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Meaning of Banking
Types of banks
Functions of banks
E-banking
Benfits of E-banking
Meaning of banking
Banks provide credit facility, loan etc to provide finance for
smooth flow of business activities. Banks help the businessmen to
overcome the problem of funds. Along with provision of funds,
the commercial banks provide many others facilities such as
collection and deposit of cherubs, issue of bank draft, discounting
of bills of exchange, etc. Banks also provide the facility of
overdraft, cash credit limit, arrangement and payment in foreign
currency in case of foreign or external trade.
Types of Banks
CENTRAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK
A central bank, reserve The term commercial bank
bank, or monetary authority refers to a financial
is an institution that institution that accepts
manages the currency and deposits, offers checking
monetary policy of a state or account services, makes
formal monetary union, and various loans, and offers
oversees their commercial basic financial products like
banking system. certificates of deposit (CDs)
and savings accounts to
individuals and small bu
sinesses
Functions of Commercial Banks
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
1. Accepting deposits
2. Granting loan facilities
SECONDARY FUNCTIONS
1. Agent function
2. General utility function
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS
1. Banking provides 24 hours a day X 365 days a year services to the customers.
2. Banking Customers can make transactions from the office or house or while
traveling via mobile telephone.
Banks