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SMS Banking

Under SMS Banking suite, Bank Alfalah is offering its customers various types of notifications matching customers’ requirement. To avail any of the below offers, the customers are required to subscribe their account(s) by contacting Bank Alfalah branch or our 24/7 Helpline.

  1. SMS on transactions through Digital Channels – FREE
    Bank Alfalah is offering its customers Free SMS Alerts on transactions done through Digital Channels including ATM and POS transactions. If you have not started receiving your Free SMS Alerts on transactions through Digital Channels, please contact us by using any of the following mediums:
  1. Know Your Account Balance – Now Available!

Bank Alfalah introduces a hassle-free service for all customers. Stay on top of your finances effortlessly with our latest initiative.
Simply type AB and send SMS to 8287 from your registered mobile number to get your account balance.
No bank charges, no complications – just quick access to your financial status anytime, anywhere.

  1. SMS Alerts on all transactions with language option – Charged as per prevailing SOC
    By subscribing to SMS Alerts, you can keep track of your transactions 24/7. You will receive real-time SMS Alerts for transactions performed in your account. It also helps you keep track of all your POS, ATM, in-branch transactions, as and when they are performed. Customers can also choose to receive their Debit and Credit alerts in the language of their choice. The languages being offered are as under:

    • Urdu
    • English
    • Punjabi
    • Sindhi
    • Pashto
    • Balochi

    To avail SMS Alerts on all transactions, with multi-language option, customers are required to subscribe their account(s) by using any of the following mediums:

    1. Visit the branch and request for all Alerts
    2. Contact Helpline 021 111 225 111 and request for all Alerts
  1. SMS Banking (Pull SMS) – Charged as per prevailing SOC
    Bank Alfalah offers its customers via its SMS Banking channel which is the freedom to get their Account information & do financial transactions (including Mobile bill and BAF Credit Card bill through BAF account) by sending an SMS to 8287. By subscribing to this service, customers can now get their Account Balance, Last 5 transactions, Credit Card information, process Permanent Blocking of Debit Card, Temporary Blocking of Internet Banking and ALFA, Activation and Deactivation of E-Commerce transactions, initiate Cheque book requests, inquire about Orbits points, pay off the bill of their registered mobile number and Credit Card through their Bank Alfalah account by sending predefined texts to Bank Alfalah short code 8287.
    Following are the codes to type and send to 8287 to use this facility:

    • For A/C Balance, type AB
    • For Mini Statement, type MS
    • For Credit Card details, type CC
    • For Permanent Blocking of Debit Card, type DCBLOCK(space)<Last 4 digits of Debit Card>
    • For Temporary Blocking of Internet Banking/Alfa, type ALFABLOCK(space)<13 digits CNIC>
    • To Activate E-Commerce Tranx, type INTERNET(space)<ON>(space)<Last 4 digits of account>
    • To Deactivate E-Commerce, type INTERNET(space)<OFF>(space)<Last 4 digits of account>
    • For paying off BAF Credit Card bill from BAF a/c, type CCP(space)<Last 4 digits of Credit Card>(space)<Payment amount>(space)<Last 4 digits of account>
    • For Bill Payment (Prepaid), type BPR(space)<Network>(space)<Amount>
    • For Bill Payment (Postpaid), type BPS(space)<Network>(space)<Amount>
    • For new Cheque Book, type CHQ(space)<No. of leaves>(space)<Last 4 digits of account>
    • For updating CNIC expiry, type CU(space)<13 digits CNIC>(space)<Issuance Date in DD/MM/YYYY>
    • For Orbits Inquiry, type Orbits(space)<13 digits CNIC>
    • For assistance, type HELP and send to 8287.

    To avail SMS Banking, customers are required to subscribe their account(s) by using any of the following mediums:

    1. Visit the branch and request for SMS Banking (Pull SMS)
    2. Contact Helpline 021 111 225 111 and request for SMS Banking (Pull SMS)
    3. Type ‘SMSBANKING’ and send to 8287 to receive a call from Bank Alfalah representative

Note: 

  1. The customers can update their mobile network (ported network) by typing ‘MNP’ and sending it to Bank Alfalah Short Code 8287.
  2. For security purpose, please remove all critical information received on your mobile from bank via SMS to avoid any unauthorized use of information.
  3. Terms and Conditions apply.

By calling Alfalah Contact Centre at 111-225-111, you can subscribe to this service or download the SMS Alert Subscription form and submit the same to your branch.

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