How to pay your credit card bill by NEFT?
This article shows you a very convenient way to pay your credit card bill in case you do not have an account with the same bank.
This article shows you a very convenient way to pay your credit card bill in case you do not have an account with the same bank.
Disclaimer: The credit card names in this article are not recommendations for applying for those cards.
First of all, and to get it out of the way, the best option to pay a credit card bill online is by using the Net-banking or app of the bank issuing the card from your account in that bank. This article is for those who do not have an account in the issuing bank. Most of these card holders use various 3rd party sites/apps like Bill desk or Cred to pay their bills.
However, there is always a chance of operational risk of some kind of delay in the payment. If this happens, you will be shuttling between customer service of the card issuer, 3rd party payment portal and in some case the co-branded issuer which will take time to resolve the issue.
All credit card issuing banks offer a very convenient way to pay your credit card bill via NEFT. In this article we will cover a step-by-step process to setup and pay the bill.
The biggest benefit of credit card bill-payment via NEFT is the robustness of the NEFT payment network which operates almost 24x7 and there is no third-party involved in the chain.
You need two pieces of information for this: the 16-digit credit card number and the IFSC code. The IFSC code is in the tables below:
Card issuer | IFSC | Link to bank site | Google search |
---|---|---|---|
Axis | UTIB0000400 | Axis website | Google search |
Kotak | KKBK0000958 | Kotak website | Google search |
ICICI | ICIC0000004 | ICICI website | Google search |
SBI | SBIN00CARDS | SBI website | Google search |
Standard Chartered | SCBL0036001 | Standard Chartered website | Google search |
HDFC | HDFC0000128 | HDFC website | Google search |
Citi | CITI0000003 | Citi website | Google search |
IDFC First | IDFB0010225 | IDFC First website | Google search |
Indian Bank | IDIB000C106 | Indian Bank website | Google search |
Indian Overseas Bank | IOBA00CARDS | Indian Overseas Bank website | Google search |
YES Bank | YESB0CMSNOC | YES Bank website | Google search |
Card issuer | IFSC | Link to bank site | Google search |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Pay ICICI card | ICIC0000004 | Amazon Pay ICICI website | Google search |
Flipkart Axis card | UTIB0000400 | Flipkart Axis website | Google search |
Each table row gives the IFSC code, link to the bank website where the payer account mapping process is explained along with the IFSC code and the Google search link to locate the same information in case the bank link changes in the future. If you credit card issuing bank is not in the tables above, you can Google it like this: link.
The payer details will be:
Pro tip: A few these banks even offer credit-card payment via UPI. The details will be there on their website.
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Once the payer account is setup, make a test transaction of ₹10 or ₹100 to check if everything is working. This achieves two things:
All smartphones have a calendar app. I use Google Calendar. Check your last credit card statement date, on which you got the statement, and set a monthly recurring reminder to pay the bill. Do not forget to set reminders.
Once the alarm goes off every month, check the due amount from your email statement, login to Net-banking or App to pay the full bill via NEFT.
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