Silk Bank is a Pakistani commercial bank based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was formally known as The Saudi-Pak Bank. Established on September 15 2001, the bank has currently 250 Branches in Pakistan.
Among other products, Silk Bank also provides internet banking facilities to its customers to provide a seamless banking experience, some of which are mentioned below:
- Balance Inquiry
- Mini Statements
- Transaction Details
- Low Balance Alerts
- Account Statement Requests
- Fund Transfers
- Pay Order and Demand Draft Requests
- Cheque Book Requests
Let’s look at 3 different types of account you can open at Silk Bank:
- Current account
- Savings account
- Asaan account
Current Account:
There are 2 types of people who can apply for a current account at Silk Bank:
- Salaried individual (Age limit: 21 to 60 years old)
- Business owner (Age limit: 21 to 65 years old)
Salaried individual:
To apply for a current account at Silk Bank, you need to collect the following documents:
- CNIC
- Proof of employment (through an employment verification letter)
- Copy of your utility bills
Business owner:
Collect and submit the following documents to the bank if you want to open a current account at Silk Bank:
- CNIC
- Proof of business
After you’ve submitted these documents, you also need to pay a minimum fee of 1000 PKR for account opening while no minimum balance is required for account maintenance (this account opening fee is for the Silk Bank Basic Current Account) for other types of current accounts, visit the deposits section on this page.
Savings Account:
There are 2 types of people who can apply for a savings account at Silk Bank:
- Salaried individual (Age limit: 21 to 60 years old)
- Business owner (Age limit: 21 to 65 years old)
Salaried individual:
To apply for a savings account at Silk Bank, you need to collect the following documents:
- CNIC
- Proof of employment (through an employment verification letter)
- Copy of your utility bills
Business owner:
Collect and submit the following documents to the bank if you want to open a savings account at Silk Bank:
- CNIC
- Proof of business
After submitting these documents you’d also need to pay a minimum fee of 1000 PKR for account opening while no minimum balance is required for account maintenance.
Silk Bank PLS savings account has an interest rate (AER) of up to 8%.
Features of Savings Account:
- Profit calculated on Monthly average balance.
- Unlimited number of deposits and
- Free e-statements and internet banking.
- Unlimited withdrawals and deposits every month
- The interest rate depends on the deposited amount and the term length.
- Profit payment on a half-year basis.
Asaan account:
Open an Asaan Account if you’re not the type of person to get indulged in the formalities of providing documents for account opening. With Asaan account the only document required is the individual’s CNIC.
Features of Asaan account:
- Can only be opened as a Current Account.
- Silk Bank VISA/Debit card facilities.
- Offered in PKR only.
- No minimum balance requirement
- Free Cheque book
- Free e-Statements
- Total debit per month limit up to 500,000 PKR.
- Total credit balance per month limit up to 500,000 PKR
In all these are the 3 types of accounts you can open at Silk Bank, so if you feel interested, visit your nearest Silk Bank branch to apply.
Not convinced? Here is a complete list of all Pakistani banks where you can open your accounts:
- How to open an account in Bank AL-Habib
- How to open an account in Bank Alfalah
- How to Open an Account in Askari Bank Limited
- How to open an account in Habib Bank Limited (HBL)
- How to open an account in Bank Al Baraka
- How to open an account at BankIslami
- How to open an account at MCB Bank
- How to open an account at Faysal Bank
- How to open an account at Bank of Khyber
- How to open an account at Allied Bank
- How to open an account at National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)
- How to open an account at Meezan Bank
- How to open an account at JS Bank
- How to open an account at Summit Bank Pakistan
- How to open an account at Soneri Bank
