Why Do We Need a Bank Account?

The benefits and facilities of a bank account are given below:

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    Cashless payments:

    We don’t have to carry cash with us. We can both make and take cashless payments.

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    Large payments:

    We can safely send and receive large amounts of money directly in the bank.

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    Access to pension and government schemes:

    We can get pension into account. We can link government schemes we are eligible for to our bank a/c too.

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    Access to mobile and online banking:

    We can begin using mobile banking and online services, like UPI, AePS, USSD with a bank a/c.

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    Withdraw money anywhere:

    When we are traveling, we can use our debit card to withdraw money from any ATM. So, we won’t have to travel with cash.

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    Make Investments:

    We can use our bank a/c to invest
    in recurring deposit, Fixed deposit, bonds, shares, etc.

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    Sending money to any location:

    We can send money from our bank a/c to other bank accounts located in any part of the country. So, we can easily send money to our children, relatives, pay school fees, etc.

To learn more about mobile and online banking services, go to our guide on Digital Financial Services.

Let's look at the different types of bank accounts in the next section.

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