OCBC Customers to Receive E-Mails and Push Notifications Instead of SMS for Banking Activities

The Straits Times2023-10-30

OCBC Bank customers will no longer receive SMS messages about their banking activities, and will receive alerts through push notifications and e-mails starting Friday.In a push notification sent to ...

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