USSD Banking is a banking method where you would use your mobile phone to reach out to the bank and avail of the service.
This banking method does not use the mobile app to deliver the banking services but uses the mobile phone services towers to connect to the bank servers.
USSD Banks are provided to ensure the banking inclusion is available to all. So, anyone with a feature phone can also use this service.
In this article, we will discuss how you can use the USSD Banking, List of USSD Bank codes, what is the meaning of USSD, etc.
USSD Meaning
USSD stands for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data which is an additional service that all mobile carrier provides to customers.
USSD uses your phone’s GSM network to send in a query which is processed and set to the bank’s server. The Bank server replies over the GSM Network and you’ll receive your desired service.
The following is the service which is offered by the banks via USSD Codes-
- Account balance
- Mini statement
- Send money using MMID
- Send money using Bank IFSC Code
- Send money using your Aadhaar Number
- Show MMID
- Change M-PIN
- Generate OTP
List of Bank providing USSD Banking services via USSD Bank Code
The following is the list of banks providing USSD Banking services via USSD Bank Code-
S. No. | Bank Name | First 4 Letters of IFSC | Bank Short Code | Multimodal Codes |
1 | Abhyudaya Co-op Bank | ABHY | ACB | *99*87# |
2 | Andhra Bank | ANDB | ANB | *99*59# |
3 | Apna Sahakari Bank | ASBL | APN | *99*85# |
4 | Axis Bank | UTIB | AXB | *99*45# |
5 | Bank of Baroda | BARB | BOB | *99*48# |
6 | Bank of India | BKID | BOI | *99*47# |
7 | Bank of Maharashtra | MAHB | BOM | *99*61# |
8 | Bhartiya Mahila Bank | BMBL | BMB | *99*86# |
9 | Canara Bank | CNRB | CNB | *99*46# |
10 | Central Bank of India | CBIN | CBI | *99*51# |
11 | Corporation Bank | CORP | CRB | *99*57# |
12 | DCB Bank | DCBL | DCB | *99*65# |
13 | Dena Bank | BKDN | DNB | *99*78# |
14 | Federal Bank | FDRL | FBL | *99*72# |
15 | Gujarat State Co-op Bank | GSCB | GSC | *99*90# |
16 | Hasti Co-op Bank | HCBL | HCB | *99*89# |
17 | HDFC Bank | HDFC | HDF | *99*43# |
18 | ICICI Bank | ICICI | ICI | *99*44# |
19 | IDBI Bank | IBKL | IDB | *99*49# |
20 | Indian Bank | IDIB | INB | *99*58# |
21 | Indian Overseas Bank | IOBA | IOB | *99*52# |
22 | IndusInd Bank | INDB | IIB | *99*69# |
23 | Janata Sahakari Bank | JSBP | JSB | *99*81# |
24 | Karnataka Bank | KARB | KTB | *99*76# |
25 | Karur Vysya Bank | KVBL | KVB | *99*75# |
26 | Kotak Mahindra Bank | KKBK | KMB | *99*68# |
27 | Mehsana Urban Co-op Bank | MSNU | MUC | *99*82# |
28 | Nainital Bank | NTBL | NTB | *99*80# |
29 | NKGSB Co-op Bank | NKGS | NGB | *99*83# |
30 | Oriental Bank of Commerce | ORBC | OBC | *99*53# |
31 | Punjab & Sind Bank | PSIB | PSB | *99*71# |
32 | Punjab National Bank | PUNB | PNB | *99*42# |
33 | Punjab and Maharashtra Co-op Bank | PMCB | PMC | *99*88# |
34 | RBL Bank | RATN | RBL | *99*79# |
35 | Saraswat Bank | SRCB | SRC | *99*84# |
How to use USSD Banking?
The following are the steps that you can follow to use the USSD Banking-
- You can use USSD Banking by dialing in the USSD Banking code on your mobile phone and calling the number
- Instead of a calling screen, you’ll find a dialogue box opening up, in the dialogue box, you’ll find various options denoted by various numbers
- You’ll have to press any of the numbers followed by send button to use that service
- You can use the following service for mobile banking-
- Account balance
- Mini statement
- Send money using MMID
- Send money using Bank IFSC Code
- Send money using your Aadhaar Number
- Show MMID
- Change M-PIN
Language Codes for USSD Transfer
The following are the language codes for using the USSD codes-
Language | USSD Code |
English | *99# |
Hindi | *99*22# |
Marathi | *99*28# |
Bengali | *99*27# |
Gujarati | *99*27# |
Punjabi | *99*30# |
Tamil | *99*23# |
Assamese | *99*31# |
Oriya | *99*32# |
Telugu | *99*24# |
Malayalam | *99*25# |
Kannada | *99*26# |
FAQ
Yes, you’ll need a registered mobile number to use USSD Banking otherwise, it won’t work.
AIRTEL, BSNL, MTNL, and VODAFONE Idea provide the USSD Banking services.
You do not need an app to be installed on your smartphone to use USSD Banking. All you need is a phone with a network, you can also use the feature phone to do that.