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Sunday, October 11, 2015

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN BANKING SECTOR

Introduction

A strong banking industry is important in every country and can have a significant affect in supporting economic development through efficient financial services. Omani banks, however, largely continue to conduct most of their
banking transactions using traditional methods. In Oman the role of the banking industry thus needs to change, both at the procedural level and at the informational level. This change will include moving from traditional distribution channel banking to electronic distribution channel banking.
Innovation and creativity
Innovation also challenges existing ways of doing things. It is a form of change, and people will react as they do to any change. The more surprising the innovation, the more extreme the reaction will tend to be positive or negative. Emotions and organisational politics can run high in response to innovation and creativity!
Creativity
 “There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns.” — Edward de Bono
 “There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost.”  — Martha Graham
 “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” — Theodore Levitt
Meaning and Definition of banking
               Banking means doing the work of a banker which primarily involves accepting deposits from the public and lending to needy and capable persons.
The definitions of ‘Banking’ as per the Banking Regulation Act, 1949:
              "Banking" means the accepting funds, for the purpose of lending or investment, of deposits of money from the public, repayable on demand or otherwise, and withdrawable by cheque, draft, order or otherwise.
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Types of Innovative Banking
1.E-BANKING
Enables people to carry out most of their banking transaction using a safe website which is operated by their respected bank.
Advantage
ü  Faster & more convenient transaction
ü  No longer required to wait in long queues
ü  Opening of account simple & easy
ü  Apply for bank loan
ü  Cost effective for banker side
ü  Fund transfer become faster & convenient
ü  Stock trading, exchanging bonds & other investment
2. CORE BANKING
ü  Depositing and lending of money
ü  Core banking solution
ü  Knowing customers needs
3. CORPORATE BANKING
Financial services to large corporate & MNCs
Services:
ü  Overdraft facility
ü  Domestic and international payments
ü  Funding
ü  Channel financing
ü  Letters of guarantee
ü  Working capital facility for domestic & international trade
4. INVESTMENT BANKING
ü  Creating funds and wealth of clients
ü  Professional sales person providing advice on stock trading
5. RURAL BANKING
It provides & regulates credit services for the promotion & development of rural sector mainly agriculture, SSI, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and many more.
ü  Examples Of Regional Rural Banks are NABARD , HARYANA STATE COPERATIVE APEX BANK LIMITED , SYNDICATE BANK, UNITED BANK OF INDIA
ü  KIOSK BANKING
6.NRI BANKING
This facility is designed for diverse banking requirements of the vast nri population spread across the globe.
ü  NRE (Non Resident External Account)
ü  NRO (Non Resident Ordinary Account)
ü  FCNR (Foreign Currency Non Resident Account)
7.RETAIL BANKING
It refers to banking in which banks execute transaction directly with individual , rather than corporate banks. It is also known as “One stop shop”.
Services:
ü  Saving and checking accounts
ü  Mortgage
ü  Housing Finance
ü  Auto Finance
ü  Consumer
ü  Durable Loans
ü  Personal Loans
ü  Educational Loans
ü  Credit Cards
1.TOTAL BRANCH AUTOMATION
Ø  Speed up bank transactions and less error
Ø  More customer friendly and flexible
Ø  Towards paperless transactions
2.ANY BRANCH BANKING
It is a acility for customers to operate their account from any of the same banks network branch
Facilities available:
Ø  Cash withdrawal & Cash deposits
Ø  Account statement
Ø  Facility to issue multi-city cheques
Ø  Fund transfer
Ø  Balance enquiry
Ø  Purchase of demand drafts pay order
Ø  Repayment of loan account
3. DEMAT SERVICES
Ø  It offers secure and convenient way to keep track your securities and investment over a period of time without the hassle of handling physical documents
Ø  It provide facility of online trading
4. MICRO FINANCE
It refers to a movement that envisions a world in which low income households have permanent access to arange of high quality financial service to finance their income producing activities, buildassets, stabilize consumption and protect against risks.
5. PLASTIC MONEY
Ø  Plastic money are the alternative to the cash or standard money
Ø  Convenient to carry
Ø  Generic term for all types of bank cards, debit cads, credit cards, smart cards
6. MOBILE BANKING
·         The account that can travel with you.
·         Facility one can bank from anywhere, at any time, & in any condition or any how
Facilities are:
Ø  Balance enquiry
Ø  Fund transfer
Ø  Chequebook request,etc
Type of Electronic Systems
1.ATM
v  It stands for “Automatic teller machine”
v  In simple words, it is simple to use self service solution
v  Value added services like recharge their mobile, pay the utilty bills, mutual fund transactions, etc
2. RTGS
v  It stands for “Real time gross settlement system”
v  It is a fund transfer mechanism where transfer of money takes place from one bank to another on a ‘real time’ and on ‘gross basis’.
v  This is the fastest possible money transfer system through the banking channel.
v  It is different from EFT and NEFT
v  It is primarily for large volume transaction
v  The time taken for effecting funds transfer from one account to another is normally 2 hours
3. FINACLE
This system provides the holistic and integrated transformation approach, complete with solutions and services
Finacle solutions addresses the requirements of retail, corporate and universal banking world wide like
v  Core banking solution
v  E-banking solution
v  Mobile banking solution
v  Wealth management
v  CRM requirements, etc

Innovations in Banking in next 5 years in India
Innovation has always been an important area of focus for all industries, not just for Banks. However, in view of the economic slowdown, it is common knowledge that banks have been taking a very conservative approach over the last two years as many have been consolidating their portfolio and innovating products had lost its importance and has taken a back seat. We have not seen many innovative products designed for customers during the consolidation phase, and rightly so, as the primary focus of Banks has been in cleansing their portfolio and tightening credit extension apart from being extremely guarded in getting only credit worthy customers in their books.
The scene in the Indian Banking industry is changing; the various global economies have started showing signs of revival leaving behind them the worst recessionary phase and moving towards growth. The Prime Minister of India, during the recent platinum jubilee celebrations of Reserve Bank of India, has encouraged Banks to be more innovative. Please recall the budgetary announcement by the Finance Minister on opening up the Banking space by offering additional banking licenses to private players and NBFC’s. It is expected that at least 5 more International Banking giants will set up operations in India in the next 1-2 years, bringing with them superior technology. These are exciting times for customers in India and challenging times for existing Banks, more so for the Public Sector Banks.
The choice before the customer today is far wider both in the selection of banks as well asproducts than ever before. The future growth is largely in retail banking. Innovating products backed by superior service are vital to provide the cutting edge.
Here’s a quick look at some factors which may probably be the key drivers for Innovation in Banking, keeping in mind customer expectations and behavior changes:
v  With intense competition between banks which is going to be more severe in the coming years and with more private players waiting to step in, adopting new technology has assumed added importance, especially for public sector banks. The key to success is adopting state-of-the-art technology and continuously accelerating business processes.
v  The 3G spectrum auction expected in mid 2010 across various circles to private telecom providers in India will further open up immense migration possibilities to more convenient channels. It may not be too long where the customer would access his bank account using a secured application through his mobile phone. Needless to say, a secured and fast internet banking platform will become a basic necessity.
v  Smart Cards embedded with microprocessors or memory chips will become tamper proof and replace the existing plastic cards, offering customers a secure digital identity. This will also provide convenience to customers; provide access to bank’s website and individual accounts, accurate tracking of usage, spend analysis and manage long term customer relationships through efficient, timely and valuable services to them.
v  Biometric ATM’s will replace the conventional ATM’s across the country, apart from all banks investing in additional ATM’s. Banks can authenticate the identity of the customer in three ways; most common being something the user knows (passwords or personal identification numbers), something the user has (a security token etc) or something the user is (a physical characteristic like fingerprint, palm geometry etc., called as biometric). With increasing threats on compromise of passwords and account take over’s and misuse of cards, biometric form of authentication (which have withstood the test of scrutiny coming out as the most secure form) for ATM and POS transactions would be the way ahead. Statistics show that India’s ATM density is around 35 ATM’s per million people which is abysmally low compared to the US’s ATM density of 1300. This is an area of focus for many banks clearly, offering a branding and marketing proposition for their investments apart from interchange revenues on usage.
v  Cheques will gradually be phased out and replaced by RTGS and NEFT and other electronic forms of money transfers and payment mechanisms offering superior turnaround times. Operational efficiency in processing electronic payment mechanisms will undergo a radical change, with the beneficiary receiving the credit real time online.
CONCLUSION

The BANKING sector in India has become stronger in terms of capital and the number of customers. It has become globally competitive and diverse aiming, at higher productivity and efficiency. Exposure to worldwide competition and deregulation in Indian financial sector has led to the emergence of better quality products and services. Reforms have changed the face of Indian banking and finance. The banking sector has improved manifolds in terms of Technology, Deregulation, Product & Services, Information Systems, Etc. Many banks have modernized their services with the facilities of computer and electronic equipments. The electronics revolution has made it possible to provide ease and flexibility in banking operations to the benefit of the customer. The e-banking has made the customer say good-bye to huge account registers and large paper bank accounts

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