Internet Banking (E-Banking)

Internet banking, sometimes called online banking, is an outgrowth of PC banking. Internet banking uses the Internet as the delivery channel by which to conduct banking activity, for example, transferring funds, paying bills, viewing checking and savings account balances, paying mortgages, and purchasing financial instruments and certificates of deposit. An Internet banking customer accesses his or her accounts from a browser software that runs Internet banking programs resident on the banks World Wide Web server, not on the users PC. NetBanker defines a true Internet bank as one that provides account balances and some transactional capabilities to retail customers over the World Wide Web. Internet banks are also known as virtual, cyber, net, interactive, or web banks. Internet banking (or E-banking) means any user with a personal computer and a browser can get connected to his bank -s website to perform any of the virtual banking functions. In internet banking system the bank has a centralized database that is web-enabled. All the services that the bank has permitted on the internet are displayed in menu. Any service can be selected and further interaction is dictated by the nature of service. The traditional branch model of bank is now giving place to an alternative delivery

channels with ATM network. Once the branch offices of bank are interconnected through terrestrial or satellite links, there would be no physical identity for any branch. It would a borderless entity permitting anytime, anywhere and anyhow banking. The network which connects the various locations and gives connectivity to the central office within the organization is called intranet. These networks are limited to organizations for which they are set up. SWIFT is a live example of intranet application.

Consumer e-Banking
Finacle consumer e-banking solution is a proven Internet banking and mobile banking solution for retail banking customers. Built on new-generation technology, it provides a single unified view of the customer's many relationships with the bank. The solution provides high flexibility for customization and robust security features.

Key Modules

Core Module Payments Module Credit Card and Mutual Fund Modules Electronic Bill Payment and Presentment (EBPP) Module

Alerts Module Security Features Mobile Banking

Corporate e-Banking
Finacle corporate e-banking is a comprehensive, corporate and small business banking solution providing a single unified view of corporate banking relationships across asset and liability products, limits, trade finance and cash management. It is designed to support multiple channels including the Internet and mobile, and can be interfaced with disparate host systems and third-party applications.

Key Modules

Accounts and Transfers Electronic Invoice Presentment & Payment (EIPP) Payments Collections Management Liquidity Management Reconciliation Reporting Trade Finance

E-Banking Features
As an added convenience, many banks now offer customers a variety of electronic services, including: Direct Deposit. This is an easy way to deposit money in your account on a regular basis, be it weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. To set up direct deposit your employer must offer this service. Over 95% of all financial institutions in the United States receive electronic payments and, in most cases,

the money will be available for withdrawal on the payment date or on the following morning. Direct deposit will also allow you to schedule electronic bill payments. This feature allows you to automatically pay bills such as insurance, telephone, cable and loan payments. Electronic Bill Paying. This Service allows customers to pay their bills online through a bank's website. E-Banking Tips. Know the company you are doing business with. Keep records of all electronic payment transactions and authorizations you sign. If you find a discrepancy, notify your financial institution and the payee immediately. Applying for Loans. Some banks allow you to apply for car loans, mortgages and credit cards by filling out an online loan application. In many cases, these electronic applications may start to be processed within one day. You can check the status of your loan application and know if you qualify a lot faster than filling out a written application that has to be mailed.

Internet banking in india

The Reserve Bank of India constituted a working group on Internet Banking. The group divided the internet banking products in India into 3 types based on the levels of access granted. They are:

Information Only System:

General purpose information like interest rates, branch location, bank products and their features, loan and deposit calculations are provided in the banks website. There exist facilities for downloading various types of application forms. The communication is normally done through e-mail. There is no interaction between the customer and bank's application system. No identification of the customer is done. In this system, there is no possibility of any unauthorized person getting into production systems of the bank through internet.

Electronic Information Transfer System:

The system provides customerspecific information in the form of account balances, transaction details, and statement of accounts. The information is still largely of the 'read only' format. Identification and authentication of the customer is through

password. The information is fetched from the bank's application system either in batch mode or off-line. The application systems cannot directly access through the internet.

Fully Electronic Transactional System:

This system allows bidirectional capabilities. Transactions can be submitted by the customer for online update. This system requires high degree of security and control. In this environment, web server and application systems are linked over secure infrastructure. It comprises technology covering computerization, networking and security, interbank payment gateway and legal infrastructure.

Automated Teller Machine (ATM):

ATM is designed to perform the most important function of bank. It is operated by plastic card with its special features. The plastic card is replacing cheque, personal attendance of the customer, banking hours restrictions and paper based verification. There are debit cards. ATMs used as spring board for Electronic Fund Transfer. ATM itself can provide information about customers

account and also receive instructions from customers - ATM cardholders. An ATM is an Electronic Fund Transfer terminal capable of handling cash deposits, transfer between accounts, balance enquiries, cash withdrawals and pay bills. It may be on-line or 0ff-line. The on-line ATN enables the customer to avail banking facilities from anywhere. In off-line the facilities are confined to that particular ATM assigned. Any customer possessing ATM card issued by the Shared Payment Network System can go to any ATM linked to Shared Payment Networks and perform his transactions.

Credit Cards/Debit Cards:

The Credit Card holder is empowered to spend wherever and whenever he wants with his Credit Card within the limits fixed by his bank. Credit Card is a post paid card. Debit Card, on the other hand, is a prepaid card with some stored value. Every time a person uses this card, the Internet Banking house gets money transferred to its account from the bank of the buyer. The buyers account is debited with the exact amount of purchases. An individual has to open an account with the issuing bank which gives debit card with a

Personal Identification Number (PIN). When he makes a purchase, he enters his PIN on shops PIN pad. When the card is slurped through the electronic terminal, it dials the acquiring bank system - either Master Card or VISA that validates the PIN and finds out from the issuing bank whether to accept or decline the transactions. The customer can never overspend because the system rejects any transaction which exceeds the balance in his account. The bank never faces a default because the amount spent is debited immediately from the customers account.

Smart Card:
Banks are adding chips to their current magnetic stripe cards to enhance security and offer new service, called Smart Cards. Smart Cards allow thousands of times of information storable on magnetic stripe cards. In addition, these cards are highly secure, more reliable and perform multiple functions. They hold a large amount of personal information, from medical and health history to personal banking and personal preferences.

E-Banking services Bill payment service

You can facilitate payment of electricity and telephone bills, mobile phone, credit card and insurance premium bills as each bank has tie-ups with various utility companies, service providers and insurance companies, across the country. To pay your bills, all you need to do is complete a simple one-time registration for each biller. You can also set up standing instructions online to pay your recurring bills, automatically. Generally, the bank does not charge customers for online bill payment.

Fund transfer
You can transfer any amount from one account to another of the same or any another bank. Customers can send money anywhere in India. Once you login to your account, you need to mention the payees's account number, his bank and the branch. The transfer will take place in a day or so, whereas in a traditional method, it takes about three working days. ICICI Bank says that online bill payment service and fund transfer facility have been their most popular online services.

Credit card customers

With Internet banking, customers can not only pay their credit card bills online but also get a loan on their cards. If you lose your credit card, you can report lost card online.

Railway pass
This is something that would interest all the aam janta. Indian Railways has tied up with ICICI bank and you can now make your railway pass for local trains online. The pass will be delivered to you at your doorstep. But the facility is limited to Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, Surat and Pune.

Shopping
With a range of all kind of products, you can shop online and the payment is also made conveniently through your account. You can also buy railway and air tickets through Internet banking.

Recharging your prepaid phone

Now just top-up your prepaid mobile cards by logging in to Internet banking. By just selecting your operator's name, entering your mobile number and the amount for recharge, your phone is again back in action within few minutes.

Investing through Internet banking

You can now open an FD online through funds transfer.Now investors with interlinked demat account and bank account can easily trade in the stock market and the amount will be automatically debited from their respective bank accounts and the shares will be credited in their demat account. Moreover, some banks even give you the facility to purchase mutual funds directly from the online banking system. Nowadays, most leading banks offer both online banking and demat account. However if you have your demat account with independent share

brokers, then you need to sign a special form, which will link your two accounts.

Advantage of Internet banking

As per the Internet and Mobile Association of India's report on online banking 2006, "There are many advantages of online banking. It is convenient, it isn't bound by operational timings, there are no geographical barriers and the services can be offered at a miniscule cost." Through Internet banking, you can check your transactions at any time of the day, and as many times as you want to. Where in a traditional method, you get quarterly statements from the bank. If the fund transfer has to be made outstation, where the bank does not have a branch, the bank would demand outstation charges. Whereas with the help of online banking, it will be absolutely free for you.

Security Precautions

Customers should never share personal information like PIN numbers, passwords etc with anyone, including employees of the bank. It is important that documents that contain confidential information are safeguarded. PIN or password mailers should not be stored, the PIN and/or passwords should be changed immediately and memorised before destroying the mailers. Customers are advised not to provide sensitive account-related information over unsecured emails or over the phone. Take simple precautions like changing the ATM PIN and online login and transaction passwords on a regular basis. Also ensure that the logged in session is properly signed out.

Dis advantages of Internet banking:1. E-banking promotes lack of socialising/social contacts 2. Hackers may intercept data and defraud customers

3. Phone bills can increase 4. Customers will be more vulnerable to phishing 5. Customers are compelled to have computers at home, Internet access and computers skills 6. Easier for customers to mismanage their accounts due to the 24-hour service that will be available

Internet banking frauds

Internet Banking Fraud is a fraud or theft committed using online technology to illegally remove money from a bank account and/or transfer money to an account in a different bank.

Internet Banking Fraud is a form of identity theft and is usually made possible through techniques such as phishing. Now internet banking is widely used to check account details, make purchases, pay bills, transfer funds, print statements etc. Generally, the user identity is the customer identity number and password is provided to seure transactions. But due to some ignorance or silly mistakes you can easily fall into the trap of cyber criminals. Here are some simple tips to prevent you from falling into the trap of cyber criminals. Remember, a simple ignorance or oversight can make a huge dent in your hard- earned savings.

Securing your account :

Avoid online banking on unsecured wifi systems and operate only from PCs at home. Never reveal password to anyone. Do not even write it on a piece of paper on diary. Just memorise it. It should be alphanemeric and change it frequently. Never reply to queries from bank online about account or personal details. The

personal information should not be kept in a public computer or in emails.

Phishing:
A person's personal details are obtained by fraudsters posing as bankers, who float a site similar to that of the person's bank. They are asked to provide all personal information about themselves and their account to the bank on the pretext of database upgradation. The number and password are then used to carry out transactions on their behalf without their knowledge. Phishing involves using a form of spam to fraudulently gain access to people's online banking details. As well as targeting online banking customers, phishing emails may target online auction sites or other online payment facilities. Typically, a phishing email will ask an online banking customer to follow a link in order to update personal bank account details. If the link is followed, the victim downloads a program which captures his or her banking login details and sends them to a third party.

Spam:

Spam is an electronic 'junk mail' or unwanted messages sent to your email account or mobile phone. These messages vary, but are essentially commercial and often annoying in their sheer volume. They may try to persuade you to buy a product or service, or visit a website where you can make purchases; or they may attempt to trick you into divulging your bank account or credit card details.

Nigerian Scam:
Niegerian or Frauds 409 or 419 are basically the lottery scam in which some overseas persons are involved to cheat innocent persons or organizations by promising to give a good amount of money at nominal fee charges. Their intention is to steal money in the form of fee against the lottery prize.

Spyware:
Spyware such as Trojan Horse is generally considered to be software that is secretly installed on a computer and takes things from it without the

permission or knowledge of the user. Spyware may take personal information, business information, bandwidth; or processing capacity and secretly gives it to someone else. "Trojan Horse" scheme unfolds when malicious software (malware) embeds to a consumer's computer without the consumer being aware of it. Trojans often come in links or as attachments from unknown email senders. After installation the software detects when a person accesses online banking sites and records the username and password to transmit to the offender. People using public computers, in places like Internet cafes, are often susceptible to Trojans like malware or spyware.

Fool-proof password:
Change your online banking password at regular intervals. Also, avoid easy-to-guess passwords, like first names, birthdays, kid's or spouse's name and telephone numbers. Try to have an alpha-numeric password, one that combines alphabets and numbers.

If you have several bank accounts, never use the same online banking password for all. Never select the option on browser that stores or retains user name and password. As it can easily be cracked by cyber criminals. Also, never paste your password, always type it in. This little amount of `finger exercise' will go a long way in safety.

Always check 'last logged':

Most banks have a 'last logged in' panel on their websites. If your bank has it, check the panel whenever you log in. If you notice irregularities (like you are logging in after two days, but the panel says you logged in that morning!), report the matter immediately to your bank and change your password rightaway. Always log out when you exit the online banking portal. Close the browser to ensure that your secure session is terminated. Never exit simply by closing the browser.

Follow Bank instructions:

Banks say that appropriate upgradations are carried out from time to time by their IT departments for risk mitigation. They issue instructions to the customers to manage their accounts through virtual keyboards by way of which the characters typed by them are not identified by hackers. SMS alerts are also an important tool since any transaction carried out on account is reported to the account holder through an SMS.

Protection:
Learn the ways to protect yourself from online banking fraud schemes. Detect Trojans that appear on your PC in the form of viruses, spyware or malware through Antivirus Software, anti Spyware, and Adware. Also, learn to keep your cards, documents and passwords safe, and monitor your accounts to safeguard yourself from bank fraud committed through identity theft.

How e-banking can ease your life?

Penalty due to non-payment of bill is not new to anyone of us. And quite obviously, who likes the long procedure of writing a cheque, standing in a long queue and then ensuring that the particular amount is available in your bank account? Similarly, Mr Sharma, who is on business tour for at least 25 days a month, finds it difficult to clear his dues on time because of his busy schedule. He, like many of us, was possibly not aware of the online services, banks are offering these days. With just a click, all his dues would have been cleared long back. However, it's never too late to mend. Indian banks are trying to make your life easier. Not just bill payment, you can make investments, shop or buy tickets and plan a holiday at your fingertips. In fact, sources from ICICI Bank. tell us, "Our Internet banking base has been growing at an exponential pace over the last few years. Currently around 78 per cent of the bank's customer base is registered for Internet banking."

To get started, all you need is a computer with a modem or other dial-up device, a checking account with a bank that offers online service and the patience to complete about a one-page application--which can usually be done online.

Security:One of the main concerns of ebanking is security. Without great confidence

in security, customers are unwilling to use a public network, such as the Internet, to view their financial information online and conduct financial transactions. Some of the security threats include invasion of individuals' privacy and theft of confidential information. Banks with e-banking service offer several methods to ensure a high level of security: (1) identification and authentication, (2) encryption, and (3) firewalls . First, the identification of an online bank takes the form of a known Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Internet address, while a customer is generally identified by his or her login ID and password to ensure

only authenticated customers can access their accounts. Second, messages between customers and online banks are all encrypted so that a hacker cannot view the message even if the message is intercepted over the Internet. The particular encryption standard adopted by most browsers is called Secure Socket Layer (SSL). It is built in the web browser program and users do not have to take any extra steps to set up the program. Third, banks have built firewalls, which are software or hardware barriers between the corporate network and the external Internet, to protect the servers and bank databases from outside intruders. For example, Wells Fargo Bank connected to the Internet only after it had installed a firewall and made sure the firewall was sufficiently impenetrable.

Some of the 'Safe Banking' tips by ICICI Bank are as follows:Protect yourself from Phishing.
Never reply to e-mails asking for your password or PIN. Visit banks' websites by typing the URL into the address bar.

 Verify the domain name displayed to avoid spoof websites before using Internet Banking. Never give away your account or card details for free gifts.

Check that the site is secure before shopping online. Protect your Internet password. Never use unprotected PCs at cyber cafes for Internet banking. Never leave the PC unattended when using Internet banking in a public place. 'Log off' and close your browser when you've finished using Internet banking.

Protect your PIN:- Never let a stranger assist you

at the ATM.

Protect your Money:Count the money and put it in your wallet before leaving the ATM. Report lost or stolen credit card immediately. Check your monthly credit card and bank statements for unusual activity.

Protect your Savings.

Never keep your PIN and cards together. Always draw a line through unused space on the cheque. Never leave your cheque book unattended. Never sign blank cheques. Remember to cross your cheque whenever applicable. .Count the number of cheque leaves whenever you receive a new cheque book.

( ICICI Bank is India's second largest bank )

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