If your new Axis Bank credit card not working offline/online payment and transaction is declined then the reason behind this issue is that your credit card is currently inactive mode and you need to activate your Axis Bank credit card before using it anywhere.
Normally you will receive your Axis Bank credit card in the pre-activated mode which means you can directly use your credit card but sometimes your credit card is delivered inactive mode and you need to manually activate it.
Here we will tell you a simple method to activate your Axis Bank credit card instantly.
Activate Axis Bank Credit Card by sending an SMS
You need to send an SMS from your registered mobile number and after this, your credit card will be activated and you can use it for shopping.
Follow the below SMS format and send your message to activate your credit card:
- Send “ACA<space>your credit card last 4-digits number” and send this message to 56161600 OR +918691000002
After sending the above message, your credit card will be activated and ready for use.
If you are unable to send an SMS and message sending failed then make sure you have enough balance in your mobile number to send an SMS. Make sure your mobile number is registered with your credit card and you are sending an SMS from your registered mobile number, an unregistered number will not work.
Please note that if your credit card is already active then you don’t need to send this SMS, you can use it directly without any activation process.
So this is how Axis Bank credit card users can activate their new credit card by SMS. Currently, you can not activate your credit card online using mobile banking and net banking. You need to send an SMS to activate your card.