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What is Retail Banking?

Retail banking in India has grown in leaps and bounds in the recent past. Not long back, the entire world economy was gripped in a spiralling recession which...

March 17, 2015

What is Chain Banking?

Chain Banking is a form of banking when a small group of individuals control three or more banks which are independently chartered.  Individuals secure enough stocks to get...

March 17, 2015

What is Mixed Banking?

Mixed banking is an approach where banks undertake both commercial and industrial banking and is a popular banking model in countries like Germany and Japan. German banks present...

March 17, 2015

Difference between Branch Banking and Unit Banking

The key difference between branch banking and unit banking is that while branch bank operates through branches; unit Bank is generally a single branch small bank, which provides...

March 17, 2015

Haryana Government passes bill banning cow slaughter

Haryana Government has passed Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill, 2015 that bans cow slaughter.  It was unanimously passed in budget session of state with voice vote. Key...

March 17, 2015

What is Unit Banking?

Unit Banking is a system of banking wherein a bank operates in a limited area, does not open any branches in other places and is more responsive to...

March 17, 2015

Veteran singer Bombay S Kamal passes away

Veteran singer and music composer Bombay S. Kamal passed away on 17 March 2015 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala at the age of 85. He was suffering from respiratory ailments....

March 17, 2015

Facebook acquires shopping search engine TheFind.com

Facebook has acquired the shopping search engine TheFind. With the acquisition, the social networking giant Facebook has signaled its future plans to move into the e-commerce. The acquisition...

March 16, 2015

Functions of Commercial Banks

The core functions commercial banks can be segregated into three main segments viz. Financial Intermediation, Payment System and Financial Services. Financial Intermediation The key business of the banks is to...

March 16, 2015

Priority Sector Lending

In the first week of September, 2020, the Reserve Bank of India has revised the Priority Sector Lending norms. As per the new guidelines, loans up to Rs....

March 16, 2015

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