Tips To Use Online Internet Or Mobile Banking Safely

In a fast-paced digitalized world, online fraud is growing at a similar rate. Banking fraud and online fraud have also increased rapidly due to the Corona epidemic.

Do you do online banking or mobile banking? To enable your password in this way

In view of the increasing online fraud, various security alerts have been issued in Nepal as well. Banks and financial institutions have also been advising people to adopt security and keep their passwords for net banking, mobile banking, or online banking strong.

There are some special ways you can strengthen your password. This will help you avoid online fraud. With a strong password, you can protect your money and information to some extent.

Tips To Use Online Internet Or Mobile Banking Safely  

Here are some ways to strengthen your password:

• Passwords must be a combination of both uppercase and lowercase. Like - tKjsE7uG.
• Use both numbers and symbols in the password. Like - tKjsE7uG61!
• Your password must be at least 8 characters long. Like - tKjsE7uG
• Don't use common dictionary words like it is locked, thisismypassword, MyPassword.
• Keyboard paths such as 'qwerty' or 'asdfg' should not be used. Use ":)", ": / 'instead.
• Don't create very simple passwords like 12345678 or abcdefg.
• Do not use substitutions for easy guessing. E.g. RINGBELL-BELL8377, HelloWORLD
• Never link your name and date of birth to a password. Like - HariBahadur @ 1979.

Don't share your password with other people as close as possible. Avoid giving your phone or device to strangers as much as possible and do not disclose bank information.

Also, enable two-factor authentication (2FA) to protect bank transactions.

If you still see any suspicious activity in your net banking, mobile banking, or online banking, contact the bank immediately.