Newskarnataka-Mangalore

Mangalore : As a major customer acquisition initiative and with an intention to take  Banking to the door steps of the general public, Karnataka Bank has today launched a special Current Account and Savings Bank account campaign. Under the  nationwide campaign from  November 15, 2013  to February 28, 2014, the Bank intends to open more than 5 lakh Current & Savings accounts by undertaking door to door canvass by its entire work force.

The campaign was inaugurated on November 15, Friday by  M S Mahabaleshwar Bhat, Chief General Manager of the Bank. General Manager Dr Meera Aranha, Assistant General Managers N R Ravishankar,  Renuka N Bangera and other executives from the Head Office were present on the occasion.

The Bank has requested the general public to make use of this opportunity by opening Savings Bank / Current account with requisite K.Y.C. documents and information. Further, Bank will also extend free of charge add-on facilities such as VISA Debit Card which can be used at ATMs, Merchant Outlets and Online Transactions over the Internet; Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, S.M.S. alert facilities will also be extended free of charge to enhance the convenience of anywhere Banking facility 24 X 7. In addition to the said facilities, Current account customers like Traders, MSME customer’s etc. can avail the Point of Sales [POS] services to enhance their business opportunities.The Bank at present has more than 53 lakhs accounts under Current & Savings Bank category. It  is aiming to cross 60 lakhs Current & Savings Bank customer base by March 2014. Karnataka Bank which is well known as a “Tech-savvy Bank” is extending its services with human touch to be a “Customer Friendly Bank.”