How to update your SBI credit card mobile number before travelling abroad

Update your SBI credit card’s temporary mobile number online before international travel to ensure uninterrupted transaction alerts. Follow this step-by-step guide to manage SBI Card details securely.

MintGenie Team
Updated17 Jul 2025, 04:08 PM IST
Easily update your SBI credit card mobile number online to stay informed about transactions while overseas.
Easily update your SBI credit card mobile number online to stay informed about transactions while overseas.

If you’re planning an international trip and want to ensure that all important alerts and transaction updates from your SBI credit card reach you without interruption, in seamless fashion then it is essential to update your registered mobile number.

SBI Card permits users to temporarily update their mobile number. This is ideal for those travelling abroad, so that OTPs, transaction alerts, and security updates are received on the new number even when you're outside the country. This can help you stay in control of your card usage and prevent any unauthorised activity or financial frauds while you are away.

In this article, we provide a detailed, step-by-step guide on how to update your temporary mobile number linked to your SBI Credit Card through sbicard.com. Whether you're using your card for hotel bookings, shopping, or international payments, updating your contact details ensures that all credit card transactions are seamlessly communicated to you while travelling overseas.

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A step-by-step guide: Update mobile number

1. First of all, you need to visit sbicard.com website and click on the ‘log in’ button.

2. Now, you need to enter the user ID and password.

3. Now you need to click ‘edit’.

4. Now you are supposed to enter the mobile number and the date till when you want the transaction details to be sent to this number.

5. Now you need to click generate one time password or OTP and enter the same when it is received on your registered mobile number and then click ‘confirm’.

6. The temporary mobile number will now be added and the transaction details will be shared on this.

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How to contact SBI Card customer care toll free number?
 

Step-by-step guide: Pay bill online

1. First you need to enter sbicard.com, now you can click on ‘log in’ button

2. Then submit your user ID and password and click on ‘log in’

3. Click the 'pay now' button, read the disclaimer and click on ‘proceed’.

4. On the payment page, you can pay ‘total outstanding’, ‘minimum due’ or any other amount

5. Select the payment option and click on 'pay now'. You will now be directed to the payment option that you have chosen.

6. Once the payment is made, the transaction reference number is displayed on the page.

SBI Card: Quick glimpses for travellers

Key InformationDetails
PurposeGet SMS alerts on a local number while travelling. 
How to updateLog into SBI Cards website and add a temporary number.
OTP RequirementSent to you registered Indian number. 
Validity Set custom expiry as per your travel dates. 
Ideal forTravellers and NRIs needing real time transaction updates.

 

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