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4-NMIMS Banking 4 of 5
4-NMIMS Banking 4 of 5
4-NMIMS Banking 4 of 5
• Negotiable Instruments/Cheques/BoE/PN
incl sec 138
• PSL
• E- Banking
Bills are
discounted in
Banking
Products
That means the drawer who demands the money in the first place is not necessarily
the one due to be paid.
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Rationale for Bill of Exchange/PNs ?
• In business, bills of exchange and promissory notes are just as significant as
cheques.
• However, these concepts, which are essential for commercial transactions and
financing reasons, are rarely discussed.
• When a debtor acquires items on credit, bills of exchange are one of the
most important negotiable documents.
• The creditor sends a bill of exchange to the debtor, instructing him to pay
the amount within the specified time frame.
• The promissory note is similar, but it is issued by the debtor and states
that he will pay the requisite amount within a certain time frame.
These principles will help you understand business from a practical standpoint, and
you will be able to use them in your own business or employment.
its dishonor.
•Since date of payment is fixed, it is helpful for both debtors and
Definition
A negotiable instrument issued to order the debtor to A negotiable instrument issued by the debtor with a written
pay the creditor a certain sum of money within a promise to pay the creditor a certain amount within a specific
specific date or on demand. date or on demand.
Issued By
Creditor Debtor
Parties Involved
Three parties involved i.e a drawer, the drawee and a Typically Two parties involved i.e a drawer/maker and the payee
payee. (as in almost all cases drawee is also the payee)
Acceptance
Drawee needs to accept the bill of exchange before No acceptance required from the drawee.
payment.
Cheque
⚫ Characteristics of a cheque:
▪ It’s a bill of exchange
▪ Drawn only on a bank
▪ Always payable on demand
▪ Must contain the name of the person to whom payment to be
made
▪ Amount written must be certain and specific
▪ Should not be stale or post dated
▪ Amount in words and figures to match
Cheques
⚫ Characteristics of a cheque
▪ Contains an unconditional order to pay
▪ Payable to Bearer or to order
▪ Signed by Drawer
▪ Material alteration(s) to be authenticated by
Drawer with full signature
▪ Parties to a cheque:
▪ Drawer – Person who draws the cheque on a
Bank
▪ Drawee – Bank on which the cheque is drawn
by Drawer
▪ Payee – Person to whom the payment is to
be made
Key aspects to know in Cheques
The MICR code consists of 9-digit and the first three-digit indicate the city code. Further, the next
three-digit signifies the bank code. Lastly, the final three-digit represent the branch code.
Types of Cheques
⚫ Bearer Cheques:
▪ Paid to the person who possesses the Cheque
▪ Property of the cheque is transferred by mere delivery of
the instrument
▪ Bank need not verify the identity of the presenter during
payment, if cheque is otherwise in order
⚫ Order Cheques:
▪ Paid to the payee or to the order of that payee
▪ If “or bearer” is struck off the cheque becomes an order
cheque. The payee can further transfer the cheque by
endorsing the cheque
▪ Responsibility of the banker to establish identity of the
person receiving the payment against order cheque
▪ Signature of the payee need to be attested by drawer of
the cheque before its presentment for payment
Types of Cheques… Others
(Refer to Explanations in Class)
• Cancelled Cheque
◼ Crossing of cheque:
⚫ It is an instruction given to the paying banker to pay the amount
only through a Banker and not directly to the person presenting
at counter.
Types of Crossings:
⚫ General crossings:
Cheque bearing two parallel transverse lines across its face
either with words like “and company”/ ” & Co.”; “not negotiable”;
”account payee” or without such words shall be deemed to be
crossed generally.
⚫ Special crossings:
Cheque bearing across its face an addition of the name of a
Banker (and thus payable only to the payee in that particular
bank account) , either with or without the words ‘Not Negotiable’
shall be deemed to be crossed specially.
Types of Crossings in Cheques
Dishonour of a cheque
⚫ Sec 138- Deals with dishonour of cheque for insufficiency, etc., of funds in
the accounts.
⚫ If the cheque drawn on an account is returned for the reason “Insufficient
Funds” (Zero funds or insufficient funds) the drawer is deemed to have
committed an offence under this section of NI Act.
⚫ Payee entitled to file a suit within 14 days
⚫ Banks need to take care to ensure that cheques are not dishonored
wrongly
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Banks Role in the Payment System
⚫ Role of Banks in Payment/ Settlement mechanism is
vital to the economic activities:
⚫ When Clearing operations are disturbed, economy
gets impacted.
⚫ Payment can be
⚫ Cash withdrawal across the counter.
⚫ Settlement of Payment to another customer -
Transfer.
⚫ Settlement to another Bank’s customer -
Clearing/Collection.
Remittances/Funds Transfer
Are Cheques still significantly
relevant ?
◼ Transaction type-
Outward RTGS: Transfer of funds from say, ICICI
bank a/c to other Bank a/c
Inward RTGS: Transfer of funds into say, ICICI
bank a/c from other Bank a/c
eg : Outward RTGS Process flow
◼ Drawee branch
can also be a branch of another bank
Players involved in a DD
transaction
DEMAND DRAFT
PAY ORDER
What is a Pay Order ?
◼ Key Trends
◼ Learnings from the previous Slides
Corporate- Real life Examples
$ PSL
$ E- Banking
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KYC, AML, PSL, and E banking
•Layering : Transactions designed to conceal the illicit origin of the funds, known
as "layering".
•Layering transactions are money transfers designed to disguise the source of
illicit funds.
•In process of layering funds may also be trfd to banks/institutions in foreign
countries that have various secrecy laws in place (Mauritius, Cayman Island,
Switzerland, Afghanistan, Kenya, Yemen etc
•Structuring, or smurfing, refers to the practice of breaking up a large transfer
into smaller ones to evade reporting limits and AML scrutiny.
•Integration : Use of laundered funds to acquire real estate, financial instruments /
Crypto / Digital Currency / or through capital markets or commercial investments.
PMLA, FATF,
KYC
Keeping records of
customer identity
and transactions
◼ The PMLA is applicable to all persons which include individuals, companies, firms,
partnership firms, associations of persons or incorporations and any agency, office
or branch owned or controlled by any of the above-mentioned persons.
◼ Money Laundering Redefined (In amendment to Act): The amendment seeks to treat
money laundering as a stand-alone crime.
• Under Section 3 of PMLA, the person shall be accused of money laundering if in any
manner that person is directly or indirectly involved in the proceeds of the crime.
• Concealment, Possession , Acquisition, Use or projecting as untainted
property.
• See next slide
◼ PMLA
18 percent
Agriculture Within the 18 per cent target for agriculture, a target of 8 percent is
prescribed for Small and Marginal Farmers.##
Micro
7.5 percent
Enterprises
Advances to
Weaker 12 percent
Sections
Weaker section includes categories such as small and marginal farmers/ artisans / SC/ST/ SHG/
Individual women beneficiary upto Rs 1 lacs, Minority community as notified etc etc
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E- Banking
◼ Electronic banking aka online banking is to make banking operations
convenient and simple, excluding the necessity of paperwork, visiting
brick-and-mortar facilities
◼ There are various services that e-banking can provide to their
customers. These services are divided into two main types – retail
electronic banking and wholesale electronic banking.
◼ Retail electronic banking is personal banking. It provides financial
services to individuals and can include such services as ATM, credit and
debit card management, point of sale, check transactions, retail
automated clearinghouse, and others.
◼ Wholesale electronic banking services are provided for large clients like
banks, corporations, financial institutions, and others. With wholesale
banking, these organizations can manage their cash, perform wire
transfers, fulfill corporate automated clearinghouses, and others.
- Fraudsters use the OTP received on such duplicate SIM to carry out unauthorised
transactions.
- Fraudsters generally collect the personal info by posing as a telephone / mobile
network staff and request the customer details in the name of attractive offers such as -
to free upgrade of SIM card or provide additional benefits on the SIM card
-Banks or NBFCs never ask for your sensitive information like bank details or Aadhaar on call,
email, SMS, WhatsApp etc. You should never give such information to unknown agents.
-Be careful while using banking websites as fraudsters create similar looking websites with
identical web addresses. You should always check that the website starts with HTTPS and not
HTTP.
-Scammers also create fake banking apps that look like authorized banking apps. Therefore, you
should download the app by scanning the QR code or visiting the link from a trusted source.
-Use a secure internet connection and avoid public Wi-Fi in crowded places like cafes, malls, etc.
-Always avoid sharing your online account or internet banking details with anyone.
- Don’t give OTPs or scan QR for receiving funds (this is for payments/receipts)
-Always be cautious and look for red flags when giving any of your details online for
any reason.
-Stay updated with cybercrime news so that you are aware of new fraud techniques.
-When you submit copies of your KYC documents to the financial lender, mention
the date and reason in the space below your self-attestation.
-Do not click on links or attachments received via email from an unknown source.