Monday, April 22, 2013

Banking on inclusion

.........In the past, the apex bank’s stated objective for granting new licences was to infuse competition into the banking sector, which was largely dominated by public sector banks. Consequently, new private-sector banks have brought about a paradigm shift by increasing the efficiency of the domestic banking system, and introducing newer and more sophisticated financial services like mobile banking. This time, the buzz word is financial inclusion — the process of providing access to the financial products and services needed by weaker sections and low-income groups at affordable cost in a fair and transparent manner...........

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