Some of us in PNB are taking up with them since December 2025 but they are doing nothing to fix that, not even responding. I strongly feel that some of you should take up with them as a customer and drag them to court if required for the violation of accessibility guidelines
-- Regards, Aziz Minat. On Tue, 28 Jul, 2026, 18:50 'Mister Kayne' via AccessIndia, < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > > > Do not use their banking services, but if required please use the template > below to help escalate the matter to the right channels: > > > > Subject: Urgent Escalation: Severe Accessibility Failure for Blind Users > in PNB ONE App / Request for Immediate Fix > > > > Dear Punjab National Bank Customer Care Team, > > > > I am writing to formally escalate a critical accessibility barrier in the > latest update of the PNB ONE mobile application that has completely locked > out blind and visually impaired customers from conducting monetary > transactions. > > > > Following a recent app update, the T-PIN entry screen was modified to > include a dynamic secure keyboard where the numbers are randomized. While > randomization for security is understood, the fundamental issue is that > these keys are not being read out or recognized by screen readers like > TalkBack. As a result, blind users are entirely unable to enter their T-PIN > or access basic banking services independently. > > > > This severe design flaw violates digital inclusion standards and cuts off > visually impaired customers from managing their finances, forcing an > unnecessary dependency on others. > > I strongly urge Punjab National Bank to address and resolve this > accessibility defect with the highest priority. If this is not resolved > swiftly, this matter will be escalated formally to the Reserve Bank of > India (RBI) Ombudsman and relevant disability rights forums to ensure > digital banking compliance for all citizens. > > > > Please treat this as an urgent complaint and provide a definite timeline > for restoring full accessibility to the PNB ONE application. > > Account / Customer Details (if applicable): > > [Insert Your Name / Account Details Here] > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On > Behalf Of *BHAWANI SHANKAR VERMA > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 28, 2026 6:02 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AI] Regarding a new accessibility bug in the PNB One > mobile application on Android > > > > write a strong EMail to the [email protected] and raise your concern > strongly. I also request other customers of PNB to write them. also take > this matter with RBI. Blind employees of PNB are struggling for > accessibility in PNB one. Hope that customer complaint will resolve the > issue. > > > > > > On 7/28/2026 5:33 PM, Mahesh S. Panicker wrote: > > Hello listers > > I have been using the Punjab National Bank PNB1 mobile application for > long. After a recent update, I have noticed that the field to enter the > T-PIN has become inaccessible. > > > > What the bank has done is to add a dynamic keyboard where the numbers are > not listed in the usual order. The listing is not the problem, but the > numbers are not getting read out, which means that TalkBack users are > unable to use the app anymore for making monetary transactions. > > > > Anyone else have faced this issue? Is there any workaround? > > Regards, > > > > Dr. Mahesh S. Panicker > Associate Professor, > Department of Political Science, > Lady Shri Ram College for Women, > Lajpat Nagar > New Delhi 110024 > > > > -- > Disclaimer: > 1. 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