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ROLE OF IT IN BANKING
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1.1 Introduction
The banking industry in India is in the Midst of an information technology revolution. A
combination of regulatory and competitive reasons has led to increasing importance of
total banking automation on this industry. Information technology has basically been
used under different avenues in banking. One is communication and connectivity and
another one is business process reengineering. Information technology enables difficult
product development. Better market infrastructure, implementation of reliable
techniques for control of risk and helps the financial intermediaries to reach
geographically distant and diversified markets.
Now a days IT helped the banking industry to deal with the challenges the new
economy poses. More than most other industries, financial institutions rely on gathering,
processing, analysing, and providing, information in order to meet the needs of
customers. Given the importance in banking, it is not surprising that banks were among
the earliest adopters of automated information processing technology. Technology
opened new markets, new products, new services and efficient delivery channels for the
banking industry. Online electronics banking, mobile banking and internet banking are
just a few examples. The electronics revolution as made it possible to provide ease and
flexibility in banking operation to the benefit of the customer. The e-banking has made
the customer say good -bye to huge account registers and large Paper hank accounts. The
e-bankers, which may ‘call as easy bank offers the following services to its customers like
credit cards/debit cards, ATM, E-cheque, EFT (electronic fund transfer), DEMAT accounts,
mobile banking, telephone banking, internet banking, EDI (electronic data interchange).
Progress of technology and the development of world-wide networks have significantly
reduced the cost of global fund transfer. It is information technology which enables banks
in meeting such high expectations of the customers who are more demanding and are
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also more techno-savvy compared to their counterparts of the yesteryears. They demand
instant, anytime and anywhere banking facilities. It has been providing solutions to banks
to take care of their accounting and back-office requirements.
random sampling to ascertain the usage and satisfaction level and customers attitude
towards these channels. The study also gives an idea of rendering secure, 24×7×365 e-
banking services at a lower cost, without compromising with the quality thereby resulting
in the widening of customer base.
Alternate hypothesis
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Descriptive and analytical in nature
Convenience sampling
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
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CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1.2Definition
Vadlamani Ravi(2007)defines the term “banking technology “refers to the use of
sophisticated information and communication technologies together with computer science
to enable banks to offer better services to its customers in a secure, reliable, and affordable
manner, and sustain competitive advantage over other banks.
2.1.3Advantages
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2.1.4 Disadvantages
• Bank offers mobile banking to all customers, some customers are limited to the
number of services offered as they do not have compatible mobile devices.
• Cost of mobile banking occur if the customer do not have compatible devices.
2.2Empirical literature
Aggarwal (2003) in his paper, hunted for such avenues wherever e-banking may play
important role in e-democracy. The author mentioned to case study’s on the
implementation of e-banking in digital democarcy.one was farmer service and different
was e-seva. Where as applying e banking in e-democracy, services become safer, efficient,
clear and quick. It becomes a win-win state of affairs for all, for banks its low price, for
presidency its higher service, for business its quick and secure, and for voters its clear and
economical. The author evaluated that e-banking might be used for thriving e-banking for
online bill payment, online brokerage, online account management, anyplace banking, etc.
The author terminated that e-banking services give one stop service and informational unit
that gives nice advantages to banks, customers, employers and government.
Arora (2003) created an effort to prove that technology had a definitive role in facilitating
transactions within the banking sector, and also the impact of technology had resulted into
the introduction of recent product and services by varied banks in Asian nation. The author
mentioned Barrier initiatives taken by the banks to manage transformation and these
initiatives had brought customers the convenience of anyplace, anytime banking. The
author ended that technology was a helper for advancement with in the court business of
banking and not an finish in itself.
Hogarth & Hilgert (2004) highlighted that electronic banking technology represents a
spread of various services, starting from common ATM services and direct deposit to
automatic bill payment (ABP), electronic transfer for funds (EFT)and pc banking (PC
banking). The utilization of e-banking technologies had grownup chop-chop within the
USA, whereas others are adopting it slowly. The authors explored such factors that have
an effect on the adoption to Adopt 3 e banking technologies and changes in these factors
over time. They advised that e banking technologies couldn’t be aggregate in to one class,
and thus, “one size Fix all” wouldn’t work. The utilization of e-banking depends upon
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however it helps in saving time, decrease the errors, up inaccurate accounting and
preventing in manipulation of information.
Ashiya (2006) evaluated developments created by electronic payments. The author
evaluated completely different modes of e-payment used across the world. The most
objective of the study was to seek out the present offerings and development provided by
electronic payments. The author evaluated completely different modes if e-payment like
plastic cards, debit cards, credit cards, sensible cards, electronic cheques etc. These
electronic ways in which provided a wonderful instrument for payment system. The author
analyzed that security was the most concern among electronic payments. However, e-
payment this subtle technology maybe used as a tool for the improvement of client loyalty
and business of banks because it had reduced the danger &value and will increase the client
loyalty.
Enders et al. (2006), in their paper, self-adressed a basic downside of the troubled
innovation theory that lies within the problem to categories new technologies into
sustaining and troubled innovation. The researchers 1st mentioned basic principle of
troubled innovation theory, printed 5 main strategic divisions that incumbent companies
ought to address ones they face troubled circumstance in their business. They more
mentioned completely different e-banking modes employed by Nordea banks, i.e., e-
identification, e-signature services,e-billing services, e-salary performs, e-payment
performs. However, e-banking services ought to be properly analyzed for the Einstein
theory of relativity of disruption.
Krishnamurthy (2006) highlighted the benefits, risks, innovations and convenience
concerned in e-banking. ATM, telephone, web and cluster banking helped banks to deliver
the merchandise a lot of effectively. The author, in his paper, conjointly delineated
operational potency of ebanking. It enclosed basic e-banking, straight forward transactional
and advanced transactional e banking. Every website offered a differential reasonably
service to customers. The author conjointly commented upon some risks like loss of
secrecy of the shoppers, money stability, fraud prone potentialities, eruption of legal
claims, etc. So, the author argued that banks ought to adopt such a technique during which
risks and innovation in banking merchandise move parallel and at the same time.
Paul (2006) mentioned the role of technology and scope of remote channels, their
implication, strength, weakness, chance and threat in banking sector. The author evaluated
that IT development effect banking in 2ways that. Firstly, it had contributed in reduction
of prices related to management of knowledge by substitution paper based mostly and
labour-intensive strategies with automatic processes. Secondly, it had changed the ways
that during which customers had access to banks services and product. The man of science
found that the introduction of ARGS, NDS, and CFMS had exaggerated the security,
potency and soundness in payment system. Lastly, the author discovered that technology
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had a good impact on the structure of banking sector with in the variety of bank branches,
bank personnel and aliens.
Raghvan (2006) He mentioned the transformation within the banking sector thanks to
impact of knowledge technology, telecommunication and electronic processing. He
conjointly tried to check the perception Of banks in India within the year 2020 taking under
consideration the impact of net banking, ATMs, newt on the performance of bank and
initiative taken in easing, privatization and economic process. He conjointly evaluated the
long run of online and net banking. Technology has modified the face of the Indian
banking sector through automation. although the new non-public and foreign sector banks
have a foothold at the present, however public sector banks have conjointly created a big
progress during this regard. The analysis of the info collected from numerous banks has
been done below the subsequent heads.
Raja et al.(2008)evaluated the impact of e-payment system on the business opportunities.
They know that attributable to the expansion of net users, varied electronic payment
mechanisms had been developed to cater the range of candidate. The researchers classified
the e-payments into 3 main teams, namely, money like systems, and hybrid systems that
were any classified into credit cards, debit cards and electronic cheques. They know 3 main
problems associated with epayments that were security problems, low interest among
business man and serious reliance on ancient payment ways. They additionally analysed
that there have been technical and cultural issues that hinder the trail of e-payments.
However, to form e-payments simpler, security threats ought to be reduced; and folk sought
to be complete that ancient payment ways were longer intense than electronic payment
ways. They ought to even be complete that plastic card payments were additional
convenient, easier and safer than money or cheques.
Jain and Hundal (2006) represented the importance of mobile banking and barriers within
the adoption of mobile banking. The paper examined the forces which will act as barriers
in mobile banking service adoption. the target of the study was to seek out the explanations
why the folks had not absolutely accepted the technology though it provided abundant
advantage to the banking customers as compared to previous technologies. The paper tried
to spot the varried barriers,viz.access issues, discontentedness and inability of service
suppliers within the adoption of mobile banking services. The results of this study indicated
that buyers got demoralized by the difficult perform whereas accessing the mobile banking
services that cause rise in their discontentedness level, as no correct steerage was provided
to them. The researchers instructed that service suppliers ought to bear in mind of the issues
of their customers. The finding of the study gave a quick outlook for the sensible
implication for managers and policy-makers United Nation agency have to be compelled
to create ways and choices so as to cater the undiscovered service market.
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CHAPTER III
INDUSTRY AND COMPANY PROFILE
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Chapter 3: Industry and company profile
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3.2 Recent trends in banking
3.2.1Electronic payment system (EPS)
A new technology is being developed in US for introduction of e-cheques, which will
eventually replace the conventional paper cheque. India as harbinger to the introduction
of e-cheque, the negotiable instruments act has already been amended to include;
truncated cheque and E-cheque instruments.
3.2.2Real time gross settlement (RTGS)
Real time gross settlement was introduced in India since march 2004, is a system through which
electronics instructions can be given by banks to transfer funds from their account to the account
of another bank. The RTGS system is maintained and operated by the RBI And provide a efficient
and fast fund transfer among bank facilitating their financial operations. As the name suggest the
between bank take place on a real time basis. Therefore money can reach the beneficiary
instantaneously and the beneficiary’s bank has the responsibility to credit the beneficiary’s
account within two hours.
3.2.3Electronic fund transfer (EFT)
EFT is a system where by anyone who want to make payment to another
person/company etc. can approach bank and make cash payment or give
instructions/authorization to transfer funds directly from his own account to the
receiver/beneficiary complete details such as the receiver’s name, bank account number,
account type,(savings or current account ), bank name, city, branch name etc. should be
furnished to the bank at the time of requesting for such transfers so that the amount
reaches the beneficiaries account correctly and faster. RBI is the service provider of EFT.
3.2.4 Electronic clearing service (ECS)
Electronic fund clearing services is a retail payment system that can be used to make bulk
payments/receipts of a similar nature especially where each individual payment is of a
repetitive nature and of relatively smaller amount. This facility is meant For companies
and government departments to make/receive large volume of payments rather than for
funds transfer by individuals.
3.2.5 Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)
ATM is a most popular device in India, which enables the customer to withdraw their
money 24hours a day 7days a week it is a device that allows customers who has an ATM
card to perform routine banking transactions without interacting with a human teller. In
addition to cash withdrawal, ATMs can be used for payment of utility bills, funds transfer
between accounts, deposit of cheque and cash into accounts, balance enquiry etc.
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3.2.6 Point of sale terminal
point of sale terminal is a computer terminal that is linked online to the computerized
customer information files in a bank and magnetically encoded plastic transaction card
that is debited and the retailer account is credited by the computer for the amount of
purchase
3.2.7 Telebanking
telebanking facilitates the customers to do entire non cash related banking to telephone.
Under this device automatic voice recorder is used for simpler queries and transactions
for complicated queries and transactions, manned phone terminals are used.
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3.3.3 Offering various channels
Banks can offer so many channels to access their banking and other service Such as ATMs,
local brands, telephone banking, mobile banking, video banking etc. Increase the banking
business.
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CHAPTER IV
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
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DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
Table 4.1 showing the Age of respondents
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<20 21-30 31-40 >40
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Interpretation:
This table shows among the respondents, 50%belongs to the age category of less than
20,42% belongs to 21-30, 6% belongs to 31-40 and remaining 2% consist of the age
category of greater than 40.
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Table 4.2 showing the gender of the respondents
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Male Female Transgender
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Interpretation :
This table 4.2 shows that 28% were male respondents and 72% are female respondents.
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Table 4.3 showing the Educational qualifications of respondents
Interpretation :
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Primary Secondary Graduate Postgraduate
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The table 4.3 shows that 4% were primary qualified, 32% were secondary qualified 60%
were graduated and 4% were postgraduate.
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Table 4.4 showing the Bank account details of respondents
Percentage
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Respondent having bank Respondents do not having
account bank account
Percentage
Interpretation :
This table 4.4 shows that 100% of the customers have bank account and all of them are
aware of bank accounts
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Table 4.5 showing type of bank accounts
Percentage
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Current Savings Fixed deposit Total
Percentage
Interpretation :
The table 4.5 shows 24% of customers are using current account, 66% of customers are
using savings account and 10% are using fixed deposit account.
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Table 4.6 showing type of service aware by respondents
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Internet banking Telephone banking ATM Others
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Interpretation :
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Table 4.6 shows that 26% of respondents are aware of online banking, 4% are aware of
telephone banking, 66% are aware of ATM facility and remaining 4% of respondents are
more aware of other e banking services
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Percentage
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Easy to use Popularity Less time required
Percentage
Interpretation :
This table 4.7 shows that 68% of respondents are using banking services because these are
easy to use, 6% are using by popularity, 26% says it requires less time.
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Figure 4.8 showing the information regarding usage of e banking
Percentage
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Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly
Percentage
Interpretation :
Table 4.8 shows 8% of respondents use e-banking on daily basis, 28% are using weekly,
38% are using monthly and remaining 26% are using quarterly basis
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Figure 4.9 customers satisfaction about ATM facility
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Interpretation:
This table 4.9 shows that 96% of customers are satisfied with ATM facility and only 4%
are not satisfied with ATM facility.
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Table 4.10 showing customers satisfaction with banks up-to-date technologies
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Interpretation :
This table 4..10 shows that 92% of customers are satisfied with banks up-to date
technologies and the remaining 8% are not satisfied with it.
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Total 100 50
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Interpretation :
The table 4..11 shows 70% of respondents says online banking are safe and 30% of
respondents says its not safe.
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Excellent 12 6
Good 78 39
Average 10 5
Poor 0 0
Total 100 50
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Excellent Good Average poor
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Interpretation:
This table 4.12 shows 12% respondents says banks service efficiency is excellent after
computerization, 78% says good, 10% says average efficiency and no one says poor
efficiency.
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Opinion Percentage Frequency
Easy 92 46
Not easy 8 4
Total 100 50
Chart Title
Interpretation:
This table shows 92% of respondents can use new technologies easily and 8%of
respondents can’t use it easily.
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Services Percentage Frequency
ATM 38 19
Online banking 42 21
Debit /credit card 18 9
Electronic fund transfer 2 1
Total 100 50
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ATM Online banking Debit /credit card Electronic fund
transfer
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Interpretation :
Table 4.14 shows that 38% of customers opinion is ATM as more useful service offered
by e-banking. 42% of customers opinion is online banking is useful. 18% of customers
opinion is debit or credit card and the remaining 2% is with electronic fund transfer.
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Usage Percentage Frequency
Using e-banking 70 35
Not using e-banking 30 15
Total 100 50
Chart Title
Interpretation :
The table 4.15 shows that 70%of respondents are using e-banking services and 30% of
respondents are not using e-banking services.
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Table 4.16 Showing reason for using e-banking
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Easy to use No need of stepping Less time required Safe
into banks
Percentage
Interpretation :
This table 4.16 shows 20% of respondents using e-banking because of easy to use. 40%
are using because no need of stepping in to banks. 12% goes with less time
required.remaining 8% using because of it’s very safe.
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Table 4.17 Showing reason for not using e-banking
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Less secure Not aware about No required facility Other
services
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Interpretation :
The table 4.17 shows 16% of respondents not using e-banking because of less security.
32% not aware about services. 12% has no required facility and the remaining 40% not
using e-banking because of other reasons.
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Table4.18 Showing money transfer facility
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Very good Good Average Poor
Percentage
Interpretation :
This table 4.18 shows 19.61% of respondents rated as very good about money transfer
facility, 68.63% rated good, 11.76% rated as average.
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Table 4.19 Showing satisfaction level about charges fixed for facilities offered by
banks
Figure 4.19 Showing satisfaction level about charges fixed for facilities offered by
banks
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Interpretation :
This table 4.19 shows 56%of respondents are satisfied with the charges and the remaining
44% are not satisfied with it.
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Table 4.20 showing the satisfaction about security offered for e-banking
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Interpretation :
The table 4.20 shows 86% of respondents are satisfied with security of e-banking and 14%
are not satisfied.
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Table 4.21 showing disadvantage of visiting bank branches
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Waiting Distance Opening time Customer service
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interpretation :
Table 4.21 shows 68%of respondents not visiting bank branch because of waiting time,
15% respondents problem us distance, 3% are not satisfied with opening time and 14% not
visiting banks because of customer services.
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CHAPTER V
FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS AND CONCLUTIONS
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FINDINGS, SUGGESTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS
5.1 findings
Among the respondents 50% belongs to the ae category of less than 20, 42%
belongs to 21-30, 6% belongs to 31-40, 2% belongs to above 40.
Among the respondents 28% belongs to male respondents and 72%are
female respondents.
Most of the respondents are graduated.
All the respondents have bank accounts and all of them are aware of bank
account.
Among these 24% are using current account, 66% are using savings account
and10%are using fixed deposit account.
Among the 50 respondents majority of them are aware of ATM facility.
68% of respondents are using new technologies because it is easy to use.
Among the 50 respondents 38% are using e-banking services on monthly
basis and only 8% are using in daily basis.
Study on satisfaction level of customers on ATM facilities tells that 96% are
satisfied and 4% are not satisfied.
92% of the respondents are satisfied with banks up to date technologies and
8% were not satisfied.
Among the respondents 70% responded that online banking are safe.
78% of respondents rated service efficiency of banks after computerization
is good, only 10% is rated as average.
Among the respondents 92% can use new technologies easily and 8% feel
difficulty in using it.
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38% of respondents selected ATM facility as more useful e-banking service
and 2% with electronic fund transfer.
Among the respondents, 70% are using e-banking technologies and 30% are
not using it.
Among the e-banking using respondents, 31% using e-banking to avoid
stepping into banks and only 7% considered it’s safe.
According to the study, reason for not using e-banking are studied .16% says
it is less safe, majority of them are not aware of the services.
69% of respondents rated money transfer facility as good, 11% rated as
average.
56% are satisfied with charges fixed for facilities offered by banks.
Remaining 44% are not satisfied with it.
Among the respondents 86% are satisfied with security offered for e-banking
services, 14% were not satisfied with it.
Among the 50 respondents 68% says waiting is the main disadvantage of
visiting bank branch, 14% says customer service.
74% preferring e banking because of good service, and 3% with cost of
charge.
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5.2 suggestions
The banks has to give more awareness to customers with age group of
31-40.
Near to half percentage of respondents are not satisfied with the charges
offered by banks.
Banks has to improve service quality towards customers with reduced
cost.
Majority of e banking customers are educated. Bank has to improve their
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5.3 conclusion
The study focus on the role of information technology in banking sector. Majority of
respondents are now using e-banking services. Technology is one among the foremost
factor of human beings. Customers are started using e-banking made their banking
transactions easy. Respondents rated ebanking as good after computerization. Customers
feeling safety about their transactions. Bank also changed their approach from conventional
banking to convenient banking. There is also need to maintain e-banking services easy as
possible. IT enabled better market infrastructure, implementation of reliable technique for
control of risk and help the financial intermediaries to reach geographically distant and
diversified markets. But IT can be fully useful only if they enable to met the challenges in
the present environment. There is also need to maintain privacy and confidentiality of
data’s. Another important responsibility is to ensure that the data is only used for the
purpose intended. For this there is a need to implement IT and other cyber laws properly.
This will ensure the developmental role of IT in banking industry.
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Youtube.com
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APPENDIX
QUESTIONAIRE
I am Sreejitha V B, perusing B com from Christ college (autonomous),
Irinjalakuda. As a part of my curriculum, I am currently working on my project
“Role of IT in banking “. I don’t want to spam you in anyway, the data will be
used for this research.
4.Educational qualification
a)yes b) no
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19. What do you think about money transfer facility offered by e banking?
20.are you satisfied with the charges fixed for the facilities offered by banks?
a)yes b)no
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