Economy, Banking and Finance · 8 March 2026
Yes Bank launches YES Essence Women's Salary Account ahead of International Women's Day.
Exam-focused facts from the 8 March 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Yes Bank unveiled YES Essence Women's Salary Account, an exclusive salary account for working women.
- Account offers complimentary locker facility for the first year.
- Provides complimentary top-up health cover of ₹5 lakh for one year.
- Includes annual preventive health check-up once a year.
- Account holders receive complimentary Elegance Debit Card with 5% cashback up to ₹6,000 annually on select categories.
- Yes Bank detected unauthorised transactions worth USD 280,000 (₹2.5 crore) on its Multi-Currency Prepaid Forex Card issued in partnership with BookMyForex.
- Fraudulent transactions were attempted on specific BIN numbers at 15 merchants based in a Latin American country on 24 February 2026.
- Bank's monitoring systems declined 688 unauthorised transaction attempts, safeguarding approximately USD 100,000.