SBI Card said it had seen 25-30 per cent rise in card spending after demonetisation
State Bank of India Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya today said the prevailing situation arising out of demonetisation will get normalised by end-February, emphasising the need to promote digitisation of economy. "We believe that the situation (arising out of demonetisation) will become totally normal by the end of February," Bhattacharya told reporters at the airport here after arriving to participate in the 8th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS). She said that SBI is ensuring that account holders are not made to stand in queue, by supplying adequate cash to bank branches so that money can be withdrawn at their convenience. She also said that at the VGGS, she would try to discuss the issue of promoting digitisation. "In the Vibrant Summit, we will try to discuss the issue of promoting digital. Currency notes will again come back into circulation, there is no doubt about that. But, if after notes are back, and we continue to behave like we did before demonetisation, then the .
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