SBI Launches Video KYC Based Savings Account Opening For Customers

The new digital function is powered by artificial intelligence or AI as well as facial recognition technology, and the whole process is paperless and contactless, said SBI.

In order to help customers open their respective accounts, the State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday, April 23, launched a video KYC-based account opening feature on its mobile banking app- 'YONO'. According to a statement shared by the State Bank of India, the new feature will help customers to open an account, without having to physically visit a bank branch, which assumes significance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The new digital function is powered by artificial intelligence or AI as well as facial recognition technology. The whole process is paperless and contactless, said SBI. The country's largest lender launched the YONO platform in 2017. According to the state-run bank, customers can avail of this facility by following these simple steps: