...This project examines the general impact of Information Technology(IT) on the banking industry. The banking industry has introduced various new customer services and products using IT. The banking industry has gone through many changes as a result of the introduction of IT. In fact, the structure of the industry is continuously changing because of rapid development of IT. The continued success of IT applications mean that the limitations of current IT computer systems in banks have to be re-developed to meet future requirements. The aim of this project is to evaluate how the banking industry has applied IT; the effects of IT on competition; current IT applications and systems problems; the security of IT systems; IT risk and IT fraud and the future application of IT in the banking industry. The focus of the report has mainly been in the UK and US. In the research, the banking industry has demonstrated a fair amount of competence in the application of IT. Some banks were at the cutting edge of IT and have a clear vision of how IT could be furthered applied successfully. Banks have spent millions of pounds on IT every year in a bid to fully automate its operations and services to customers. The industry recognises that IT was a major key to its development. The research brought to light the fact that IT has increased competition within the industry. The realisation that the market size is not really increasing has made banks more competitive. Also, the expectation of...
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...evaluate the customers’ perception of information technology usage with banking sector. Growing evidence that customer satisfaction and effective service delivery drives organizations’ economic health; this means that managers can no longer afford to ignore customers’ feedback. Rather, organization-specific examination of dimensions is vital and useful so that managers are able to assess and determine the precise level of both customer satisfaction and its influencing factors. The proposed exploratory instrument used here to measure customer satisfaction and effective service delivery with the banking sector could serve as a starting point for other studies in the professional services domain. Generally it is not known how information technology affects customer satisfaction and effective service delivery of the banking sector. This study proposes to investigate the impact of customer satisfaction and effective service delivery of the banking sector. 1.2 GENERAL INTRODUCTION As an emerged business trend, the vast applications of information technology (IT) on economic organizations are immense and immeasurable. Organizational systems and functions are now considered effortless and unproblematic because of Information Technology. Information Technology also expanded the opportunities concerning product development processes or innovations that provide organizations with cost and competitive advantages. In a much broader sense, information technology strengthens the business value of...
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...THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON BANK PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF FIRST BANK NIG PLC. TABLE OF CONTENT Title page i Approval page ii Declaration iii Dedication iv Acknowledgement v Table of content vii Abstract ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES 1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.8 STRUCTURE OF THE STUDY 1.9 OPERATIONAL DEFINATION OF TERMS CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGHY CONCEPTS 2.3 DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYIN BANKING INDUSTRY 2.4 EVOLUTION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2.5 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN BANKING INDUSTRY 2.6 GLOBALIZATION, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NIGERIAN COMERCIAL BANKS 2.7 BENEFIT OF APPLYING...
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...Analytical Study of Information Technology in Banking Sector: Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies Case study of selected banks operating in Kathmandu Valley Research Proposal Arika Kayastha Kathmandu College of Management BBIS 4th year, 1st Semester (2011 – 2015) A013408-11 To: Erika Gajurel Research Supervisor Kathmandu College of Management Gwarko, Lalitpur Contents Chapter I: Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Problem statement 3 1.3 Research Question 4 1.4 Research Objective 4 Chapter II: Literature review 6 Chapter III: Conceptual Framework: 8 Chapter IV: Methodology 10 4.1 Research overview 10 4.2 Data Source 10 4.3 Collection Tools 10 4.4 Data Analysis 11 References 12 Work plan 13 Chapter I: Introduction 1.1 Background The 21st century will bring about an all-embracing convergence of computing, communications, information and knowledge. The advent of high speed networks, along with the falling cost of computing power, is making applications possible that were undreamed of in the past. Voice, data, images, and video can now be transferred around the world in micro-seconds (Hassan Ghaziri, 1998). The world, today, has been characterized by technological advancements and digitization like never before. This trend has not only influenced the world of computers but also pervaded all possible facets of human life. This has radically changed the way we live, work, and think. The advances in information and communication technologies and the emergence of...
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...Impact of Information Technology on Service Competence In Indian Banking Industry Mrs. Punitha Sahaya Mary Francis Assistant Professor, MBA Dept., St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering, Chunkaankadai, Nagercoil. punithaf2007@rediffmail.com, Mobile: 9942432809 INTRODUCTION The 21st century will bring about an all-embracing convergence of computing, communications, information and knowledge. This will radically change the way we live, work, and think. The growth of high speed networks, coupled with the falling cost of computing power, is making possible applications undreamed of in the past. Voice, data, images, and video may now be transferred around the world in micro-seconds. This explosion of technology is changing the banking industry from paper and branch banks to' digitized and networked banking services. It has already changed the internal accounting and management systems of banks. It is now fundamentally changing the delivery systems banks use to interact with their customers. All over the world, banks are still struggling to find a technological solution to meet the challenges of a rapidly-changing environment. It is clear that this new technology is changing the banking industry forever. Banks with the ability to invest and integrate information technology will become dominate in the highly competitive global market. Bankers are convinced that investing in IT is critical. Its potential and consequences on the banking industry future is enormous...
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...Technology and Banking Services The introduction of Information Technology services by the banks has positively impacted on the customers and has brought revolution in the operation of the banks. Technological facilities like ATMs, Mobile Money, Branch Network, Telephone Banking, Internet Banking etc have introduced by banks for the customers. The explosion of technology is changing the banking industry from paper to Internet and branch banks to digitized and networked banking services. It has already changed the internal accounting and management systems of banks. It is now fundamentally changing the delivery systems banks use to interact with their customers. All over the world, banks are still struggling to find a technological solution to meet the challenges of a rapidly-changing environment. It is clear that this new technology is changing the banking industry forever. Banks with the ability to invest and integrate information technology will become dominate in the highly competitive global market. Bankers are convinced that investing in IT is critical. Its potential and consequences on the banking industry future is enormous. Computers are getting more sophisticated. So Computers have given banks a potential they could only dream about and have given bank customers high expectations. The changes that new...
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...80 Int. J Latest Trends Fin. Eco. Sc. Vol-2 No. 1 March 2012 The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Banks‟ Performance and Customer Service Delivery in the Banking Industry Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, Rosmaini Bin HJ Tasmin Department of Technology Management Faculty of Technology Management, Business and Entrepreneurships Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Darul Ta’zim, Johor, Malaysia hp090012@siswa.uthm.edu.my rosmaini@uthm.edu.my Abstract - Information and communication technology (ICT) has become the heart of banking sector, while banking industry is the heart of every robust economy. If it collapses so will the economy. This is absolutely evident from current recession in European banks crises, and in turn. The effect of globalization, competition and innovation in the banking industry by its providers to offer their services makes essential the understanding of how various aspects of consumer behaviour affect the innovation and respond to customer service delivery. Within this context this paper has considered a critical literature review of previous researchers with the objective to examine the impact of Information and Communication Technology on banks performance and customer service delivery. This paper also makes of a critical review of peer reviewed, scholarly and organizational literature regarding the impact of ICT on banks’ performance to examine if banks have successfully achieved effective customer’s service...
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...which aims to analyze the role of information technology (IT) in the Indian banking industry. Indian banks are investing heavily in the technologies such as automated teller machine (ATMs), net banking, mobile banking, tele -banking, credit cards, debit cards, smart cards, call centers, CRM, data warehousing etc. It is essential to evaluate the impact of information technology on the performance of Indian banks in terms of extended value added services and customer satisfaction thereby. Foreign banks and Private sector banks which took more IT initiative, were found to be more efficient and more competent force than public sector banks in India. Based on the article, technological innovations have enabled the industry to open up efficient delivery channels. It is said that IT has helped the banking industry to deal with the challenges the new economy poses. The study examines the views of banking customers on the implementation of IT in banks. According to the author, private and foreign banks use more IT-related banking services than public sector banks. Keywords and Abbreviations: Awareness level, Banking sector, Customer Satisfaction, ITeS, Security ATM – Automated Teller Machines / Any Time Money CBS – Core Banking Solution IAM – Investment and Assets Management CRM – Customer Relationship Management GRC – Governance Risk and Compliance IDRBT - Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology INFINET - Indian FInancial NETwork...
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...countries, the banking sector has been the dominant element in the country’s financial system. The sector has performed the key functions of providing liquidity and payment services to the real sector and has accounted for the bulk of the financial intermediation process. Besides institutionalizing savings, the banking sector has contributed to the process of economic development by serving as a major source of credit to households, Government, business and weaker sectors of the economy like village and small scale industries and agriculture. In recent times, Indian banking industry has swiftly introduced innovative banking technologies in banking services. The current study attempts to measure and compare the effect of the introduction of new technologies through electronic-banking on the service quality, and profitability of banks, and to assess the impact of changing from the traditional means to the electronic banking on the customers and on the banks as well. The study is qualitative and quantitative in nature investigating different objectives which determine the performance of banks mainly in terms of profitability and convenience. PURPOSE OF RESEARCH The purpose of this research is to find the changes that took place in banking sector after information technology was introduced in it. The paper shows the role played by banking sector in the economy and the affect after IT took over it. It further explains the benefits and challenges of newly emerged e-banking services....
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...Indian banking: Technology effect vs catch-up effect Name: Gajanan S Ghadlinge Roll No. 18, MMS-I Document Information: | Title: | Productivity growth and efficiency change in Indian banking:Technology effect vs catch-up effect | Author(s): | Lakshmi Kumar, Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), ChennaiD. Malathy, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, Chennai, andL.S. Ganesh, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras, Chennai, India | Citation: | Surender Kumar, (2006) "A decomposition of total productivity growth: A regional analysis of Indian industrial manufacturing growth", International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Vol. 55 Iss: 3/4, pp.311 - 331 | Publisher: | Journal of Advances in ManagementResearch Vol. 7 No. 2, 2010pp. 194-218#Emerald Group Publishing Limited0972-7981DOI 10.1108/09727981011084995 | Abstract: | Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to understand the influence of technology change in the banking sector by employing data envelopment analysis (DEA) and also to determine the change in total factor productivity (TFP) and its components, namely technical change and technical efficiency change.Design/methodology/approach– The DEA method has been used to assess the efficiency of the entire banking sector and the bank groups. The purpose has been to investigate TFP change and its components’ (obtained using Malmquist index) influence on the growth in the banking sector as well...
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...ENGINEERING, VOLUME 7, ISSUE 2, JUNE 2011 63 The Impact of Information Technology in Nigeria’s Banking Industry 1 Oluwagbemi Oluwatolani 2Abah Joshua and 3Achimugu Philip Abstract-Today, information technology (IT) has become a key element in economic development and a backbone of knowledgebased economies in terms of operations, quality delivery of services and productivity of services. Therefore, taking advantage of information technologies (IT) is an increasing challenge for developing countries. There is now growing evidence that Knowledgedriven innovation is a decisive factor in the competitiveness of nations, industries, organizations and firms. Organizations like the banking sector have benefited substantially from e-banking, which is one among the IT applications for strengthening the competitiveness. This paper presents the current trend in the application of IT in the banking industries in Nigeria and gives an insight into how quality banking has been enhanced via IT. The paper further reveals that the deployment of IT facilities in the Nigerian Banking industry has brought about fundamental changes in the content and quality of banking business in the country. This analysis and clarification of how Nigerian Banks have used IT to reengineer their operations is detailed through literature review and observation. Three categories of variables that relate to the use and implementation of information technology devices were considered in this paper. These include...
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...Innovations and Inclusive Growth A Case of Banking Industry in India Kiran Kumar Kakarlapudi Background and Motivation India has entered high growth trajectory with the initiation of economic reforms in the early 1990s with a policy shift towards free market economy.1 While on the growth front, the economy has performed considerably well, on the other hand the issue of distributional effects of growth has gained momentum in the academic and policy environment. Thus, in the eleventh and twelfth five year plans, emphasis has been laid to achieve sustainable economic growth with inclusive development (Singh, 2011). The empirical evidences on India’s growth pattern show that, the fantabulous growth performance, to a large extent, is driven by high growth in the service sector which has grown at 8.1 percent per annum during 1990-91 to 2007-08. Similarly, the share of service sector Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased from less than half to 68 percent in 2007-08 (Acharya, 2008). 2 The insights from the studies on service sector growth in India reveal that the spurt in the service growth is driven by the rapid growth of business services (which include Information Technology), communication services, financial services, hotels and restaurants, and trade (distribution) services, which is facilitated by the advent and rapid diffusion of information technology (Gordon and Gupta, 2004; Banga, 2005; Verma, 2006; Eichengreen and Gupta, 2010).3 Further, it has been argued that, rapid...
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...advertising on real estate sector 4. Study on consumer expectations and perceptions towards consumer loans 5. Workers attrition rate at hotel industry is increasing. Study regarding this issue 6. Attrition rates at different sectors 7. Effectiveness and scope of employee referrals in the process of talent sourcing 8. Study of training needs across different industries 9. Study on creation of luxury brand 10. Strategies used to build successful Internet based customer services 11. Measuring the effectiveness of retail banking of a nationalised bank compared to a MNC 12. Conspicuous consumption 13. Study of awareness and acceptibility of UPVC windows and door systems 14. Opportunities of Financing the NANO’s in Bangalore 15. Changing trends in FMCG industry in India 16. A study of best HR practices in service industry 17. Fundamental analysis of Indian telecom companies 18. Study of consumer behaviour in automobile industry 19. customer buying behaviour towards insurance products 20. Promotion strategies followed in Insurance sector 21. Study on changing consumer preference towards organised retailing from un-organised retailing 22. study on “impact of advertising in B2B marketing” 23. Distribution network & general insurance industry 24. A study on distribution channels in aluminium industry 25. Study on strategies for promoting retailers’ brands 26. Study of operations & marketing of chemical goods in SSI 27. The impact of tax on electronic goods...
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...INTERNATIONAL REVIEW Mathew et al. (2005) analyzed the use of banking technology in United Kingdom by ranking of importance of selected technology on consumer perception of service delivery performance and found that the importance-performance grid demonstrates two factors and their underlying attributes that fall into the “Keep up the good work” quadrant and the other two factors fall into the “Low priority” quadrant. The first two were the areas the organization needs to allocate resources in order to maintain the level of service they provided...
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...Article :Emerging Trends in Banking – Challenges and Opportunities Abstract Today banking is known as innovative banking. Information technology has given rise to new innovations in the product designing and their delivery in the banking and finance industries, customer services and customer satisfaction are their prime work. One of the most significant areas where IT has had a positive impact so on substitutes for traditional funds movement services. With the advent of electronic banking electronic funds transfer and other Similar products funds transfer within time frames which would have appeared impossible a few years age. With networking and inter connection new challenges are arising related to security privacy and confidentiality to transactions. Finally the banking sector will need to master a new business model by building management and customer services with a variety of products and controlled cost to stay in the long run. Key words: E-Banking, ATM ,Internet Security, NPA, CRR, Introduction:- The traditional functions of banking are limited to accept deposits and to give loans and advances. Today banking is known as innovative banking. Information technology has given rise to new innovations in the product designing and their delivery in the banking and finance industries, customer services and customer satisfaction are their prime work. Current banking sector has come up with a lot of initiatives that oriented to providing a better customer services...
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