Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Getting Started
1. How do I apply for Bank of China Personal Online Banking?
2. What are the services available?
3. What are the fees and charges?
4. What are the service hours for Personal Online Banking?
5. How many accounts can I link to my Personal Online Banking?
Daily Transaction Limit
1. What is the Daily Transaction Limit for Electronic Banking Service?
2. How does the implementation of the Daily Customer Limit benefit me?
3. How can I change my Daily Transaction Limit?
4. What are the transactions available to change my Daily Transaction Limit? What is the maximum limit for each type of transaction?
Login
1. How do I access Personal Online Banking for the first time?
2. How do I perform a One-Time Activation for my eToken?
3. What is the Electronic Banking Services Pin Mailer?
4. What can I do if I am not able to log in to Personal Online Banking with the correct credentials?
5. Can I change my username & password?
6. How can I customise my home page?
Authentication Methods (eToken & SMS OTP)
1. What is the Two-Factor Authentication and how does it work?
2. What is SMS OTP?
3. How do I update my mobile number to receive SMS OTP?
4. How fast will I be able to receive the SMS OTP?
5. Is this SMS OTP service chargeable?
6. Which mobile service providers support SMS OTP?
Online Services
My Accounts
1. Can I see a summary of all my accounts?
2. Which of my BOC accounts can I view on Personal Online Banking?
3. How far back can I view my account history?
4. How can I link/unlink my Savings, Current, Multi-Currency Savings and Loan accounts on Personal Online Banking?
Funds Transfer
1. What are the types of funds transfers that can be performed in Personal Online Banking?
2. How do I perform a 3rd party funds transfer?
3. When can I perform a funds transfer?
4. How do I know the exchange rate for the transactions performed in different currencies?
International Remittance
1. What are the differences between International Remittance and CNY Pre-Settlement?
2. What are the fees and charges for these services?
3. How do I perform an International Remittance and CNY Pre-Settlement?
4. When can I perform International Remittance?
5. What is the transfer limit?
6. How do I know the exchange rate for the transactions performed in different currencies?
7. Can my remittance be reversed and refunded?
Bill Payment
1. What is Bill Payment?
2. Who can I pay to?
3. How do I add new billing organizations that I wish to pay?
4. How do I pay my bills using the Bill Payment service?
5. Is the payment effected immediately after I perform a Bill Payment?
6. Can I make scheduled bill payment?
7. How can I edit or cancel my unprocessed scheduled bill payment?
Term (Time) Deposit
1. Do I need to be an existing Bank of China customer to place a Time Deposit online?
2. What are the available foreign currencies for Foreign Currency Time Deposit placement?
3. When can I perform a Time Deposit placement?
4. Can I terminate my Time Deposit prematurely?
5. What happens to the funds when the Time Deposit that I have placed online matures?
Global Service
1. What is Global Service?
2. How to join Global Service?
3. How to terminate Global Service?
Cheque Service
1. How can I perform a stop cheque payment with my Personal Online Banking?
2. What are the fees and charges?
Service Setting
1. How can I change my Personal Online Banking password?
2. What is the purpose of the new account number versus the old account number?
3. How can I apply for SMS OTP?
Credit Card
1. What are the card services available online?
2. How can I link my credit card(s) to Personal Online Banking?
3. How do I view my credit card details?
4. How do I pay my credit card(s) online?
5. How far back can I retrieve transactions for my credit card account?
Debit Card
1. What are the card services available online?
2. How can I link my debit card to Personal Online Banking?
3. How do I view my debit card statement?
4. How do I enable/disable overseas usage?
5. What is the transaction limit setting?
Loan Enquiry
1. What are the loan details that I can view?
2. Will I be able to view my outstanding loan?
3. How do I make my loans payment via Personal Online Banking?
Technical
1. What hardware and software do I need to access Bank of China Personal Online Banking?
2. Will I be able to use other operating systems?
3. What display setting should I use for this service?
4. What browser should I use?
5. How to enable TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 for various browsers?
General
1. What should I do if I notice discrepancies on my accounts?
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