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Banking Module 1
Banking Module 1
Banking Module 1
1. Designing own and new financial products is very costly and time consuming
for the bank.
2. Customers now-a-days prefer net banking to branch banking. The banks that
are slow in introducing technology-based products, are finding it difficult to
retain the customers who wish to opt for net banking.
3. Customers are attracted towards other financial products like mutual funds
etc.
4. Though banks are investing heavily in technology, they are not able to
exploit the same to the full extent.
5. A major disadvantage is monitoring and follow up of huge volume of loan
accounts inducing banks to spend heavily in human resource department
6. Long term loans like housing loan due to its long repayment term in the
absence of proper follow-up, can become NPAs.
DRIVERS OF RETAIL BUSINESS IN INDIA:
The Indian players are bullish on the retail business and this is
not totally unsubstantiated. As the face of the Indian consumer
is shifting, that is reflected in a change in the urban household
income pattern, the direct fallout of such change is on the
consumption pattern and hence on the banking habits of Indians,
which is now tilted towards retail products. Following changing
consumer demographics have led to the need for growth of
retail banking activities in India.
1.INCREASINGLY AFFLUENT AND BULGING MIDDLE CLASS
About 320 million people will be added in the middle income group in a period of 15
years approximately.
Due to increase in the literacy ratio, people have developed a experience for latest
technology and variety of products and services. It will lead to larger demand for retail
activities specially retail banking activities.
4.HIGHER ADAPTABILITY TO TECHNOLOGY
•Making Advances:
The principal purpose of wholesale banks is to provide loans
and advances of high value to the large scale business entities.
•Accepting Deposits:
These banks also receive deposits from the big companies and
provides high interest on the deposited funds.
•Credit Creation:
The wholesale banks increase the flow of funds in the economy
by initiating loans and deposits by the government and large
Secondary Functions
The banks have some additional responsibilities which are
mentioned below:
Underwriting:
Fund Management:
Global Expansion:
Wholesale banks expand to the places where the multinational
client companies have branches.
Client On boarding:
The primary concern is enhancing the information,
transparency, service speed and experience of the client
companies.
Data Management:
The banks control and enhance the security, governance
and quality of the confidential data.
Monetize Mobile Capabilities:
These banks facilitate customers with self-service
operations and information related to various products and
services through mobile channels.
Platform Modernization, Simplification and Migration:
The wholesale banks function to simplify and modernize
the business operations by accepting of deposits and
providing loans and advances.
Relationship Management:
Building up long term relationship with the clients is
essential for the merchant banks.