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we are providing Short Notes on Core Banking Solutions - one of the hot topic
asked in the Interviews.
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The
term CORE means - Centralized Online Real-time Exchange.
What is CBS?
CBS
refers to the software applications for recording transactions, storing
customer information, calculating
interest
and completing the process of passing entries in a single database.
What CBS does?
CBS
enables accessing of complete customer account details centrally. It makes it
possible for a bank customer to
access his bank account through whichever channel he prefers like internet
banking, mobile banking, ATM etc.
CBS in India
This
initiative was taken by the banks on the basis of ‘First Rangarajan Committee
report’ on bank computerisation submitted
in the year 1984.
The
committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. C. Rangarajan (Then
deputy governor of RBI).
Old
generation banks initially were hesitant about this but with the advent of new
generation private sector banks in India
during 1994-1996, the real era of bank marketing started and these banks
started to offer any-where and
any-time
banking facilities to its customers.
Syndicate
Bank was the first among the Public Sector Banks to implement Core Banking.
First
CBS branch of Syndicate bank was Jayanagar Branch in Bangalore.
Benefits of CBS
A. Benefits for the customers
- Through
CBS a bank customer can avail banking facilities (transactions) 24x7.
- It is time
saving, convenient and efficient.
B. Benefits for the banks
- This
paradigm shift in banking has revolutionised the speed, efficiency and
reach of the delivery systems.
- It gives
greater customer satisfaction which is essential for every bank in this
day an age.
- Since it
offers alternate channels than brick and mortar banking, it is a viable
alternative to opening new
- branches,
therefore reduces a bank’s operational costs.
- Alternative
for extended working hours.
- Reduces
long queues in bank cash counters.
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