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ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS vs Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Compare ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS and Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS using the controlling cost, balance, rate, tenure, liquidity, limits, eligibility and current first-party bank evidence for this product type.

Bank transfer service comparison

ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS vs Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

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Latest underlying reviewSeptember 10, 2026
ICICI BankICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

ICICI customers who need high-value digital transfers and want the segment/time-window rules kept separate from iMobile's ₹20 lakh daily transfer ceiling and Net Banking's default ₹10 lakh limit.

Cost / pricing
NEFT and RTGS initiated through ICICI digital channels are nil-charge. Reviewed branch NEFT is ₹2.25/₹4.75/₹14.75/₹24.75 + GST by slab; branch RTGS ₹20/₹45 + GST. Savings-account IMPS effective 1 July 2025 is ₹2.50 up to ₹1,000, ₹5 above ₹1,000 to ₹1 lakh, and ₹15 above ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh, plus GST.
Reviewed
September 10, 2026
Evidence
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Canara BankCanara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Canara customers who use ai1 and want the app's ₹7.5 lakh interbank daily ceiling, first-hour beneficiary block and current transfer charges kept separate from RBI/NPCI system limits.

Cost / pricing
Canara's current non-credit schedule lists online NEFT free for savings-bank customers; RTGS outward ₹24.50 for ₹2–5 lakh and ₹49.50 above ₹5 lakh + GST; IMPS Internet/Mobile ranges from nil below ₹1,000 to ₹20 for ₹2–5 lakh + GST, with stated exemptions for staff, Jan Dhan, BSBD and other financial-inclusion accounts.
Reviewed
September 10, 2026
Evidence
6 bank sources
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ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS vs Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Prepared 14 Sep 2026 · Source page: https://bankingreference.info/compare-banking/icici-neft-rtgs-imps-transfers-vs-canara-neft-rtgs-imps-transfers/

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01Which transfer rail fits your payment?Read NEFT, RTGS and IMPS separately, with their bank and channel qualifications intact.

ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

NEFT
Minimum ₹1. Maximum depends on segment/time: reviewed table shows ₹10 lakh or ₹1 crore from 1 AM–7 PM, and ₹10 lakh or ₹50 lakh during 7 PM–1 AM and holidays, based on customer segment.
RTGS
Minimum ₹2 lakh. The combined current limits table uses the same segment/time bands as NEFT; ICICI's dedicated RTGS page also displays a simpler ₹10 lakh/day figure, so the engine retains source scope rather than flattening them.
IMPS
Account+IFSC supports up to ₹5 lakh per transaction and ₹20 lakh/day in the reviewed table. Net Banking MMID transfers are separately capped at ₹10,000.

Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

NEFT
RBI NEFT has no system floor/ceiling and settles 24x7 in 48 half-hourly batches. Canara ai1 applies the mobile interbank daily ceiling up to ₹7.5 lakh; savings-bank online NEFT is nil-charge under the current service schedule.
RTGS
RBI minimum ₹2 lakh, 24x7 real-time and no RBI upper ceiling. Canara ai1's mobile interbank daily cap can still constrain the transfer; the current Canara schedule lists outward RTGS ₹24.50/₹49.50 + GST by slab.
IMPS
Instant 24x7 with NPCI ₹5 lakh per-transaction ceiling. Canara ai1 remains subject to the ₹7.5 lakh/day mobile interbank aggregate; Direct Pay without beneficiary is separately ₹25,000/day.
02Is the beneficiary ready for the required amount?Check beneficiary activation and temporary cooling conditions before relying on a transfer ceiling.

ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Beneficiary controls
New-payee first-24-hour amounts are category-specific: Global Private/NRI ₹10L, Wealth/Wealth Select ₹5L, Privilege ₹2L, General ₹1L.
Security cooling
ICICI publishes monetary restrictions for the first 24 hours after payee addition rather than one universal wait time. iMobile activation separately carries a ₹10,000 first-day transfer limit.

Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Beneficiary controls
New Canara ai1 beneficiary: no transfer for first 1 hour; after 1 hour and up to 12 hours, up to ₹50,000; after 12 hours, full permitted daily limit. Night-time additions use the bank's 6 AM timing rule.
Security cooling
New Mobile Banking registration: first 24h cumulative ₹15,000, split ₹5,000 Quick Pay + ₹10,000 to a new beneficiary after one hour. Standing instruction to a newly added beneficiary is enabled after 24h.
03What charges and failure handling apply?Keep channel charges and the recorded reversal or recovery route attached to the transfer.

ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Charges
Digital NEFT/RTGS are nil. Branch NEFT: ₹2.25/₹4.75/₹14.75/₹24.75 + GST by slab; branch RTGS: ₹20/₹45 + GST. Savings-account IMPS from 1 July 2025: ₹2.50 up to ₹1k, ₹5 above ₹1k–₹1L, ₹15 above ₹1L–₹5L + GST.
Failure / reversal
The transfer workflow distinguishes transaction status and bank support/escalation; exact reversal TAT depends on rail/failure state, so one generic reversal deadline is not invented from unrelated UPI rules.

Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Charges
Current schedule: online NEFT nil for SB customers; RTGS outward ₹24.50 (₹2–5L) / ₹49.50 (>₹5L) + GST; IMPS Internet/Mobile below ₹1k nil, then ₹3/₹5/₹8/₹15/₹20 + GST by slab up to ₹5L, with stated exempt account classes.
Failure / reversal
Canara's RTGS/NEFT FAQ provides return/escalation routes for non-credit/delay. Pending/failed IMPS should be handled through the bank's transaction-status/support process rather than retried blindly.
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Decision factorICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPSCanara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS
Transfer / channel chargesNEFT and RTGS initiated through ICICI digital channels are nil-charge. Reviewed branch NEFT is ₹2.25/₹4.75/₹14.75/₹24.75 + GST by slab; branch RTGS ₹20/₹45 + GST. Savings-account IMPS effective 1 July 2025 is ₹2.50 up to ₹1,000, ₹5 above ₹1,000 to ₹1 lakh, and ₹15 above ₹1 lakh to ₹5 lakh, plus GST.Canara's current non-credit schedule lists online NEFT free for savings-bank customers; RTGS outward ₹24.50 for ₹2–5 lakh and ₹49.50 above ₹5 lakh + GST; IMPS Internet/Mobile ranges from nil below ₹1,000 to ₹20 for ₹2–5 lakh + GST, with stated exemptions for staff, Jan Dhan, BSBD and other financial-inclusion accounts.
Eligible account / channelRequires an eligible ICICI Bank account and available transfer limit; account/segment status can materially change NEFT/RTGS ceilings and first-day payee limits.Requires an eligible Canara account/channel and sufficient balance. Mobile Banking's cumulative limit is a channel control and does not change the account's own balance/transaction restrictions.
NEFT / RTGS / IMPS coverageiMobile and Retail Net Banking support IMPS, NEFT and RTGS, with the bank exposing transfer-limit management and customer-segment-based high-value limits.Canara ai1 supports beneficiary and beneficiary-free interbank transfers using IMPS, NEFT and RTGS, while branch and Internet Banking retain their own service/charge framework.
Rail / channel limitsiMobile's general daily fund-transfer limit is ₹20 lakh; Retail Net Banking default is ₹10 lakh and can be viewed/modified. IMPS Account+IFSC supports up to ₹5 lakh per transaction and ₹20 lakh/day. NEFT/RTGS maxima vary by customer segment and time window, reaching ₹1 crore for some segments during the reviewed daytime window.Canara ai1 publishes ₹15 lakh total daily fund transfers, split as up to ₹7.5 lakh/day interbank and ₹7.5 lakh/day intrabank. Direct Pay without beneficiary is ₹25,000/day. IMPS additionally remains subject to the NPCI ₹5 lakh per-transaction ceiling; RTGS has the RBI ₹2 lakh minimum.
Transfer access / eligibilityEligible ICICI Bank account holders using iMobile/Net Banking, subject to segment, account and transaction-right rules.Eligible Canara Bank customers registered for Mobile/Internet Banking, subject to account, transaction-right and channel rules.
Rail / beneficiary relationshipICICI's high NEFT/RTGS limits are segment- and time-sensitive and should not be reused as IMPS limits. New-payee caps are also category-specific rather than one universal cooling figure.The ₹7.5 lakh ai1 interbank daily cap is a mobile-channel ceiling, not an RBI rail maximum. Branch RTGS/NEFT can follow different amount capacity and charges.
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Decision factorICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPSCanara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS
ChannelsICICI iMobile app, Retail Internet Banking and branch. Pockets/InstaBIZ are also cited for digital NEFT/RTGS charging, but this profile focuses on mainstream retail iMobile/RIB.Canara ai1 Mobile Banking, Internet Banking and branch. The detailed cooling/₹7.5 lakh interbank figures in this profile are explicitly mobile-channel rules.
AuthenticationNew payee and transfers are confirmed with MPIN in iMobile or OTP in Net Banking; transfer-limit controls can be viewed/modified from the Net Banking profile.Canara ai1 beneficiary transfer uses MPIN plus OTP for IMPS/NEFT/RTGS (UPI uses UPI PIN and is modeled separately).
NEFTMinimum ₹1. Maximum depends on segment/time: reviewed table shows ₹10 lakh or ₹1 crore from 1 AM–7 PM, and ₹10 lakh or ₹50 lakh during 7 PM–1 AM and holidays, based on customer segment.RBI NEFT has no system floor/ceiling and settles 24x7 in 48 half-hourly batches. Canara ai1 applies the mobile interbank daily ceiling up to ₹7.5 lakh; savings-bank online NEFT is nil-charge under the current service schedule.
RTGSMinimum ₹2 lakh. The combined current limits table uses the same segment/time bands as NEFT; ICICI's dedicated RTGS page also displays a simpler ₹10 lakh/day figure, so the engine retains source scope rather than flattening them.RBI minimum ₹2 lakh, 24x7 real-time and no RBI upper ceiling. Canara ai1's mobile interbank daily cap can still constrain the transfer; the current Canara schedule lists outward RTGS ₹24.50/₹49.50 + GST by slab.
IMPSAccount+IFSC supports up to ₹5 lakh per transaction and ₹20 lakh/day in the reviewed table. Net Banking MMID transfers are separately capped at ₹10,000.Instant 24x7 with NPCI ₹5 lakh per-transaction ceiling. Canara ai1 remains subject to the ₹7.5 lakh/day mobile interbank aggregate; Direct Pay without beneficiary is separately ₹25,000/day.
Beneficiary controlsNew-payee first-24-hour amounts are category-specific: Global Private/NRI ₹10L, Wealth/Wealth Select ₹5L, Privilege ₹2L, General ₹1L.New Canara ai1 beneficiary: no transfer for first 1 hour; after 1 hour and up to 12 hours, up to ₹50,000; after 12 hours, full permitted daily limit. Night-time additions use the bank's 6 AM timing rule.
Security coolingICICI publishes monetary restrictions for the first 24 hours after payee addition rather than one universal wait time. iMobile activation separately carries a ₹10,000 first-day transfer limit.New Mobile Banking registration: first 24h cumulative ₹15,000, split ₹5,000 Quick Pay + ₹10,000 to a new beneficiary after one hour. Standing instruction to a newly added beneficiary is enabled after 24h.
ChargesDigital NEFT/RTGS are nil. Branch NEFT: ₹2.25/₹4.75/₹14.75/₹24.75 + GST by slab; branch RTGS: ₹20/₹45 + GST. Savings-account IMPS from 1 July 2025: ₹2.50 up to ₹1k, ₹5 above ₹1k–₹1L, ₹15 above ₹1L–₹5L + GST.Current schedule: online NEFT nil for SB customers; RTGS outward ₹24.50 (₹2–5L) / ₹49.50 (>₹5L) + GST; IMPS Internet/Mobile below ₹1k nil, then ₹3/₹5/₹8/₹15/₹20 + GST by slab up to ₹5L, with stated exempt account classes.
Failure / reversalThe transfer workflow distinguishes transaction status and bank support/escalation; exact reversal TAT depends on rail/failure state, so one generic reversal deadline is not invented from unrelated UPI rules.Canara's RTGS/NEFT FAQ provides return/escalation routes for non-credit/delay. Pending/failed IMPS should be handled through the bank's transaction-status/support process rather than retried blindly.
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ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

  • During the first 24 hours after adding a payee, ICICI currently publishes limits of ₹10 lakh for Global Private/NRI, ₹5 lakh for Wealth/Wealth Select, ₹2 lakh for Privilege and ₹1 lakh for General Banking customers.
  • After iMobile activation, the first-day transfer limit is ₹10,000, a separate temporary app-security state from the new-payee category limits.
  • ICICI's standalone RTGS page can present a simpler ₹10 lakh/day headline while the combined limits table publishes higher segment-based maxima; v1.38 preserves the scope instead of selecting the largest number as universal.
Canara Bank

Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

  • During the first 24 hours after registering for Canara Mobile Banking, total financial transactions are capped at ₹15,000: ₹5,000 via Quick Pay plus ₹10,000 to a newly added beneficiary after the first hour.
  • A new beneficiary cannot receive a transfer during the first hour; from 1–12 hours the cap is ₹50,000, and after 12 hours the full permitted mobile-banking limit applies. Standing instructions can be enabled only after 24 hours.
  • Canara's published RTGS/NEFT charges are not the same as its savings-bank online NEFT waiver or IMPS slab tariff, so the three rails are not combined into one 'transfer charge'.
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ICICI Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 6 attached first-party sources

  1. Fee / charge schedulehttps://www.icici.bank.in/personal-banking/payments/money-transfer/charges-limits-timings
  2. Issuer product pagehttps://www.icici.bank.in/personal-banking/payments/money-transfer
  3. Issuer product pagehttps://www.icici.bank.in/Personal-Banking/online-services/funds-transfer/rtgs
  4. Issuer product pagehttps://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/faqview.aspx/upload/FAQView.aspx?Id=144
  5. Issuer product pagehttps://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FS_FAQs.aspx?Id=65
  6. Issuer product pagehttps://www.npci.org.in/product/IMPS

Canara Bank Transfers — NEFT, RTGS & IMPS

Reviewed September 10, 2026 · 6 attached first-party sources

  1. Issuer product pagehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/pages/mobile-banking
  2. Fee / charge schedulehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/pages/Non-Credit-and-Non-Forex-Service-Charges
  3. Issuer product pagehttps://www.canarabank.bank.in/rtgs-and-neft-faq
  4. Issuer product pagehttps://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/faqview.aspx/upload/FAQView.aspx?Id=144
  5. Issuer product pagehttps://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/FS_FAQs.aspx?Id=65
  6. Issuer product pagehttps://www.npci.org.in/product/IMPS