BDB SMS Service :: Bahrain Development Bank

The BDB SMS service presents a new channel to engage with the bank, enabling clients to receive important information about their bank accounts and financing facilities instantly. Current active functionalities include the following, with more to come:

Bank Account Statements
Bank Account Balance
Financing Facility Details
General Info

List of Functionalities

To use the service, simply send a message to 81666 using your BDB registered mobile number with one of the following options:

Service	Description	SMS Format	Example
Bank Account Statement	Soft copy of your bank account statement for the last 30 days sent to your registered email address	STMT < space> 10 Digit A/C Number	STMT 1234567891
Bank Account Balance	The actual and available balance of your current account with BDB	BAL < space> 10 Digit A/C Number	BAL 1234567891
Financing Facility Details	Details of your BDB finance facility including balance, maturity date, installment amount, next installment due date and past dues	LN < space> 16 Digit BDB Facility Number	LN 1234567891234567
General Information	General information on the bank’s office hours and locations	INFO	INFO
Help	To list available features on SMS	HELP or HLP	HELP or HLP

Notes on How to use the SMS Service

Make sure your mobile number and email address is updated
Use your registered mobile number when sending requests on your account
To update your mobile number, please see a BDB representative at any of BDB’s branches
To update your email address, you may do so via SMS through the following steps:

Email Registration via SMS

Send a message to 81666 with the following format: EMAILyour email address. Upon successful delivery, a BDB representative will call you within BDB working hours to confirm your details and update your account.