Easy ways to check your bank account balance on your phone
Jul 16, 2020, 17:10 IST
The advancements of the digital world have made several banking and financial operations easy and handy right on your phone. You can check your bank account balance without going to the bank. A number of banks provide multiple ways to check the customer’s account balance and some of the most popular ways to check bank balance on your phone include SMS notification, push notification, email, internet banking and many others. Here we discuss the different ways to check bank account balance, get mini statements and do balance transfer of different banks without visiting the branch.
Login to your bank’s site online
It is possible to check your account balance anytime online by logging on to the official website of the concerned bank on your phone. To use this facility, you just need to visit the bank’s official website and access your account information. In most cases, look for the option like ‘Login’. During your first visit, register yourself by clicking on the links ‘Register’ or ‘First-time user’. With the online banking facility, you can check your bank account balance round the clock in addition to availing of a number of banking functions and transaction facilities.
Check balance using mobile apps
It is quite easy to check your bank account balance from anywhere and at any time on your mobile phones, tablets and other devices. Most of the banks provide specially designed apps or at least websites meant for mobile devices which help you check your account balance online. There are several banking and financial functions you can avail of on banking apps. Some banks even let you deposit checks with your mobile device.
Bank account balance check using text messaging options
The quickest way to check your bank account balance using your phone is to set up the text messaging facility with your bank. Most banks provide this option to the account holders. Once this facility is extended by the bank on your mobile number, you can request for a quick balance update anytime on your phone which will be sent to your number in a message form. Once the automatic messages are turned on, you will get instant messages when there is any financial transaction happening on your account with the latest balance update. This facility is also called message alert service that sends push notifications to your phone.
Check bank account balance using UPI app
The simplest and the most effective way to check bank account balance on your phone is to use an UPI app. To do this, you can download any UPI app from App store or Play store. Once it is downloaded on your mobile, start the registration process. Enter the bank’s registered mobile number and click on generate OTP. Enter the OTP received and then log on to the app. You need to add the bank details. Once this is done, the UPI automatically detects the account connected to your mobile number and displays the last four digits of your account. Once you confirm it, your new UPI ID will be generated. After verification, the UPI passcode of your choice will be activated and you can continue to use the UPI app for balance check and also to make financial transactions.
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Login to your bank’s site online
It is possible to check your account balance anytime online by logging on to the official website of the concerned bank on your phone. To use this facility, you just need to visit the bank’s official website and access your account information. In most cases, look for the option like ‘Login’. During your first visit, register yourself by clicking on the links ‘Register’ or ‘First-time user’. With the online banking facility, you can check your bank account balance round the clock in addition to availing of a number of banking functions and transaction facilities.
Check balance using mobile apps
It is quite easy to check your bank account balance from anywhere and at any time on your mobile phones, tablets and other devices. Most of the banks provide specially designed apps or at least websites meant for mobile devices which help you check your account balance online. There are several banking and financial functions you can avail of on banking apps. Some banks even let you deposit checks with your mobile device.
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The quickest way to check your bank account balance using your phone is to set up the text messaging facility with your bank. Most banks provide this option to the account holders. Once this facility is extended by the bank on your mobile number, you can request for a quick balance update anytime on your phone which will be sent to your number in a message form. Once the automatic messages are turned on, you will get instant messages when there is any financial transaction happening on your account with the latest balance update. This facility is also called message alert service that sends push notifications to your phone.
Check bank account balance using UPI app
The simplest and the most effective way to check bank account balance on your phone is to use an UPI app. To do this, you can download any UPI app from App store or Play store. Once it is downloaded on your mobile, start the registration process. Enter the bank’s registered mobile number and click on generate OTP. Enter the OTP received and then log on to the app. You need to add the bank details. Once this is done, the UPI automatically detects the account connected to your mobile number and displays the last four digits of your account. Once you confirm it, your new UPI ID will be generated. After verification, the UPI passcode of your choice will be activated and you can continue to use the UPI app for balance check and also to make financial transactions.