SBI urges customers to shift to digital channels ahead of proposed September 28-30 bank strike
State Bank of India has asked customers to complete key transactions early and use ATMs, customer service points, YONO, internet banking, mobile banking and UPI during a proposed UFBU strike from September 28 to 30, 2026.
What happened
State Bank of India (SBI) · SBI advised customers to complete key transactions before a proposed UFBU bank strike from September 28 to 30, 2026, and use ATMs,
Key facts
- 3-day strike
- September 28-30, 2026
What changed
SBI advised customers to complete key transactions before a proposed UFBU bank strike from September 28 to 30, 2026, and use ATMs, customer service points, YONO, internet banking, mobile banking and UPI during the disruption.
Why this matters
Use the proposed September 28–30 strike window to steer customers toward ATMs, YONO, internet/mobile banking, CSPs and UPI while reinforcing service continuity messaging.
What to watch
- UFBU confirmation, withdrawal or modification of the September 28-30, 2026 strike notice.
- SBI branch-union participation estimates and any government or regulator mediation.
- Pre-strike ATM cash withdrawal growth, UPI transaction volumes and YONO/internet-banking login rates.
- ATM cash-out incidents, UPI failure rates, bank-app latency and customer-service-point queues by geography.
- Reports of phishing, fake bank-support messages or social-engineering scams exploiting strike-related customer anxiety.