E- BANKING

| Wednesday, 15 December 2010
ELECTRONIC BANKING (E-BANKING) 

            It is an umbrella term for the process by which a customer may perform banking transactions electronically without visiting a brick-and-mortar institution. The following terms all refer to one form or another of electronic banking: personal computer (PC) banking, Internet banking, virtual banking, online banking, home banking, remote electronic banking, and phone banking. PC banking and Internet or online banking are the most frequently used designations. It should be noted, however, that the terms used to describe the various types of electronic banking are often used interchangeably.
            E-banking are the buzzwords in the global commercial activities today E-banking or electronic banking refers to conducting banking activities with the help of information technology and computers.    
E-banking is a mix of services which include Internet banking, Mobile banking, ATM kiosks, Fund Transfer System, Real Time Gross Settlement (payment & settlement system), Credit/Debit/Smart/Kisan Cards, Cash management services, and Data warehousing, Operational data for MIS and Customer Relationship  Management. Latest innovations in technology like broadband transmission, internet access via mobiles (GSM) and WebTV will further provide impetus to digital revolution.

Further, banks are looking forward to scan the image of a cheque which can be zapped to another bank, into the depository and back to customer's bank.(BSO,2006) Banking transactions can be carried out 24 hours a day using these methods. In fact concept of Anytime, Anywhere banking is making it easy for customers to access their money more conveniently. It has been established that increasing the role of technology in a service organization can serve to reduce costs and often improve service reliability (Lee, 2002).



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