The effective date of Fixed Deposit shall be the date on which the Bank gets funds to its account. No Fixed Deposit Receipt is issued in anticipation of realisation of the cheque.
A fixed deposit can only be opened in such currency, with such minimum balance and for such periods as the Bank may stipulate from time to time.
The customer shall execute such agreements/ forms and provide and furnish such documents as may be required by the Bank. The documents listed in the application forms are not an exhaustive list of requirements and the Bank reserves the right to require submission of such other documents as may be determined by the Bank on a case to case basis.
Fixed deposits placed with the Bank are non transferable and non negotiable and no right title interest therein or any part thereof can be transferred or secured by the customer to or in favour of any person without the prior written consent of the Bank.
Other Terms and Conditions
Subject to the provisions thereof, deposits held with the Bahrain office of ICICI Bank Ltd Bahrain are covered by the Deposit Protection Scheme established by the Central Bank of Bahrain regulation concerning the establishment of a Deposit Protection Scheme and a Deposit Protection Board.
Deposits in the Bahrain Kingdom are covered by the Regulation Protecting Deposits and Unrestricted Investment Accounts issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) in accordance with Resolution No. (34) of 2010.
Each eligible depositor shall be entitled under the Regulation to claim an amount equivalent to the amount deposited by him in an eligible account save that no eligible depositor shall be entitled to receive more than BD 20,000 (Twenty Thousand Bahraini Dinars) from the total amount of his eligible account held with the defaulting bank regardless of the number of deposits and their currency. Other currencies shall be converted into Bahraini Dinars at the exchange rate on the date on which the CBB determines that the conventional retail bank licensee is a defaulting bank.
These Terms and Conditions apply to and regulate the provision of Recurring Deposit product offered by ICICI Bank Bahrain Branch.
The effective date from which the credit shall be given for any Installment shall be the date on which ICICI Bank Bahrain gets clear funds into the Account of the Depositor/s.
The minimum core Installment to be deposited by the Depositor/s for Recurring Deposit is BD. 10/- and thereafter in multiples of BD 10/- . The Depositor/s shall, at the time of opening the Account, stipulate the Installment and the total number of installments to be payable. The Installment and the number of installments cannot be altered subsequently.
Recurring Deposits installments have to be paid by the depositor vide standing instructions being provided for making of debits from the depositor’s ICICI Bank Bahrain Savings account only. ICICI Bank Bahrain will not be responsible for informing/ advising the depositor to maintain adequate balance in his savings account to pay his installments. Installment for any calendar month must be paid on or before the last working day of that particular calendar month.
Non payment of monthly installment will attract a penalty of 1% on the deficit amount between the total installment amount paid by the client at the completion of the tenure of the deposit against the deposit value committed at the time of opening the Recurring deposit and will be recovered from the maturity amount.
The recurring deposit can be maintained for a tenure of 12 months and 24 months.
Interest on the Deposits is calculated on monthly installments paid, at the applicable rates as communicated to the Depositor/s at the time of Account opening and in the Statements. Such interest rates shall be in accordance with CBB directives if any from time to time (At present the Recurring deposit interest rates are decided by the Bank as CBB has not issued any directives for the same). The interest amount shall be paid to the Depositor/s on the Maturity date or on premature closure of the deposit.
The Recurring Deposit will mature for payment on the date as has been pre-specified at the time of opening such account or 30 days after the last installment is paid, whichever is later (“the maturity date”). The maturity proceeds will be credited to the Savings account of the depositor. ICICI Bank Bahrain shall not be liable to make payment of any interest or other amounts on and from the maturity date of the Recurring Deposit.
If an Recurring Deposit is closed or discontinued for any reason before the maturity date(other than death of depositor), the amount of installments already paid shall be paid together with the interest calculated on daily balance basis at the interest rate applicable at the time of opening the ICICI Bank Bahrain Recurring Deposit for the period for which the ICICI Bank Bahrain Recurring Deposit has been continued minus pre closure charges as per the below clause
No interest will be paid if the deposit is closed within in 1 month. If the deposit is run for over a month customer will be paid interest calculated on the interest rate for the period for which he/she has maintained the deposit with the Bank at the time of opening of the deposit, in case the deposit sought to be withdrawn is held for a period that falls between two tenures for which deposits are offered by the Branch, the interest on the deposit would be calculated at the rate applicable for deposits of the shorter of the two tenures (as existing at the time of opening of the deposit sought to be broken). Bank will charge penalty of 1% on principle Plus Interest subject to protection of Principle (Total installment amount paid till date).
An Account will normally be closed upon payment of all the stipulated number of installments on the maturity date. The Deposit together with interest shall be paid to the Primary Applicant’s ICICI Bank Bahrain Savings Bank Account.
Nomination facility is not available in Bahrain.
Subject to the provisions thereof, deposits held with the Bahrain office of ICICI Bank Ltd Bahrain are covered by the Deposit Protection Scheme established by the Central Bank of Bahrain regulation concerning the establishment of a Deposit Protection Scheme and a Deposit Protection Board.
Deposits in the Bahrain Kingdom are covered by the Regulation Protecting Deposits and Unrestricted Investment Accounts issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) in accordance with Resolution No. (34) of 2010.
Each eligible depositor shall be entitled under the Regulation to claim an amount equivalent to the amount deposited by him in an eligible account save that no eligible depositor shall be entitled to receive more than BD 20,000 (Twenty Thousand Bahraini Dinars) from the total amount of his eligible account held with the defaulting bank regardless of the number of deposits and their currency. Other currencies shall be converted into Bahraini Dinars at the exchange rate on the date on which the CBB determines that the conventional retail bank licensee is a defaulting bank.
ICICI Bank Bahrain reserves the right to revise the terms and conditions contained herein and shall notify the Depositor/s of such revised terms and conditions in writing one month prior to its implementation. Such revised terms and conditions shall then be binding on the Depositor/s.
The terms and conditions set out in General Terms and Conditions Governing Accounts shall also apply to Recurring Deposits opened and maintained with the Bank, as amended, modified, supplemented and varied from time to time, in addition to the terms and conditions set out in this section.
a) In order to register a Beneficiary the Registered User will have to provide the Bank with the following details for each Beneficiary
- Where the Beneficiary is an account holder of ICICI Bank, India the Registered User will have to provide the Bank with the Account number of the Beneficiary and type of account.
- Where the Beneficiary is not an ICICI Bank, India account holder the Registered User will have to provide the Bank with name of the Beneficiary's Bank, branch address, account number along with the type of the account the Beneficiary holds.
b) The Registered User may also need to provide the Bank with a valid email address of the Beneficiary.
The Registered User may be required to provide the Bank with certain additional details of the Beneficiary depending on the payment transfer method chosen.
The Registered User will have to provide a unique nick name for each nominated Beneficiary in order to enable the Bank to identify that nominated Beneficiary.
When a Beneficiary is nominated to be registered for remitting money the Bank will check whether that beneficiary is already registered. If the beneficiary is not registered Anti- Money Laundering checks will be conducted on the beneficiary details as provided. The beneficiary will be registered within a reasonable period of time after verifying the beneficiary details provided. Once the beneficiary is registered the Registered User can transfer money to the beneficiary. The beneficiary registration status will be available under the "Registered Beneficiary" option accessible by the Registered User in the logged in section of internet banking.
For each remittance transaction, the amount to be remitted to the Registered Beneficiary and confirmation for further processing of transaction will have to be provided by the Registered User.
Any number of beneficiaries can be registered by a Registered User.
Once a transaction along with the Registered Beneficiary details has been confirmed by the Registered User it cannot be changed.
REWARD POINTS: Any scheme for awarding or securing reward points or other rewards or prizes (by whatever name called) is available only to Persons who are eligible for the same under the rules of the concerned scheme and the applicable laws of India and other concerned jurisdictions. The Registered User is therefore required to verify that the Registered User is eligible before participating in any such scheme. The Bank is not responsible or liable for the performance, quality or any other aspect of any rewards, prizes or items manufactured or supplied by third parties against any redemption of the points or otherwise pursuant to such scheme, and the Registered User's recourse for the same will be only against the persons who have manufactured or supplied the same.
While the Bank shall endeavour that the Registered User's instructions and the Registered User's transactions pursuant to Facilities provided by the Bank are communicated, carried out and/ or performed promptly, the Bank does not guarantee that any instructions will definitely be communicated or carried out or that any transactions will definitely be performed; and the Bank shall not be responsible for any delay in communicating, carrying out or performance of any instructions or transactions due to any reason whatsoever, including by reason of failure of operational systems for reasons including but not limited to virus attacks, natural calamity, floods, fire and other natural disasters, legal restraints, faults in the telecommunication network or network failure, software or hardware error, labour problem, strike or any other reason beyond the control of the Bank.
To the extent possible, the disclaimers, limitations on liability and indemnities available to the Bank under the Terms and Conditions shall mutatis mutandis extend and be available also to the Alliance Partners and Service Providers and its/ their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors, assigns, consultants, sponsors, affiliates, content providers and every one involved in creating, producing, delivering or managing the Website (or any part thereof) or any Facility. However this clause shall not protect the aforesaid Persons or extend to their obligations and liability to the Bank or the Bank's claims against them.
Under no circumstances will the funds to be remitted to India or any portion thereof be allowed to be transferred out of India under the Facility.
The Registered User hereby agrees and consents that the Bank shall be entitled, in connection with the Registered User's application for any account, facilities or services provided by the Bank, or during the course of the Registered User's relationship with the Bank, to obtain and procure information pertaining to the Registered User or any of his/ her/ its accounts, legal or financial position from whatever sources available to the Bank.
These indemnities constitute a separate and independent obligation from the other obligations contained in the Terms, shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action, shall apply irrespective of any indulgence granted by the Bank and shall continue in full force and effect despite any judgement, order, claim or proof for a liquidated amount in respect of any sum due under the Terms, any judgement or order. No proof or evidence of any actual loss may be required.
The Registered User shall notify the Bank immediately of any change of address or other information previously provided to the Bank by the Registered User and deliver to the Bank the relevant documents detailing such changes.
Any writ, summons or other process may be served on the Registered User by mailing the same to the Registered User in accordance with the above and shall be deemed to be good service on the Registered User. The foregoing shall not however preclude the Bank from effecting service of process in any other manner permitted by law.
The Terms shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with Bahrain law. The Registered User hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Bahrain courts in connection with any action or proceeding that may arise out of or in connection with the Terms. Such submission shall not prejudice the Bank's right to commence action against the Registered User in any other court of competent jurisdiction.
ICICI Bank Limited Bahrain Branch reserves the right to modify the General Terms and Conditions without giving prior notice.
ICICI Bank Limited's Bahrain Branch is Licensed and regulated as an overseas conventional retail bank by the Central Bank of Bahrain, located at Building 2611, Road 2833, Block 428, Seef District, PO Box 1494, Kingdom of Bahrain.