PNB account holders will need a One Time Password (OTP) for cash withdrawal of 10,000 and above from ATMs.
In case, you are heading out to withdraw cash today of 10,000 or more, do take your mobile with you. As you will have to enter the OTP sent by your bank on your registered mobile number. Without the OTP, cash withdrawals will not be possible for PNB account holders.
The bank on its official Twitter account had posted that customers can easily withdraw money above 10,000 between 8 pm to 8 am.
PNB has also shared a 47-second video clip explaining the steps of how OTP-cash withdrawal at ATMs will work.
Here is how you can withdraw cash at PNB ATMs through OTP-based system
• In order to withdraw cash at PNB ATMs, you will need an OTP
• OTP is a system-generated numeric string of characters that authenticates the user for a single transaction
• Check-in at PNB ATM
• Insert your debit/ATM card
• Enter the necessary details
• If you are withdrawing more than 10,000 at a time, you will get an OTP on your registered mobile number
• Enter the OTP that you have received on your mobile number
• After entering the OTP, you will get your cash
With the introduction of its OTP-based cash withdrawal facility, Punjab National Bank ATMs have added another layer of security for cash withdrawals.
In September, the country's top lender, State Bank of India (SBI), extended OTP-based cash withdrawal for 10,000 and above throughout the day across all its ATMs in the country.
Prior to that, it was available for transaction at SBI ATMs between 8 pm to 8 am.