What makes IDFC FIRST Bank futuristic?

You only need to look at the recent past to gauge the future of banking. The common person's interaction with banks got simplified over the years, be it through cash deposit machines, ATM withdrawals, or real-time electronic fund transfers. Add online account openings, minute-long loan approval processes, and customer service chatbots; the answer is almost starting at our faces. The future of banking lies in technology and digitisation!

The challenge for banks today is to chase continual innovations and make banking services easier and customer-friendly for more and more people. IDFC FIRST Bank is investing much of its present efforts towards these innovations to become a bank of the future.

Some of the visible technological developments that promise to push IDFC FIRST Bank to the future era in banking are,

Video KYC
 

Video KYC of the customer turns the Savings Account opening process into a fully online experience from start to finish. It is an RBI-sanctioned process that allows savings account opening with no maximum account balance limitations. When you open an online savings account with IDFC FIRST Bank, a user-specific video KYC link is generated. You need to click on it, and bank representatives conclude the KYC process through a video call. IDFC FIRST Bank ensures the utmost security of customer data throughout the video KYC process.

Video KYC combines the ease of digital banking and an in-branch experience. During the pandemic, customers could open bank accounts through video KYC without venturing out of their homes. Even now, busy customers can cut their trip to a bank short by opting for a KYC through video call. You get an experience of the future of banking with video KYC, which assures data safety, personalised human interaction, and remote banking, all at once.

First ever FASTag-based green tax payment

With FASTag becoming increasingly useful in various non-toll expenses, new additions only make life easier for motorists. This year, IDFC FIRST Bank, in association with Tourism Development Corporation Manali, added the green tax payment feature to FASTag. 

Tourists visiting Manali, Himachal Pradesh, must pay a green tax at the entry point. IDFC FRIST Bank's FASTag + Green Tax initiative has reduced the halting time for drivers entering Manali, making payments online and effortless than ever.

IDFC FIRST Bank was specifically selected by the Tourism Development Corporation Manali as the acquirer bank for this exercise. IDFC FIRST Bank has acquired service across 420 plus toll plazas and has issued over Ten million plus FASTags, with three  million motorists using the services every day.

With IDFC FIRST Bank, entry to Manali city limits can now be cashless and convenient.

FASTag on WhatsApp
 

IDFC FIRST Bank ensures that your ride is cashless, even when you have a low balance on your FASTag. The 'Payments on WhatsApp' integration makes FASTag recharge easier than ever. You can recharge within IDFC FIRST Bank's WhatsApp chatbot without leaving the chat thread.

All you need to do is send a Hi to IDFC FIRST Bank's official WhatsApp chatbot number, +91-95555-55555. On the reply, you must select the Recharge option, enter the recharge amount, and enter the UPI PIN  to authenticate the transaction.

Now to recharge your FASTag balance, you don't need to login into any mobile app, payment platform, or netbanking app. Just text your way to a cashless ride on the highway.  

A first in Debit Cards

IDFC FIRST Bank understands the importance of exclusivity in today's personal banking experience. The FIRST Private debit card is lifetime-free and is an upper crest offering alongside the bank's premium saving and wealth management services. 

The future of banking is here with a "first of its kind" card made of hybrid metal with silver detailing, providing access to premium IDFC FIRST Bank 

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