- Frequently Asked Questions
- INTERNET BANKING REGISTRATION
It is an innovative service provided by National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) bringing you convenience in your everyday banking needs anytime, anywhere. The service is available 24/7, 365 days a year. The system provides you the convenience of banking without having to visit branches, waiting in queues or worrying about branch timings. You can now access your account summary, make Credit Card and utility bill payments, transfer funds, perform remittance and payments instantly at your convenience, from your laptop, PC or smart phones. You can access NBB internet banking using Browser on your PC, Laptop or Mobile device.
Go to www.nbbonline.com and then click on "Internet Banking" which will take you to https://personal.nbbonline.com/NBBBanking/
Go to www.nbbonline.com and then click on "Internet Banking" which will take you to https://personal.nbbonline.com/NBBBanking/
- Select "Register new user" , accept the terms and conditions, click on next and input the following:
- ATM/Debit Card number
- ATM PIN
- Account Number
- Password
- Confirm Password
- Security question & security answer
- Select Mobile Number
- After authentication, you will receive one time password (OTP) on the registered mobile number, enter the (OTP) in the space provided for the same.
** Note: Denoting a mobile number as your ‘registered’ mobile number for NBB internet Banking is only allowed for Mobile Numbers that are already registered with the Bank (that is, the mobile numbers that you would have provided during opening your account/s). In case you need to update Mobile Numbers registered with the Bank, you will need to visit any NBB branch and submit an application for the same.
- User ID must be between 6 to 8 characters in length
- Password must be between 8 to 12 characters in length
- Password should be a combination of letters and numbers
- Only selected special characters should be used in password (!, @,#,$,%,&,*,_,-)
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Second factor authentication is an additional security that aims to reduce risk of fraud or misuse of IB by unauthorized persons.
There are 3 methods for additional authentication,
(1) One time password (OTP) via SMS.
(2) Soft token using Soft Token application on your Mobile Device.
(3) Security Answer.
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Downloading and using the IB Soft Token application (for Smart Phones/devices) is easy. I-Phone and i-Pad users can download the application free of cost from the Apple store. For Android users, the application is available through Android Market (Google Play) free of cost
After downloading, click on the "NBB ST" icon on your smart phone and enter the following details to get yourself register on soft token -
- Enter your account number.
- Enter your ATM card number.
- Enter your PIN.
- Click on send (OTP)
You will receive one time password (OTP) on your mobile registered with the bank.
- Entre an OTP
- Enter and confirm your password
- Agree on T & C
- Click on register.
Logon to Internet Banking, go to "Other Services" and de-register your soft token application which is installed on your lost phone. Later you can download soft token application on your new device and can register again. At any point of time soft token application can be used only from one device.
If you forgot the password of soft token application, click on the soft token icon, and then use "Forgot Password" option and enter the required information to reset your password.
The main services which are offered to customers through NBB INTERNET BANKING are listed below. Note that some transactions require a second factor authentication while other transactions do not require it.
- Transactions that do not require second factor authentication
Fawri+ and Fawri
Fawateer Mobile top-up, bill enquiry and bill payment
Transfer within own account
Credit card payment (own cards)
Opening time deposit, changing time deposit maturity instruction.
Account details and Account transaction information
Credit Card details and Credit Card transaction information
Checking unbilled transactions on credit card/s
Accessing information on fixed deposits and loans etc
Add beneficiary
View/delete beneficiary
Debit card replacement
Account and Card Statement download
Account and Card e-statement registration
- Transactions that require Transaction Password
Credit Card Payments (third party)
Domestic and international fund transfers to third parties / remittances
Person to Person (P2P) payments
Update mobile no. / e-mail address
- Other Services
Report Lost /Stolen ATM cards
Update mobile / email
Favorite transactions
ATM/branch locator
Change login password
Increase / decrease limit
Currency converter
IBAN calculator
Secure email
Dashboard configuration
(d) Personal Finance Management
Add goal
Goal
Add budget
Budget
My spending
Compare budget
The Service allows the Customer various facilities like tracking his expenses, preparing budgets, setting financial goals and objectives, modifying the goals and objectives etc. under the Personal Finance Management Module. The Service allows the Customer to Virtual Goals and Actual Goals.
The Customer understands that these are only indicative and for the Customer’s general guidance. The setting and/or modification of Virtual goals or any other virtual functions under the Personal Finance Management module do not affect the Customer’s accounts in any way and no transactions are passed into any of the Customer’s Account/s as a result of the Customer utilizing any of the Virtual Goal features under this module.
If the Customer wishes to set up Actual Goals, he has to have a saving or current account with the Bank (Goal Account). The Goal Account will be associated with all of the customer Goal/s, upon creation of such Goal/s by the Customer. The Customer understands and acknowledges that the amount specified by the Customer will be debited from the Account designated by the Customer at the Customer’s selected frequency, and will be credited to Customer’s Goal account. If at any point on the Goal/s timeline, the Customer credits or debits the Goal account, there will be no automatic re-adjustment of any of the Customer’s Goal/s or debit instructions.
In case you have forgotten your Login password, access the ‘Forgot Password’ option on the home page and follow the steps as given below:
- Click/Select - Forgot Password option.
- Enter your User ID
- Enter your ATM Card number
- Enter your ATM PIN
- Enter your account number.
- Entre Captcha.
- Entre password /confirm password
- Proceed to create your new Login password
*Note: you can also change your Login password through the Self Service menu at any time.
In case you have forgotten your User ID, access the ‘Forgot / retrieve User ID’ option in the home page and follow the steps given below:
- Click/Select – Forgot / retrieve User ID option.
- Enter your ATM Card number
- Enter your ATM PIN number
- Enter your account number
- Entre Captcha
- Post validation of user credentials, you will receive an Activation code (One-time-password or OTP) through SMS on your registered mobile number
- Input the OTP in the designated field
- Your existing User ID will be sent via SMS to your registered mobile number
Login with your User ID and Password, Select ‘Fawri+ & Transfers’ option, Select ‘Add Beneficiary’ option, Follow on-screen instructions.
Keep the Beneficiary Account number handy before adding any beneficiary. For adding beneficiaries in Bahrain (non NBB accounts), please keep the IBAN account number of the beneficiary ready with you before you start, since this will be required. For adding beneficiaries outside Bahrain, keep the SWIFT code of the beneficiary’s bank /branch ready to facilitate easy addition of the beneficiary account.
P2P transfer is a Service through which you can send funds to a beneficiary’s account within NBB, without requesting for his account number. Similarly, you can request a NBB account holder to transfer funds to your NBB account without sharing your NBB account number.
P2P request money
- Login using your User ID and Login password
- Select Fawri & Transfers option
- Select ‘P2P transfer – request money’ option
- Enter your NBB account number in which you would like the funds to be credited
- Enter the exact amount that you are requesting
- Confirm the details
- You will receive a “Cash Code” through SMS on your registered mobile number
- Inform the Cash Code to the person who will “send” the money to you
P2P send money
- Login to using your User ID and Login password
- Select Fawri & Transfers option
- Select ‘P2P transfer – send money’ option
- Enter the account number from which the money has to be sent
- Enter the Amount to be sent (should Exactly match the amount asked by the person who has requested for the transfer)
- Enter the Cash Code that the requester has provided, and submit
- Enter your Transaction password in the space provided for the same
Services | Daily Limit (BD) | Monthly Limit (BD) | Transaction with Beneficiary (BD) | Transaction without Beneficiary (One time) (BD) | 2nd Factor Authentication | ||
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| Min Amount per Trans | Max Amount per Trans | Min Amount per Trans | Max Amount per Trans | |
Credit Card Payment Own | 10,000.000 | 50,000.000 | 0.001 | 10,000.000 | 0.001 | 10,000.000 | Not Required |
Credit Card payment to others | 5,000.000 | 50,000.000 | 0.001 | 5,000.000 | 0.001 | 5,000.000 | Required |
P2P Request | 120.000 | 3,000.000 | 0.100 | 40.000 | 0.100 | 40.000 | Not Required |
P2P Response | 120.000 | 3,000.000 | 0.100 | 40.000 | 0.100 | 40.000 | Required |
Transfers - International | 25,000.000 | 100,000.000 | 10.000 | 25,000.000 | 10.000 | 25,000.000 | Required |
Transfers - Local with Foreign Currency | 10,000.000 | 100,000.000 | 0.001 | 10,000.000 | 0.001 | 10,000.000 | Required |
Transfers - Fawri | 25,000.000 | 100,000.000 | 0.001 | 25,000.000 | 0.001 | 25,000.000 | Not Required |
Transfers - Fawri+ | 1,000.000 | NA | 0.001 | 1,000.000 | 0.001 | 100.000 | Not Required |
Transfers - Own Accounts | 50,000.000 | 100,000.000 | 0.001 | 50,000.000 | 0.001 | 50,000.000 | Not Required |
Transfers - Within NBB | 25,000.000 | 100,000.000 | 0.001 | 25,000.000 | 0.001 | 25,000.000 | Required |
Bill/Fawateer Payment | 25,000.000 | 100,000.000 | 0.001 | 25,000.000 | 0.001 | 25,000.000 | Not Required |
Fixed Deposit | 50,000.000 | 100,000.000 | 1,000.000 | 50,000.000 | 1,000.000 | 50,000.000 | Not Required |
Subject to Terms & Conditions