How to Activate Federal Bank ATM Card?

An electric ATM card is used for making a withdrawal of cash, online purchases, or checking your account. Activating your ATM card at the Federal Bank is a simple way of allowing you to use the banking services. 

Therefore, it is a necessity to activate your Federal Bank ATM card for easy money transfer. Read ahead to learn about the various ways to activate your debit card.

Different Ways of Federal Bank Debit Card Activation

Let’s take a sneak peek into the various ways to activate your Federal Bank ATM card -

Federal Bank ATM card activation Through IVR

Using IVR, you can complete the process of Federal Bank ATM card activation quickly: 

1. Dial 04846716700 or 04842846699 from your registered mobile number. 

2. Press 1 to create a debit card personal identification number. 

3. Now input the last 6 digits of your debit card number. 

4. Type in your date of birth in the DD/MM/YYYY format. 

5. Provide your debit card’s expiry date in the MM/YYYY format.

6. Type a new 4-digit PIN  which you want to set as your new security code

7. Enter the  4-digit PIN, again. 

Activate Your Federal Bank ATM Via Fed-e-Point 

These steps to activate your Federal Bank debit card activation using Fed-e-Point are mentioned here.

To log in to Fed-e-Point, use your account number and OTP received on your registered mobile number and email. Then, follow these steps.

1. Select ‘Debit Card PIN set/reset’.

2. Enter your 16-digit card number written on the front of your debit card. 

3. Enter the expiry date of your debit card with this bank in the MM/YY format. 

4. Enter the CVV. 

5. Enter a new 4-digit PIN. 

6. Type in the new 4-digit PIN again and submit.

7. Enter the final OTP sent to your registered mobile number and email, then submit.

Your debit card will be activated immediately, and the system will send you an SMS of confirmation. 

Learn How to Activate Your Card Through Federal Bank ATM 

To learn how to activate a Federal Bank ATM card at a Federal Bank ATM, follow these steps: 

1. Insert or swipe your card into the slot of the ATM. 

2. Choose the ‘Soft PIN / PIN Change’ option. 

3. Select ‘Soft PIN’. 

4. Choose ‘Generate a New Soft PIN’. 

5. This Soft PIN is sent to your registered mobile number and is active for 24 hours. 

6. Select ‘Proceed to Set PIN’. 

7. Type the Soft PIN received on the mobile. 

8. Enter your new PIN, retype it, and click OK or submit. 

A success message will be displayed on the screen.

Debit Card Activation Through SMS and Other Bank ATMs 

 You can also set your PIN using the Soft PIN option at other bank ATMs: 

1. Send an SMS from your registered mobile number to 5676762 or 9895088888 in the format SP<space>Last 4 digits of your Debit Card Number

2. The temporary soft PIN will be sent to your mobile number and will be valid for 24 hours. 

3. Go to any other bank’s ATM. 

4. The Soft PIN received on the mobile phone can be used as the debit card PIN.

Go to the 'Change PIN' option, and in the new PIN field, key in the desired PIN. Once done, a success message will be shown. 

Activation of ATM Card Through FedMobile and FedNet 

You can also set or change your PIN using the FedMobile app and FedNet. 

FedMobile:  

• Login to FedMobile. 

• Navigate to Card Management. 

• In this, select New PIN/Change PIN. 

FedNet: 

• Login to FedNet. 

• Go to the Debit Card Services link. 

• Choose Change/Reset PIN. 

Conclusion

The above-stated methods of activating a Federal Bank ATM card are easy to follow. Be it IVR, Fed-e-Point, ATM, SMS, FedMobile, or FedNet, you can easily and effectively change the debit card PIN. 

Please remember your new PIN for future transactions and do not disclose your PIN to others or write it anywhere to avoid compromising it.