State Bank of India (SBI) services are currently experiencing downtime, impacting mobile banking, ATM withdrawals, and fund transfers. The disruption, which began around 8:15 am, is attributed to annual closing activities scheduled between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm today. SBI advises using UPI Lite and ATM channels during this period. NPCI also notes potential intermittent transaction declines.
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