SBI announces temporary outage on May 9: UPI, IMPS, YONO among affected services

The country's leading state-run bank, State Bank of India (SBI), via its X handle, informed its customers that some of its widely used services will be unavailable for some time on May 9.

On the X handle, SBI said, “Due to scheduled maintenance activity, our services UPI, IMPS, YONO, Internet Banking, NEFT, and RTGS will be temporarily unavailable from 01:45 Hrs to 02:30 Hrs (IST) on 09.05.2026 (45 Minutes).”

Meanwhile, customers are advised to use our UPI Lite and ATM Services, it added.

The lender, time and again, for streamlining its services, announces such an interruption in services, but with prior intimation, so that customers can prepare themselves accordingly.

Earlier on April 21, 2026, the bank announced a disruption in its YONO service. “Users may face intermittent issues in some of the YONO services. Normalcy will be restored by 12.45 PM. YONO users are requested to use our other digital banking channels during this period,” SBI X channel said.

SBI Chairman, on the sidelines of the IBA Summit, said India’s banking sector has shown resilience, but the next leg of growth shall be dependent on banks’ management in relation to digital transformation, operational resilience, and AI adoption.

In a notice to the SBI Chairman, the All India State Bank of India Staff Federation has called for a 2-day strike on May 25 and May 26 across the State Bank of India. The nationwide strike is announced to defend employees’ rights, ensure fair working conditions, and protect the interests of both staff and customers.

The Federation, in its 16-point charter submitted to the SBI Chairman CS Setty, alleged that the bank’s management has impaired job security and violated employees' rights. The association has also asked the management not to outsource permanent jobs and to stop mis-selling products.