INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
SBI's EMI facility for debit card holders comes with a flexible tenure options of 6/9/12/18 months.State Bank of India (SBI) debit card
holders will now be able to convert their purchases into EMI or equated monthly instalment
The country's largest lender in release stated that it is offering "EMI facility using SBI debit card in order to purchase consumer durables
from merchant stores by swiping their cards at PoS (Point of Sale)." Users can also avail this facility while buying online via e-commerce
portals such as Amazon and Flipkart through SBI debit card, it added.Customers can check their eligibility by sending DCEMI to 567676 from
their registered mobile umber with the bank
They can avail the loan ranging from Rs 8,000 to Rs 1 lakh at an effective interest rate of 2-year MCLR (Marginal Cost of Funds based
Lending Rate) + 7.50% which is currently at 14.70%.MCLR is the minimum lending rate below which a bank is not permitted to lend.The EMI
facility comes with a flexible tenure options of 6/9/12/18 months.Some of other benefits offered by the lender included zero processing fee,
zero documentation, instant disbursal and no blocking of savings account balance.Here's a step-by-step guide for SBI customers:For debit
card EMI* Swipe card on POS machine at merchant store* Select - Brand EMI - Bank EMI* Enter - Amount - Repayment tenor * Enter PIN
(personal identification number) and press OK after the POS machine has checked the eligibility* Loan amount is booked after the successful
transaction* Charge slip containing Terms - Conditions of Loan is printed and the customer has to sign on the sameFor online EMI* Login on
Amazon or Flipkart from the mobile number registered with the bank* Select the required brand article and proceed for payment* Select the
Easy EMI option from different payment options that appear and then select SBI* The amount is auto fetched, enter the tenor and click on
proceed* SBI Login page appears, enter the internet banking or debit card credentials* Loan is booked, T-C is displayed, if accepted, the
order is bookedMeanwhile, SBI shares settled marginally lower (0.08%) on Monday.
