Card.

BMRCL

card

Card Number  to be recharged.

12345678901

amount

Amount to be transferred.  Decimals cannot be given.

500

rem

Last three digit of Remitter's Account Number

034

 

 

FedBook Registration

 

FedBook is the electronic passbook offered by Federal Bank. Use the following SMS format to register for FedBook:

 

FEDBOOK <space> myaccount

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

FEDBOOK

Command for activating FedBook for customers who have registered their mobile No but not registered for mobile alerts

FEDBOOK

myaccount

Account number in which FedBook has to be registered

13755000018123

 

Balance Enquiry

 

Use the following SMS format to know your account balance instantly:

 

BAL <space> myshortno

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

BAL

Command for getting balance of the account.

BAL

myshortno

Account number in which FedMobile has been registered.  The nickname of the account need to be given.  It will be in the format SB + last 4 digits of the account number.

SB8123

 

Mini statement

 

Use the following SMS format to get mini statement of your account instantly:

 

TXN <space> myshortno

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

TXN

Command for mini statement – Last 10 txns

TXN

myshortno

Account number in which FedMobile has been registered.  The nickname of the account need to be given.  It will be in the format SB + last 4 digits of the account number.

SB8123

 

 

Cheque Status Enquiry

 

Use the following SMS format to get status of your cheque:

 

CPS <space> myshortno <space> Cheque

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

CPS

Command for getting status (cheques issued to customer)

CPS

myshortno

Account number in which FedMobile has been registered.  The nickname of the account need to be given.  It will be in the format SB + last 4 digits of the account number.

SB8123

 

Cheque book request

 

Use the following SMS format to request a chequebook:

 

CBR <space> myaccount

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

CBR

Command for requesting new cheque book

CBR

myaccount

Account number in which FedMobile has been registered.  The nickname of the account need to be given.  It will be in the format SB + last 4 digits of the account number.

SB8123

 

Know your MMID

 

Use the following SMS format to get your MMID for IMPS Service:

 

MMID

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

MMID

Command for getting MMID of the customer

MMID

 

ATM Locator

 

Use the following SMS format to know the location of Federal Bank ATM nearest to you.

 

AL <space> pincode

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

AL

Command for getting ATM location

AL

pincode

Pincode for the location

683101

 

Branch Locator

 

Use the following SMS format to know the location of Federal Bank branch nearest to you.

 

BL <space> pincode

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

BL

Command for getting branch location

BL

pincode

Pincode for the location

683101

 

 

Block Debit Card

 

Use the following SMS format to block your debit card, in case it is lost or stolen.

 

BLOCK <space> Last four digits of Debit Card

 

SMS has to be sent to the number 9895088888 (OR)  5676762

 

Keyword Explanation Example

BLOCK

Command for blocking debit card

BLOCK

Last four digits of Debit card

 

1234

 

 

Loan Against Deposit (LAD) via SMS

 

Send SMS and get an instant Loan against your Bank Deposit.

 

SMS to 8546995577 from your number registered with us in the format INSTANT LAD