How to Block Your ICICI Bank Credit Card
Losing your credit card or having it stolen can be quite stressful. However, there’s a simple solution to avoid any fraudulent activity. All you have to do is block your credit card. Blocking your stolen or lost credit card is quite simple and can be done both online and offline.
Here’s how you can block your ICICI Bank Credit Card through the iMobile application:
Log into the iMobile app
Click on ‘Cards and Forex’
Choose the card you’d like to block
Select the ‘Block Card’ option
Fill out the form displayed on your screen
Choose whether you’d like to block your card permanently or temporarily
Click on ‘Proceed’
Before blocking your ICICI Bank credit card, it is important to consider the following.
Ensure you have cleared any outstanding balances on your ICICI Bank credit card
Consider redeeming the credit card reward points you have accumulated before blocking your credit card
Try to ensure that you don’t use your credit card right before initiating the blocking process
See whether there have been any fraudulent transactions on your credit card before blocking it
Settle all pending EMIs before blocking your credit card
Reference of all T&C necessarily refers to the terms of the Partners as regards to pre-approved offers and loan processing time amongst other conditions.
You can block your ICICI Bank Credit Card by phone by calling the customer care number, verifying your identity, and by then asking the customer care executive to block your credit card. The customer care number is 1800-1080.
You can close or block your ICICI Bank credit card immediately in the following ways.
Calling customer care
Using the iMobile App
Visiting the nearest ICICI Bank branch
Yes, you can choose to block your ICICI Bank credit card temporarily.
If you have got your card temporarily, you can reactivate it, through online and offline methods. However, in case of a permanently blocked card, you will have to put in a request for a replacement card.