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Strange ICICI Account upgrade to private banking coz of times black card??

Sobirvs

TF Premier
So something strange happened.

I am/was a ICICI privilage customer. I am a privilege customer from like last 11 years. This is how it has always been since I am a ICICI customer from the beginning. I was given this account by a ICICI agent when I wasn't even a customer with ICICI, I used to live in a society/area in Gurgaon 10 yrs back where whole society was filled with salaried people working in different MNC's. Agent took I think 40k or was it 15k cheque from me and said i can move money right away once the acc is opened since it is a zero bal account. So it was advertised to me as a "society based account" but in their banking terms it was called privileged banking. Idk what features privileged banking has officially but I have never been charged for debit card or sms or debit card fee or any imps/neft fees ever.

But today they upgraded(or downgrade? as I am not sure if going from privilage to private is upgrade or not) but they upgraded my account to private banking with internet banking going all golden-ish User interface. What's happening?

I don't think I did something myself. I have a savings acc with them from like last 10 yrs, with balance very minimal. I kept may be 3-4L bal + 5L plus in FD in last few months. Now my saving bal is even less than 20k plus fd as before of 5L+ . I have like 6-7 cc's with icici like sapphiro/rubyx both mc/amex variant and corol, apay, and the new card I applied a week back i.e times black card which I plan to not activate anyways.

is times black card the reason they automatically changed my bank acc status? Someone knows anything abt this?

Is my account upgrade even an upgrade? What is the benefit of private banking? I loved my privileged banking acc tbh as i was never hit with any fees. I haven't gotten any email/sms abt this yet aswell.

This is what my INB looks like now, earlier it was reddish/orangish. Now it is golden. 1735109650678.webp
 
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But today they upgraded(or downgrade? as I am not sure if going from privilage to private is upgrade or not) but they upgraded my account to private banking with internet banking going all golden-ish User interface. What's happening?
It's an upgrade! Don't worry.
is times black card the reason they automatically changed my bank acc status? Someone knows anything abt this?
Watching.... ( thread...)
Idk what features privileged banking has officially but I have never been charged for debit card or sms or debit card fee or any imps/neft fees ever.
What is the benefit of private banking? I loved my privileged banking acc tbh as i was never hit with any fees. I haven't gotten any email/sms abt this yet aswell.
Imps is actually chargeable for Privilege ( unless yours is Salary ), Private has kinda the same benefits. Icici does not differentiate much...
You can get the upgraded Private Banking Debit Card though; it has 6 complimentary lounge access per quarter. ( and yes of course, no spend based criteria )

Also, if you have existing locker, you can discount in the Locker charges ( idk how much it is exactly ) , Fees and charges you can charge HERE.
 
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Imps is actually chargeable for Privilege ( unless your is Salary ), Private has kinda the same benefits. Icici does not differentiate much...
You can get the upgrade Private Banking Debit Card though; it has 6 complimentary lounge access per quarter.

I used to be salaried when this account was opened in 2014. Now I am self employed and I am not sure icici knows this or not lol. I have credit cards of icici and they never ask me if i am salaried or not as I usually get instant approval for any card i applied with icici like apay. I got rubyx as an upgrade FYF and sapphiro FYF too as icici called me for these, I never called them i needed these upgrades but i agreed for it.

They have given me rubyx and sapphiro like in last 3-4 months. 2 upgrades already and yest i got a text from icici that they called me for yet another upgrade and told me to miss call a number which i did lol.

One thing priviliged banking was that it was a stable acc for me. Idk now if icici can tomorrow downgrade me for some reason. I am not their HNI customer afaik as I hardly keep money in their acc's but i do use icici credit cards alot (like 1L per month may be?)

Debit card willl come automatically or do i need to call them? and does it have any fee?
 
Private is for HNWIs. You will/ can get Private Visa Infinite DC as well.

Congrats 👏
It's upgraded not downgraded.
upgrade? Wtf I jsut checked my savings acc and all the offers like I used to get pre-approved like 25L pre approved car loan or 75L home loan preappproved, are all gone man. Earlier it used to show the amount and even i had offers for personal loan. Ofc I never want these offers and never applied for them personally but still it was a comfy situation for me knowing if I have to apply I don't have to go through paperwork of banks and giving income docs etc as I had pre-approved offers, now they are all good. I am hating this "upgrade" ugh.

Now it looks like this. Earlier I had like literally 10-15 offers.

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upgrade? Wtf I jsut checked my savings acc and all the offers like I used to get pre-approved like 25L pre approved car loan or 75L home loan preappproved, are all gone man. Earlier it used to show the amount and even i had offers for personal loan. Ofc I never want these offers and never applied for them personally but still it was a comfy situation for me knowing if I have to apply I don't have to go through paperwork of banks and giving income docs etc as I had pre-approved offers, now they are all good. I am hating this "upgrade" ugh.

Now it looks like this. Earlier I had like literally 10-15 offers.

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recently times black cc mila na issliye , wait some days
 
One thing priviliged banking was that it was a stable acc for me. Idk now if icici can tomorrow downgrade me for some reason. I am not their HNI customer afaik as I hardly keep money in their acc's but i do use icici credit cards alot (like 1L per month may be?)

Debit card willl come automatically or do i need to call them? and does it have any fee?
Ahh so that is where you are worrying.
See DC, is gonna be free until you are in Pvt Banking. You will have to call them (1800 103 8181) and get it issued.

Is your Combined Credit Limit greater than 4L> for your Credit Cards? If yes, than Don't worry. Even in case of Downgrade it should be downgraded to Privilege ( Family 360 ) Banking. Use your Account normally as you do.
I am hating this "upgrade" ugh.

Now it looks like this. Earlier I had like literally 10-15 offers.
That takes time to refresh. If you really want, send an email to headprivatebanking@icicibank.com and tell them to revert your Account to the previous variant as it was and do not make any changes in that. ( The offers will still take their own time to refresh. And it might happen that the same offers will not be visible )

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whenever u get a new cc or maybe anything , those offers are vanised for some time !
Ohhh okok Got it. Thanks for the info
 
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Ahh so that is where you are worrying.
See DC, is gonna be free until you are in Pvt Banking. You will have to call them (1800 103 8181) and get it issued.

Is your Combined Credit Limit greater than 4L> for your Credit Cards? If yes, than Don't worry. Even in case of Downgrade it should be downgraded to Privilege ( Family 360 ) Banking. Use your Account normally as you do.

That takes time to refresh. If you really want, send an email to headprivatebanking@icicibank.com and tell them to revert your Account to the previous variant as it was and do not make any changes in that. ( The offers will still take their own time to refresh. And it might happen that the same offers will not be visible )
whenever u get a new cc or maybe anything , those offers are vanised for some time !
 
Ahh so that is where you are worrying.
See DC, is gonna be free until you are in Pvt Banking. You will have to call them (1800 103 8181) and get it issued.

Is your Combined Credit Limit greater than 4L> for your Credit Cards? If yes, than Don't worry. Even in case of Downgrade it should be downgraded to Privilege ( Family 360 ) Banking. Use your Account normally as you do.

That takes time to refresh. If you really want, send an email to headprivatebanking@icicibank.com and tell them to revert your Account to the previous variant as it was and do not make any changes in that. ( The offers will still take their own time to refresh. And it might happen that the same offers will not be visible )

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Ohhh okok Got it. Thanks for the info

I think I will hold off to closing anything neither I'll call them for debit card. If they themselves send it, great but I don't want any fees whatsoever just in any case. My cc I think all have shared limit. I have 8 cc's with them, coral/rupay/2 sapphiro/2rubyx/apay/timesblack. Apay has 5L limit and alll others have 4.7L limit. I don't think these are individual limits, I think these are all shared limits afaik.

Will wait for the offers to refresh.
 
btw one more thing, I think it would have been exactly 10 yrs anniversary for me with icici lol, can that be the reason?

I remember getting a job in around umm, sept/oct and icici acc was opened around in nov dec 2014.
 
Yes it's not a upgrade it's called narcissistic behaviour

I have x x card from Icici i got Times black just for sake of not activating
Now I m in private banking I don't know what golden color is like


Stop Self pleasuring and loathing over as if everyone dumb ..
Wasting everyone's time with self loathing story oh I m so Dumb I don't know what private means in banking term .

If you want attention post something better
more than media Tf post comes with mirch masala
Very true..just thought there is some real problem with this person and read whole thing to the perspective that will help.. but not worth it its purely wasting time
 
Yes it's not a upgrade it's called narcissistic behaviour

I have x x card from Icici i got Times black just for sake of not activating
Now I m in private banking I don't know what golden color is like


Stop Self pleasuring and loathing over as if everyone dumb ..
Wasting everyone's time with self loathing story oh I m so Dumb I don't know what private means in banking term .

If you want attention post something better
more than media Tf post comes with mirch masala
In simple words, Vasuki bro is saying:
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right @Vasuki bro?🙂
 
For me everything is messy with icici bank. One side their RM disturb me because of privilage banking tag and their call center guys present them as wealth officer. On the other side they r charging debit card fees even for the basic one, they req MAB as well. They made two cibil enquiry during account opening without necessity and my consent.

I just asked them to give me rupay card. My sole objective for opening this account is pre-approved offers. If anymore nonsense happens then I will close this account.

People should look at benefits rather than looking at the tag. Private, Elite, Imperia, Privilage whatsoever.
 
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