EMERGING ISSUES & OPPORTUNITIES OF RETAIL BANKING IN INDIA 1.0 RETAIL BANKING –An Introduction Retail banking is‚ however‚ quite broad in nature - it refers to the dealing of commercial banks with individual customers‚ both on liabilities and assets sides of the balance sheet. Fixed‚ current / savings accounts on the liabilities side; and mortgages‚ loans (e.g.‚ personal‚ housing‚ auto‚ and educational) on the assets side‚ are the more important of the products offered by banks. Related ancillary
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and importance of international banking? The origin of international banking dates back to the 2nd century BC when Babylonian temples safeguarded the idle funds and extended loans to merchants to finance the movements of goods. The loans extended by the Florentine banking houses were the first instance of international lending. During the nineteenth century many innovations were witnessed in the international lending‚ leading to trade financing and investment banking. Trade financing started as short
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Introduction1 The term ‘‘banking’’ can be applied to a large range of financial institutions‚ from savings and loans organisations to the large money-centre commercial banks in the USA‚ or from the smallest mutually owned building society to the ‘‘big four’’ shareholder owned banks in the UK. Many European countries have large regional/cooperative banks in addition to three to five universal banks. In Japan‚ the bank with the largest retail network is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation‚2 but its main
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are the different types of banks? Banks’ activities can be divided into: * Retail banking - Dealing directly with individuals and small businesses; * Business banking - Providing services to mid-market business; * Corporate banking - Directed at large business entities; * Private banking - Providing wealth management services to high net worth individuals and families; * Investment banking - relating to activities on the financial markets. Most banks are profit-making‚ private
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BANKING AWARENESS 1. On the recommendation of which committee was NABARD established? (a) Shivraman (b) Rangarajan (c) Malegam (d) Vijay Kelkar 2. ‘Swabhiman’‚ the financial inclusion scheme‚ comes under the purview of which ministry? (a) Ministry of Commerce (b) Ministry of Home Affairs (c) Ministry of Finance (d) Ministry of External Affairs 3. RBI was established on ___________. (a) April 1‚ 1925 (b) April 1‚ 1935 (c) April 1‚ 1945 (d) April 1‚ 1955
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Introduction to Investment Banking An investment bank is not a bank in the usual sense. It doesn’t have checking or savings accounts‚ nor does it make auto or home loans. It is a bank in the general sense‚ in that it helps businesses‚ governments‚ and agencies to get financing from investors in a similar way that regular banks help these organizations get financing by lending money that the banks’ customers have deposited in the banks’ savings‚ checking‚ and money market accounts‚ and CDs. In other
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Introduction Banking can be defined as the business activity of accepting and safeguarding money owned by other individuals and entities‚ and then lending out this money in order to earn a profit. However‚ with the passage of time‚ the activities covered by banking business have widened and now various other services are also offered by banks. The banking services these days include issuance of debit and credit cards‚ providing safe custody of valuable items‚ lockers‚ ATM services and online
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RETAIL BANKING DEFINITION: “Retail banking is typical mass-market banking where individual customers use local branches of larger commercial banks. Services offered include: savings and checking accounts‚ mortgages‚ personal loans‚ debit cards‚ credit cards‚ and so” The Retail Banking environment today is changing fast. The changing customer demographics demands to create a differentiated application based on scalable technology‚ improved service and banking convenience. Higher
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strategies such as Just in Time (JIT) and Lean Manufacturing‚ companies had to alter its operational efficiency and the way it conducted its business in order to grow and stay competitive. Costco Wholesale Corporation entered the wholesale club industry in the early 1980s (Tayan‚ 2003). The idea behind a wholesale club was to maximize profits by minimizing operational costs and maximizing inventory turnover ratio. The company experienced tremendous growth from 1997 up to 2001 and has caught the attention
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Taking Mobile Banking Corporate Universal Banking Solution System Integration Consulting Business Process Outsourcing It’s ironic that in a world that has gone mobile‚ corporate treasurers and CFOs are still tethered to their desks because they need computer access to issue approvals using corporate Internet banking. While consumer mobile banking has soared in recent years ever since the smartphone arrived on the scene‚ its corporate cousin is yet to take off. However‚ according to various
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