How To Activate & Deactivate UPI Service In Your SBI Account?

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), which is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India, invented the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which is based on IMPS technology and enables you to send money between any two bank accounts in real-time. To initiate a UPI transaction, all you need is a UPI passcode or UPI-PIN which includes 4-6 digits, which implies the security and instant process of fund transfer between two parties. According to the largest public sector bank, State Bank of India (SBI), customers can now simply activate and deactivate Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions for their account via online banking and mobile banking. So if you are a customer of SBI and want to experience UPI service through your account, then this article is only for you.

Steps to activate and deactivate UPI service for your SBI account through net banking

Customers of the country's largest lender were notified through a recent tweet that "Want to enable/disable your UPI services in your account? You can easily do that via Online SBI or YONO SBI. Enjoy our online services from your comfort zone. Stay home, stay safe." If you are a net banking user of SBI, then follow the below-listed steps to enable and disable UPI service in your SBI account:

• Visit https://www.onlinesbi.com/ and under the 'Personal Banking' section click on 'Login'
• Now click on 'Continue To Login' and you will be redirected to the 'Login To Online SBI' page where you need to enter your Username, Password and the required CAPTCHA code.
• Once you signed in to your account, head to the 'My Profile' section and click on the Enable/Disable Accounts for the UPI option.
• Now select your account and make your preference of enabling or deactivating UPI service for your account.

Steps to activate and deactivate UPI service for your SBI account

• Open the SBI Yono Lite Mobile App and sign in to your SBI mobile banking account using the required credentials.
• Now tap on the UPI option and select the enable/disable UPI option.
• Now select your account and make your preference of enabling or deactivating UPI service for your account.

How to transfer money using UPI PIN?

• Open BHIM SBI Pay App on your mobile phone and log in to your account.
• Now tap on the 'Pay' option and select any payment options from VPA or Account and IFSC or QR Code.
• Now enter all the required details and confirm the same.
• Now select your Debit Account from the linked accounts and click on the 'Tick' mark.
• Now enter your UPI PIN to initiate the transaction and click on the 'Tick' mark to complete the transaction.

SBI UPI Limit

The maximum amount for the first transaction after establishing UPI PIN is Rs.5,000/-, and the cumulative amount in a day is Rs.5,000/- during the first 24 hours. At the moment, the per transaction and per day restriction in BHIM SBI Pay is Rs.1,00,000/- after 24 hours. Within the Rs.1,00,000/- threshold, you can make a maximum of 10 transactions in 24 hours per account, according to the official website of SBI.