PhonePe is one of the best UPI-based apps you can use in India. As per the reports, it is also the app that has the largest customer base. In this guide, I will tell you how you can remove bank account from PhonePe.
The UPI-based applications are free to use. The money transfers you make using the app will not cost anything as of now. But the other services like buying digital gold, insurance.
So when you add or remove a bank account from PhonePe or any other UPI-based app. You will not have to pay the app or bank any charges.
Some people think that they can not re-add or link the bank account, once you have removed it from PhonePe. But this is not true.
If you decide to add it back in near future. Then you can add it back and even at that time the app or bank will not charge you anything. So you need not worry about these things.
How Much Time does it take to Unlink the Bank Account?
Your bank account will be removed instantly from the PhonePe app once you tap on the remove button.
Steps to Remove Bank Account from PhonePe
- Open the PhonePe App.
- Tap on your “Profile Picture” to access the settings menu.
- Select “View All Payment Methods” under the payment methods section.
- Now select the bank account that you want to remove.
- At last tap on the “Unlink Bank Account” button to remove your account.
Will it Affect the Bank Account in any way?
No, removing the account from PhonePe will not affect your bank account in any way.
Conclusion
This is how you can remove your account from the app. The process remains almost the same for Android users and also iOS users. Just make sure you don’t share your passwords, and PINs with anyone. You have one more thing that you can do and that keeps the account in PhonePe. And just change the primary account you use for your transactions.