Internship Report on Siddhartha Bank Limited (SBL), Nepal.
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background
The development of any
country depends upon the economic development of that country and economic
development is supported by the financial structure of that country. Banks
comprise an important segment and priority sector of financial infrastructure
in any country. In the modern economy, banks are considered not as dealers in
money but as the lenders of development. As per Nepalese financial sector, it
is composed of the banking sector and non-banking sector.
Bachelors in Business
Administration are the program degree program introduced by Tribhuvan
University (FOM) which has the academic duration of eight semesters covering
international standards of four years. This program is directly coordinated,
monitored and controlled by TU (FOM), Office of the dean which also functions
syllabus design and holding the examinations.
The internship program
has been designed by TU for the partial fulfillment of the degree of BBA of the
course Banking and Financial Management. According to the designed pattern of
this program, students need to undergo internship for the period of the minimum
of 8 weeks and prepare the report for the fulfillment of BBA program. With the
help of internship program, students can highly develop their interpersonal and
communication skills to sustain the pressure from today’s competent world. The
internship is considered as a platform for gaining practical knowledge to
perform effectively in the dynamic and competitive environment with working
experiences.
In order to accomplish this course of
internship Siddhartha Bank Limited, Tinkune Branch has been selected. This
project report is based on experience while working as an intern in the bank
and main focus is on Customer Service Department and Remittance Department.
It was a great
opportunity to work as an intern at Siddhartha Bank. This experience gave me an
opportunity to cope up with the working environment in the bank and utilize
conceptual knowledge in the specific area of the study.
1.2 Objectives of the study
Internship plays the vital
role to gain the practical knowledge and to develop our corporate skills. The
objective of our study is to gain sufficient knowledge about the working system
of the organization. Various objectives are fulfilled during internship periods
such as understanding organization practice and policies, gaining conceptual
and analytical knowledge about the banking industry.
The main objectives
putting it all together are as follows:
1. To familiarize with the realistic
environment inside the institution.
2. To
cope up with the corporate culture.
3. To identify the status and trends of
product available in Siddhartha Bank, Tinkune.
4. To gain the required strength to face the
problems that come in the way.
5. To develop the confidentiality level, competitive
level, performance level in order to face the problem that comes in the way.
6. To practically apply the theoretical
knowledge in the business field and to build up the exposure facilities.
1.3 Methodology
1.3.1 Organization selection
Selection of organization
for the internship program is always a crucial task. As internship program
provides an opportunity to learn about the organization and get better
understanding and a more balanced view of organization it must be selected in
personal interest and related field of specialization.
One of the major fields
is the banking sector. Being the student of BBA specialization in at the
present scenario, among different fields related with the management and
finance, the internee has selected the commercial bank, more specifically SBL
as the destination, because banks are the most prominent user of management and
finance. I was sure of getting the proper knowledge about the banking
knowledge, trends and modern banking practices in SBL.
1.3.2 Placements
During my internship
period, I was placed in customer service department of the Tinkune Branch for
four weeks. For four weeks, I was in remittance department.
Table
1.1 Duration of internship in various departments
S.N
|
Department
|
Duration
|
1
|
Customer Service
|
4 weeks
|
2
|
Remittance
|
4 week
|
1.3.3 Duration of internship
Under the BBA program of
TU, internship of 8 weeks is compulsory for BBA students, so I got the golden
opportunity to work for 8 weeks in Siddhartha Bank and got the chance to face
the real workload. I did my internship from 10th May 2012 to 1st August 2012 at
Tinkune Branch of Siddhartha Bank. During the internship period, I was placed
in customer service and remittance department to acquire adequate knowledge as
far as possible in limited time.
1.4 Activities Performed in Organization
As I was placed in the
Customer Service Department and Remittance Department, I performed various
activities related to CSD and Remittance Department. The activities I performed
in the organization, during my internship on the basis of the department are as
follows:
1.4.1 Customer Service Department
• Dealing with different customers both
regular as well as new to the organization
• Responding queries of the customer related
to the products and services
• Providing different kinds of forms to the
customer such as Account opening form, Account closing form, debit card
application form, Internet banking form, SMS banking form etc.
• Collecting necessary documents required for
account opening procedures from the customers.
• Providing the balance statement and balance
certificate to the demanding customers after verifying the account holder
signature.
• Recording the ATM cardholder information in
the register after the arrival of ATM card and providing them to the respective
customer after verifying the signature.
• Preparation of cheque books, recording the
information and providing it to the respective customer after verifying the
signature.
• Informing the customers who they do not
collect their ATM cards and checkbook at the given time.
1.4.2 Clearing Department
Clearing Department is
one of the counters under the operation department where both the inward and
the outward cheques are handled. An individual might receive payments via
cheques of various banks, but it will be time-consuming for him to go in all
the banks.NRB provides the common platform for each and every bank to deal with
the cheques of different banks. The basic works performed are as follows:
• Receiving the cheque for clearing.
• Endorsing the cheque
• Making entry in the ECC system for clearing
• Informing the client in case of cheque
return
• Returning the rejected cheque to the
respective clients and maintain proper records
• Handling queries of the customer regarding
their cheques sent for clearing.
1.4.3 Remittance Department
Remittance simply refers
to the transfer of funds from one place to other and from one country to
another through various means. Remittance provides very effective services to
its valued customer. The works performed in this department are:
• Finding out from where the money was sent
• Receiving the confirmation
• Contacting helpdesk to solve problem
1.5 Limitations of the Study
Doing the internship was
a great achievement in itself. However, there were still some limitations. The
main limitations of internship are listed below:
• Due to lack of time, the study of each and
every activity of the bank in depth was not possible.
• Due to secrecy to be maintained in an
organization, unavailability of information created a problem.
• Some portions of the data analysis are
based on the verbal information provided by the employees of the concerned
department so there may be some degree of data inaccuracy of data presented in
this report.
• The bank staffs was very busy on their work
and they have very little time for interns.
CHAPTER
TWO
INTRODUCTION
TO BANKING INDUSTRY
2.1
Meaning of Bank
A bank is a financial
institution licensed by a Government. Its primary activities include borrowing
and lending money. Many other financial activities were allowed over time. For
example, banks are important players in financial markets and offer financial
services such as investment funds. In some countries such as Germany, banks
have historically owned major stakes in industrial corporations while in other
countries such as the United States banks are prohibited from owning
non-financial companies. In Japan, banks are usually the nexus of the
cross-shareholding entity known as Zaibatsu. In France, bank assurance is
prevalent, as most banks offer insurance services (and now real estate
services) to their clients.
The bank is a financial institution, which
deals with money. It allows interest on the deposits made and charges interest
on the loans granted. The different in the interest rate on lending and deposit,
interest rate spread, is the major source of income for the bank. Interest on
lending is higher than the deposits. It is an agent of its clients, which
remits money, collects incomes and pays expenses on behalf of them. It performs
the wide variety of functions, which provide utility to the individual,
corporation and general public.
The bank has been defined
by different people and institutions in various ways. Some of the definitions
are as follows:
According to US Law, “Any
institution offering deposit to withdrawal on demands and making loans of
commercials or business nature is the bank.”
According to Crowther,
“The banker’s business is to offer his own exchange, and thereby creating
money.”
Thus the bank is a
financial service institution especially concentrating on credit, saving and
payments services and performing the widest range of financial functions of any
business firm in the economy. So, the bank has become the essential part of
modern society, which helps in the development of the overall condition of a
country.
2.2
History and Origin of Bank
The word ‘Bank’ has been
derived from the Italian word ‘Banco’ which means a place for keeping, lending
and exchanging money. The origin of banks can be traced back to ancient Greece
and Roman civilization where the people used to store precious metals and coins
at the safe places. In England, banking originated with the goldsmith who
started to accept the deposits from the merchants. The banking sector started
as the public enterprise in 1157 AD when the “Bank of Venice” was founded.
According to Crowther,
the modern banking has three ancestors who are the merchants, the goldsmith,
and the moneylenders. The merchant banker forms the earliest stage of the
evolution of the modern banking. Merchants in those days required the
remittance of money from place to place and while trading. This practice gave
rise to the origin of ‘hundi’ in those days which are carried out today in the
form of drafts, cheques, traveler’s cheques and other means of transferring the
money. In England, the original representative of the private banks was the
goldsmith. They charged fees against the safekeeping of the gold and silver.
Later on the goldsmith started the banking function in 1800 AD.
The development of the
commercial banks can be traced back to the 19th century. During this time, the
banks turned their attention away from money changing business to many
important jobs that come in the wake of industrial progress. The 20th century
observed the development of various banking institutions highly specialized and
sophisticated, particularly in the USA and the UK. Today organizations like
IMF, ADB etc. are influencing the modern banking. Coming nearer, the ‘Bank of
Hindustan’ was the first commercial bank of India which was established in the
year 1770 by an English Agent in Calcutta.
The modern economic
system cannot function without the bank. According to the modern concept,
banking is a business that not only deals with borrowings, lending and
remittance of funds, but it is also the important instrument for fostering
economic growth. Presently there are various types of banks are established,
for instance, industrial bank, commercial bank, agricultural bank, joint stock
bank, co-operative bank, and development bank with the different purpose.
2.3
Emergence of Banking in Nepal
The banking sector is one of the oldest
service industries in Nepal, which has gone through various stages of
development since the time immemorial. Through the modern banking institution
has a relatively recent origin in Nepal, some crude bank operations were in
practice even in ancient times. In the 11th century, during Malla regime there
was an evidence of professional moneylenders and bankers. It is further
believed that money lending business, particularly for financing the foreign
trade with Tibet, became quite a popular reign of Mallas. But there were
inconveniences caused by lack of specific rules and regulations.
This led the then prime
Minister Ronoddip (1877-1885) to established Tijarath in Kathmandu, which was a
government financial institution supplying credit to the people at 5% rate of
interest against the security of gold, Silver and Ornaments. Later Tijarath was
replaced by the first Commercial bank, Nepal Bank limited, during the time of
Juddha Shamsher which solved most of the problems related to trade and commerce
faced during the period.
His Majesty King
Tribhuvan inaugurated Nepal Bank Limited on Kartik 30, 1994 B. S. This marked
the beginning of an era of formal banking in Nepal. Until then all monetary
transactions were carried out by private dealers and trading center.
Nepal has many
governments owned as well as private banking ventures. The highest authority on
the pyramid is The Nepal Rastra Bank. This is the central bank of Nepal that
decides and makes various guidelines for the banking sector of the country. The
bank with the largest network in Nepal is The Nepal Bank Ltd. It is closely
followed by Rastriya Banijya Bank. Currently, the banking system of Nepal
functions under the overall supervision and guidelines of Nepal Rastra bank, which
is the central bank in the country. The bank was established in 1956 B.S. under
the Nepal Rastra Bank Act 1955. The new Nepal Rastra Bank Act was brought out
in 2002 B.S. by replacing the erstwhile Act of 1955. The new Act has provided
operational autonomy and independence to the Bank. Banks can be classified into
7 different categories on the basis of their nature. They are Central bank,
Commercial banks, Development Bank, Agricultural Bank, Industrial Bank, Rural
bank and Exchange Bank. There are altogether 31 commercial banks.
To reflect this dynamic
environment, the functions and objectives of the central Bank have been recast
by the new NRB Act of 2002, the preamble of which lays down the primary
functions of the Bank as:
• To formulate necessary monetary and foreign
exchange policies to maintain the
stability in price and consolidate the balance of payments for sustainable
development of the economy of Nepal
• To develop a secure, healthy and efficient
system of payments;
• To make appropriate supervision of the
banking and financial system in order to maintain its stability and foster its
healthy development;
• To further enhance the public confidence in
Nepal's entire banking and financial system.
2.4
Commercial Bank
A commercial Banks means
the bank which deals in exchanging currency, accepting the deposit, giving
loans and doing commercial transactions The concept of bank evolved from the
concept of commerce and bank as the financial institution, which deals in
accepting deposits of persons and institutions and in giving loans against
securities. Commercial bank supplies the financial needs of modern business by
various means. Commercial banks offer a wide range of corporate financial
services that address the specific needs of private enterprise. They provide
the deposit, loan, and trading facilities but will not service investment
activities in financial markets. Commercial banks play a number of roles in the
financial stability and cash flow of countries private sector. They process
payments through a variety of means including telegraphic transfer, internet
banking, and electronic funds transfers. Commercial banks issue bank checks and
drafts, as well as accept money on term deposits. Commercial banks provide a
number of import financial and trading documents such as letters of credit,
performance bonds, standby letters of credit, security underwriting commitments
and various other types of balance sheet guarantees. They also take
responsibility for safeguarding such documents and other valuables by providing
safe deposit boxes.
In the previous year’s
banks were viewed as the acceptor of
deposits only but this concept has now changed, the modern commercial banks
have now been performing for the overall development of trade, commerce,
industry, agricultural including priority and deprived sector. The growing
banking needs, habits of the people and competitive environment has made the
banking sector challenging.
The major activities of
commercial banks are as follows:
1. Accepting Deposits
The major important
functions of commercial banks are to accept deposits from customers. Commercial
Banks accept deposits from individuals, Partnership firms and colorations and
from center government and local governments. The various types of deposits
accepted by Commercial banks are as follows:
• Current or Demand deposit
• Time deposits
• Saving deposits
The amount deposited in
the bank for fixed period is known as fixed time deposits. The amount deposited
under their account cannot be withdrawn before maturity of the time period. The
deposits in this account pay higher interest in comparison to other accounts
under savings. Similarly in the Current account, customers can draw money times
in a day according to their necessities in which the banks does not pay any
interest to the amount deposited under this account.
2.
Providing Loans
The second important
function of a bank is to provide different types of loans. It provides loans in
the field of trade, Commerce, and industry and even to agriculture sectors. The
principal business of commercial banks is to make loans to qualified borrowers.
Bank loans may be classified as loans and advances, Overdraft, cash credit and
discounting of bills and so on.
3.
Investments
Commercial banks also extend
credit when they purchase securities. A very high percentage of these
securities represent obligations of governmental units. These are the primary functions of the
commercial banks and the secondary functions of commercial bank are as follows:
• Safety of valuable goods
• Issue credit instrument
• Dealing of foreign exchange
• Economic information and statistics
• Work as referee
• Issue of guarantee
• Government transaction
CHAPTER
THREE
INTRODUCTION
TO SIDDHARTHA BANK
3.1
Company Profile
Siddhartha Bank is one of
the rising commercial bank of Nepal. It was established in 2002. It is a class “A”
institution licensed by NRB in the Nepalese economy. It was founded by reputed
entrepreneurs and has strong and sizeable capital base. It is powered by
professional and experienced management team. The bank is completely geared up
for all. It is not just an ordinary bank, it is the bank that envisage in
taking care of everyone’s aspiration. It understands that banking is no longer
a number game. Success for them is not just the profit margin; they understand
that we are looking for a financial friend. A friend, who understands,
evaluates and invests our dreams and aspirations. The friend who will safeguard
our saving of friendship.
The Bank is promoted by a
group of highly reputed Nepalese dignitaries having wide commercial experience
with the objective of providing excellence and professional banking services.
The promoters and public are holding 51% and 49% stake of the bank respectively.
With liberalization in financial markets and integration of domestic market
with external markets; bank operations have become more complex and dynamic.
SBL established in order to maintain its consistency, coping with the change
and accepting the challenges coming from the environment. Today it has 41
branches and 45 ATM network established at various location all over Nepal in
the relatively short period of commencing business. SBL has been following the philosophy “Our
Business is to understand your business" and with the various values as:
• Customer Focus
• Innovation
• Performance Driven
• Professionalism
Corporate
Vision
Siddhartha Bank runs with
a vision to be financially sound, operationally efficient and keep abreast with
technological developments. The Bank firmly believes in customer focus as its
core value; shareholder prosperity is a prime priority; employee growth is a
commitment and economic welfare is a sincere concern.
Corporate
Mission
The Bank desires to be
one of the leading banks of the industry by fulfilling the interest of the
stakeholders and also aims to provide total customer satisfaction by way of
offering innovative products and by developing and retaining highly motivated
and committed staff. It directs all its efforts to move ahead with increased
profits. The following mission statement is a guide to meet the Vision of the
Bank:
• Be one of the leading banks of the industry
in terms of profitability, productivity and innovation
• Aim at total customer satisfaction by
rendering efficient and diversified financial services through improved
technology.
• Build a highly motivated and committed team
of staff by nurturing a good work culture to achieve superior individual
performances aiming to enhance organizational effectiveness.
• Be the place of pride to all its
stakeholder
Corporate
Objectives
Siddhartha Bank Limited
has the following objectives-
• Reclaim leadership within the national
financial community.
• Provide competitively
and customer oriented banking services to all customers through competent and
professional staff.
• Assist the government in its operation.
• Help people to activate economic through
loan circulation.
• Assist the industrial growth.
Capital
Structure
The authorized capital,
issued capital and paid up capital of SBL are listed below:
Table
3.1 Capital Structure of SBL
Authorized
capital
|
3,000,000,000
|
Issued
Capital
|
1,571,130,000
|
Paid
Up Capital
|
1,571,130,000
|
Sources of Funds
Figure
3.1: Sources of Funds
Ownership Structure
The bank has paid up
capital of Rs.1.57 Billion and the structure is given below:
Figure 3.2:
Ownership Structure of SBL
3.2
Organizational Structure
Organization needs to be
divided into various departments, branch, and sub- branches for carrying out
bank’s day-to-day operations in a smooth and efficient way. Every organization
has different staffs in the different section to perform tasks systematically
way in order to get the better result. A sound organization is essential for
successful operation of an institution whether economic or social. So, a
planned and effective organization structure is required to a business
institution for systematic function, delegation authority and degree of
responsibility for each function.
Figure
3.3: Tree Structure of SBL
The board of directors
and the management team of the SBL is as follows:
• Board
of Directors
The board directors of SBL are listed as follows:
Table 3.2: Board of Directors
S.No
|
NAME
|
DESIGNATION
|
1
|
Chiranjilal Agrawal
|
Chairman
|
2
|
Poonam Chand Agrawal
|
Director
|
3
|
Mahesh Prasad Pokharel
|
Director
|
4
|
Bhagat Bista
|
Director
|
5
|
Subodh Todi
|
Director
|
6
|
Ratan Lal Kedia
|
Director
|
7
|
Hemant Gyawali
|
Director
|
8
|
Manoj Kumar Kedia
|
Director
|
9
|
Bishwonath Shah
|
Director
|
• Management Team
SBL consists of the
management team of all the managers and the department heads. These teams is
the ones who supervise their subordinates and guide them to accomplish their
work efficiently. The management team of SBL is shown in annex-3.
3.3
Branch Network
The Corporate office of
SBL is located at Hattisar, Kathmandu, is also the head office of the bank
providing all the major functions including rules and policy making, issuance
of securities, treasury operations, payments, and settlement, and even international
banking transactions are done through this branch. Currently, SBL has extended
its 41 branches all over the country providing major operational functions and
they are listed in annex-2.
3.4
Products and Services of SBL
The wide variety of
products and services are being offered by SBL in the current market for its
wide spread customers. They can be as follows:
3.4.1 Deposits
There are different
varieties of deposits. They are as follows:
1. Current Deposit
This account is meant to
those institutions who would otherwise park their funds at their vaults where
deposit and withdrawal of money are easily through your cheque.
2. Call Deposit
This is a hybrid account
of saving and current account which provides the return on excess funds. If we
have a relatively stable fund, then current call account at Siddhartha Bank is
the right account which not only safeguards your funds but also provides you
interest. The interest rate in this
account depends on volume and stability of deposit and overall market
conditions.
i. Super Salary Account
It is a staff’s salary
account where we can safely deposit funds with us and are provide with
much-required banking service with added benefits.
Features
• Account can be opened with zero balance
• 6% per annum interest on daily balance
• Cheque book issuance at the minimum balance
of Rs. 2,500
• No restrictions for withdrawals and
deposits
3. Saving Deposit
A range of savings
deposit accounts that can be opened with SBL to suit our requirements as:
i. Siddhartha Jestha Nagarik Bachat
Accounts with retirement
plans and meant for 50-year olds and above and has been designed with special
privileges.
Features:
• Minimum balance of Rs 1,000
• Cheque book issuance at minimum balance of
Rs 2,500
• 6% per annum interest on daily balance
• No restrictions for withdrawals and
deposits
ii. Sarvottam Bachat
These accounts are for
those who have liquid fund and are looking for saving with higher returns.
Features:
• 6% per annum interest on daily balance
• No restrictions for withdrawals and
deposits
• Issuance of cheque book, free of cost
• NTC PSTN Bill Payment Services, free of
cost
iii. Siddhartha Nari Bachat
Accounts designed
especially for women, this account boasts of a relatively higher interest rate
and is bundled with an insurance scheme.
Features:
• Minimum balance of Rs 1,000
• Cheque book issuance at minimum balance of
Rs 2,500
• 5% per annum interest on daily balance
• Accidental death insurance coverage up to
four times the account balance of the customer (minimum balance of the month of
accidental death) or maximum amount of Rs. 500,000, whichever is lower.
iv. Siddhartha Bal Bachat
Bal Bachat has been
designed to suit child’s future plans where account are opened in child’s name
that would inculcate a saving habit in an early age and help in making them
understand value for money.
Features:
• Account to be opened in the name of a
minor, i.e. children up to 16 years old
• Parents/Guardians can operate the Account
• Minimum balance of Rs 1,000
• Cheque book issuance at minimum balance of
Rs 2,500
• 5% per annum interest on daily balance
• No restrictions for withdrawals and
deposits
v. Siddhartha Mega Savings
If we have funds but do
not want to park it in fixed deposit we can have Siddhartha mega saving account
with these features.
Features:
• Interest rate stands at 4.5%p.a.
• Account can be opened with minimum balance
of Rs.50, 000
• No minimum balance required once the
account is opened
• Interest earning starts from balance of
Rs.50, 000 and above
• FreeInward Remittance and ABBS Facility
vi. Siddhartha Investor’s Saving Account
Investor saving account
is an account for the easy transaction when investing in share market.
Features:
• Account can be opened with zero balance
• Cheque book issuance at minimum balance of
Rs 2,500
• 6% per annum interest on daily balance
vii. Siddhartha Bachat
Mother of all savings,
Siddhartha Bachat is for someone who intends to bank with Siddhartha Bank
without much of a hassle and cost.
Features:
• Account can be opened with zero balance
• 4.5% interest on the daily balance.
• Issuance of Cheque book upon maintaining Rs
500/- balance
viii. Siddhartha Bishesh Bachat
It is a special product
to cater saving needs and ensure life at the same time.
Features:
• Minimum balance of Rs. 50,000
• 4.5% per annum interest on daily balance
• Free accidental death insurance coverage up
to Rs 500,000/-
• Issuance of TC and Draft at competitive
rates
• Preference for Locker facilities
ix. Siddhartha Remit Account
An account with SBL prior
going abroad; which provides attractive facilities and even family members who
receive remittance can also open remit account.
Features:
• Account can be opened with zero balance
• Interest on daily balance:
6% per annum for NPR account and interest on USD shall be determined as per
market condition
x. Siddhartha Fixed Deposit
The wide range of fixed
deposits at Siddhartha Bank is meant for investors looking for 100% principal
protection and higher returns on their investments.
Features:
• This fixed deposit is eligible for both
individuals and institutions
• Tenure of the Fixed Deposit is 100 Days
• Minimum lot size is Rs. 100,000
• Customers can open (Siddhartha Bachat) in
zero balance for credit of interest.
Table
3.3: Interest rate of fixed deposit
Fixed Deposit
|
Individual
|
Institutional
|
3 Months
|
4.5
|
4
|
6 Months
|
5.5
|
5
|
1 Year & Above
|
6.25-6.5% pa
|
5.5-6% pa
|
xi. Siddhartha US Dollar Deposit
SBL even collects deposit
in US Dollar for those diplomats and the business person having US Dollar
transactions or incomes.
3.4.2 Business Loan
i. Working Capital Loan
This facility finances
the working capital requirements of trading, manufacturing and service
units/industries. Working capital loans are granted in the form of Overdraft or
Demand Loan or Time Loan facility. The working capital loan will help to build
up inventories and receivables at a level required to run the business
smoothly.
ii. Term Loan
This facility is provided
in the form of medium/ long-term loan for the purchase of capital goods and the
creation of fixed assets in the form of purchase of land and construction of
buildings. The duration of the loan is assessed by analysis of cash flow
statement and balance sheet.
iii. Import Loan
This facility is made
suitable in financing international and local trade transactions carried out
through Letters of Credit. For retirement of L/C bills, import loan is granted
in the form of Trust Receipt Loan or Time Loan, which needs to be settled
within a specified period.
iv. Bills Discounted under usance L/C
The usance bills under
import letters of credit opened by us may be discounted in conformity with
Nepal Rastra Bank regulations.
v. Export Loan
Bank provides export
finance by way of pre-shipment and / or post-shipment loan, the pre-shipment
loan is granted up to 80% of the relative export LC. This facility can be
availed in foreign currency as well as local currency and loan are required to
be settled by negotiation of documentary bills under export LC or from the
proceeds of documentary collections or post-shipment loan.
vi. Consortium Loan
When two or more
financial institutions decide to extend credit facilities to a borrower
jointly, the arrangement is known as consortium financing. If the funding
requirement of the project is relatively larger, SBL arranges financing for
such project through a consortium of the banks and / or financial institutions.
vii. Bills Purchase
This facility is extended
by discounting of cheques/drafts.
3.4.3 Trade Finance
• Advance Payment
• Documentary Collection
• Import L/C
• Export L/C
3.4.4
Bank Guarantee
• Forward Contract
• Bid Bond
• Performance Bond
• Shipping Indemnity Bond
• Advance Payment Guarantee
3.4.5 Personal and retail banking
The personal and retail
banking of SBL are as follows:
i. Siddhartha Home Loan
SBL provides a loan for
the dreamers to have a home.
Special
Features:
• To purchase land or land and building for
residential or commercial use
• To renovate/extend existing building
• To pay off the personal debts incurred
while acquiring land or constructing/purchasing a building
• To construct a building on existing land
• To purchase apartment, residential building
from housing colony
• Maximum up to 60% of the value of land or
land and building
• Maximum up to 20 years including moratorium
period
• Highly competitive interest rate and
service charge
• Repayment on EMI or EQI Installment with
appropriate moratorium period
ii. Siddhartha Personal Loan
Siddhartha Banks wide
range of personal banking products and convenient services gives the tools
needed to manage our finances, grow our investments and borrow for important
purchases.
Special
Features:
• To meet the fund requirements for the
business set up/business expansion or meet the other personal fund
requirements.
• Type of facilities: Overdraft, Time Loan,
Demand Loan, and Term Loan
• Maximum up to 60% of the value of land or
land and building
• Maximum up to 20 years for Term Loan including
moratorium period
• Competitive interest rates and service
charge
iii. Siddhartha Auto Loan / Vehicle Loan
Siddhartha Bank makes it
easy to finance or refinance our vehicle with competitive interest rates and
flexible repayment options; we can tailor our loan to meet our individual
needs.
Special
Features:
• To purchase automobile for private or
commercial use
• Maximum up to 80% of the invoice value for
new vehicle
• Maximum up to 70% of the authorized value
for used vehicle
• Maximum up to 7 years
• Competitive interest rate and service
charge
• Repayment on Equated Monthly Installment
iv. Siddhartha Education Loan
Education expense is an
investment for our bright future. Siddhartha Bank makes it easy to climb the ladder
of academic qualifications by providing the variety of financial supports for
college expenses.
Special
Features:
• To finance education expenses to pursue
higher studies (Graduation, Post-Graduation, and Specialization etc.)
• Type of facilities: Overdraft, Time Loan,
Demand Loan, and Term Loan
• Maximum up to 80% of the total expenses to
be incurred for proposed study
• To be backed by mortgage of land or land
and building with at least 40% margin
• Maximum up to 10 years in case of Term Loan
including moratorium period
• Competitive interest rate and service
charge
v. Loan against Fixed Deposit Receipt
SBL even provides loan
against our fixed deposit in SBL as well as against fixed deposit in other
recognized financial institutions.
3.4.6 Special Features
The special features of
SBL are:
i. Visa Debit-cum-ATM Card
With Siddhartha Bank
Savings Account, we will get a Visa Debit Card at nominal annual charges that
we can use to withdraw cash from any VISA network ATM in Nepal and India and in
all the ATMs inside Nepal. We may also use your Visa Debit Card to directly
make purchases through a Visa POS (Point of Sale) machine available at most
stores. SBL issues VISA ATM card at Rs. 250 annual fees and even credit card to
its customers to facilitate withdrawing of their fund from account across the
numerous ATM terminals across the nation without visiting the bank.
ii. Internet Banking
Banking could not have
been more convenient. Just log in with your user ID and password and make
banking a hassle-free routine; it is just there at the click of a mouse.
iii.
Mobile Banking
Transferring funds or
getting to know your balance is as easy as sending an SMS.
iv.
SMS Alerts
What's more fun than
tracking your debit and credit transactions in your account through an SMS at
your mobile? You know what's going on in your account.
v. Standing Instructions
Siddhartha Bank accepts
and supports Standing Instructions. You don't have to worry about the chore of
carrying out routine transactions. Just set up a Standing Instruction and leave
it to us to manage.
vi. Nomination Facility
You may nominate a person
as beneficiary to your account proceeds.
vii. Locker Facility
Locker provides maximum
security and safe-keeping of valuables, goods and documents of the customers.
viii. ABBS Service
SBL gives the flexibility
of accessing our account from any of our branches across Nepal. It is just like
visiting your own branch every time.
ix. Evening Counter
SBL even provides evening
counter facilities to its customer to get access with limited SBL facilities
through its some specified branch offices.
x. Holiday Banking
SBL also provides holiday
banking facilities during public holidays to its customers from its some
specified branch offices.
xi. 365 Days Banking
SBL also provides 365
days banking facilities to its customers through its branches and ATM
terminals.
xii. Branchless Banking Service
SBL has currently
launched Branch Less Banking services to those customers in remote areas where
there lack branches and ATM terminals of the bank with the help of its agents
and Swap Machines.
xiii. Siddhartha Club
Just by paying Rs 1000
per year, we can be a member of Siddhartha Club and can enjoy free banking for
a bundle of other costly services. It also provides an incentive of Rs 1000, Free
NTC / NCell Prepaid recharge card worth Rs. 200for every 5 new customers, we
bring and other much more facilities.
Including all these
products and services Siddhartha Bank even has various customized products and
services that harmonize with the different banking requirements of its valued
customers.
CHAPTER
FOUR
ANALYSIS
OF ACTIVITIES DONE AND PROBLEM SOLVED
4.1 Introduction to Customer Service Department
Customer Service
Department (CSD) is the department which initial test the deals with the customer
directly. Being the place of the first contact for most of the customers of the
bank, it is one of the most important departments of the bank. Customer service
is the process by which an organization delivers its products and services to
the customers. This department interacts directly with the customers and the
people coming for inquiries about the bank and its financial products. This is
the only department that acts as an interface between the customers and other
departments of the bank.
4.1.1
Roles and Responsibilities
The roles and
responsibilities of CSD are:
Providing
general information
CSD provides general
information related to various services offered by the bank such as account
opening, debit card, interest rates offered by the bank, and all the other
queries made by the customers. I had also been involved in the problem solving
of the customer related to different matters.
Opening
account
I assisted many customer
individual as well as firm in the process of opening the different kinds of
accounts. I was mainly focused on 2 types of account one is the current account
mainly opened by the firms for the business transaction with zero percent interest
and the second one is the saving account which are mainly opened by the
individuals.
i. Current account
The current account can
be opened in the name of the firm as well in the name of the individual.The
procedure to open the current account is somewhat different from the procedure
for saving the account. This account needs various documents regarding the
existence of the firm, their registration, and other various documents.
Documents required to
open a current account are:
• Name and address of the firm
• PAN/VAT certificate, minute, stamp of the
firm
• Required documents like the registration,
clearance of tax, the nature of the business etc.
• Two photos of the account opener
ii. Saving Account
The saving accounts are
opened by the individual. It’s easy to open the saving account in comparison to
the current account.
Documents
required for the saving account:
• Copy of the citizenship
• Two photos
Procedure
of account opening is given below:
Whether it is the current
account or saving account, it has followed certain procedure. The procedures of
both the accounts are moreover similar.
• Filing up of account opening form with the
specimen/signature card.
• Verification of the form by checking
whether each attribute required is properly filled or not.
• In the case of the current account,
attributes are the name of the firm or individual, PAN/VAT no, minute, stamp of
the firm, etc.
• In the case of saving the account,
attributes are the name of the individual, citizenship no or license no etc.
• Verification of the form and the documents
by the senior authority.
• Entry of the information into the system.
• Generation of the account number by the
system.
• Communication of account number to the
customers.
• Filling deposit slip of balance required
Making
and Issuing Check Book
Customer request for the
new check with an acquisition slip of checkbook (for the old customer) or
deposit voucher (for new customer) is accepted. The slip contains the name of
the account holder, no of check required and account holder signature. The signature
of the customer in the slip is verified and finally the check moves for the
process of printing. After printing and binding the check, it goes to senior
authority for the signature after this all the check is finally handed over to
the customer after that the customer sign on both the slip and register is
taken to make a proof that the customer had received the check and cannot claim
it again.
In the case of lost
checkbooks, the customers should submit the application letter, the account is
freeze for the previous check and a new check book is prepared and a certain
amount is charged from the customer account for the same.
Issuing
bank statement
As the bank statement is
a very confidential which contains
detail information about the transaction of the account holder it should not convey to the wrong person so
to make sure that it is in the right
hand I asked for the identification of the person. As far as possible it should
be provided to the respective account holder if account holder could not come
and had sent a representative I need to ask for the proof with an application
letter or sometimes it’s enough to have the signature of the account holder.
Checking
balance
Many people come for the
balance inquiry in the bank. Through CSD, account holders are provided the
information regarding their balances as well as the date of deposit and
withdrawal The NBL software facilitates to show the balance of the respective
branch only. This all information is provided to the account holder only but if
in case the account holder is unable to come then his representative can know
the balance by bringing the application written by the account holder with
his/her signature if signature matches then only the information regarding
balance will be provided.
Issuing
bank certificate
Bank certificate is
provided to an individual or a company if the person is going abroad. The
transactions and balance of the account holder are certified by the bank for
the concerned embassy. The balance certificate is the proof that the person has
the certain balance on the account of NBL. In the balance certificate, the
Nepalese currency which is available in the bank account of the respective
customer is converted to the currency where the customer is going. For eg: if the customer is going to
Netherland then the Nepalese currency will be converted to
the Euro currency and this conversion is done according to the rate of NRB.
Accepting
the request of Debit card and issuing
For a debit card, the
holder must fill a form with different information like name address, account
no, name in the card which may be different from holder own name and a photo.
Generally the card is issued after one week. While issuing the card, the
customer identification is taken and matched with the account holder if it
matches then only the card is issued.The card is issued after the signature in
the register. The request to renew the card of the old customer should also be
accepted.For renewal of the card, the holder must fill the form as well.
Verification
Customers service
department perform the verification functions well. The signature of customers
as well as the account no should be
verified before providing any information relating to the account like
balances, transaction history as well as before
issuing new cheek, issuing debit card etc.
4.1.2
Challenges
During the working period
in this department, I faced many challenges but the biggest challenge was to
deal with the customer having different characteristics. In a day, I have to
deal with many customers and had to respond their each and every query. Besides
the customers in this department I have to perform various tasks in a single
day like opening the new account, making balance certificate, issuing checks,
providing balance statement, handling calls soon. I could not devote the time
in solo activities so there were many chance of doing mistakes.
4.1.3
Problem Solved
The working environment
is always full of challenges, but these challenges have to be solved to make
the environment a better one. But solving the problem or challenges is not an
easy task but I had some of my effort to solve those challenges faced in CSD
like dealing differently with the customer according to their nature and
solving their problems, like the problem related to converting the old account
number to the new one, search for the account number if the holder lost the
account no, some holder may forget their signature for this the customer's face
is identified by looking to the database and if it matches the customer are asked
to change the signature, some customer
are not educated I have solved their problems by filling the information in the
form and many more.
4.2 Introduction to Remittance Department
A “remittance transfer”
refers to the transfer of money from an individual, usually a person who has
emigrated from his/her city or country of origin, to another individual,
usually a relative who remains at home. Remittance transfers are typically
person-to-person payments and of low monetary value. There are two basic categories
of remittance transfers:
• Domestic Remittance:
Domestic remittance
transfers occur when an individual transfers funds from one location to another
within the same country.
• International Remittance:
In contrast, an
international remittance transfer involves an immigrant in a new country
sending funds to his country of origin, or to individuals (usually family) in a
third country. SBLhandles Siddhartha Remit, Reliable Remit, Western Union Money
Transfer.
Remittance transfers help
its customers to remit money from one place to another through agents appointed
by the bank. The people working outside the country can send cash to their
relatives through this service of bank. It is a reliable service which helps to
send money from one place to another. Remittances contribute to economic growth
and to the livelihoods of needy people worldwide. Moreover, remittance
transfers can also promote access to financial services for the sender and
recipient, thereby increasing financial and social inclusion.
4.2.1
Types of Remittance
On the basis of flow of
funds, remittances can be categorized into two major types:
• Inward Remittance
Inward remittance refers
to the flow of money or fund towards the home country of migrant workers from
host country where the migrant are working. It is beneficial for the home
country where there is the flow of money towards its economy.
• Outward Remittance
Outward remittance is
that where there is the transfer of money or fund from the home country to the
host country. It is the outflow of the fund from the home country of the
migrant worker to that country where they are migrated. It is not good for any
country because there is outflow of fund from its domestic income
4.2.2
Remittance Process
Functionally, most
Remittance Service Providers (RSPs) operate in similar ways. In order to send
and receive funds, RSPs must be networked. First, they must all have access
points or physical locations along the “remittance chain”. At one end of the
remittance chain, the “capturing agent” collects the funds from the sender, or
remitter and, at the other end of the chain, the “disbursing agent” disburses
the funds to the receiver. These access points may be banks, wire transfer
offices, money exchanges to give but a few examples, and are the most visible
components of the network. Apart from the physical access points, most of the
remittance system remains invisible to the public. RSPs must provide a way for
the capturing agent to communicate information to the disbursing agent with
regards to the transfer that is occurring.
4.2.3
Positive Impacts of Remittance on Development
One positive aspect of
remittances is that they represent a flow of income for families in the
developing world who might not otherwise receive assistance. Whether it is
because of their location or social status, the majority of remittance
receivers are the “invisible” poor. Remittances also help to foster a sense of
financial democracy. The availability of remitted funds may also indirectly
help the communities within developing nations where the money is spent.
Remittances are also a
stable form of external finance, and, unlike other forms of private capital
inflows, remittances remain stable and often increase during times of economic
hardship. It is usually held that the amount of money remitted is inversely
related to the strength of the receiver's national economy. That is,
remittances increase sharply following economic crises. Remittances, therefore,
provide a safety net during sudden economic downturns, financial crises, and
unexpected shortfalls.
4.2.4
Negative Aspects and Potential Drawbacks
When the immigrants
continuously remit funds to their home countries, the potential exists for the
receiving community to become dependent upon those remittances. An abrupt halt
in the flow of remittance in such a case can be devastating. The risk of such a
calamity is greater in countries like Nepal where the amount of remittances
represent a high percentage of that nation's GDP.
Another potential
drawback informs the debate as to whether remittance transfers, as a whole,
increase or decrease inequality between the “haves” and the “have-nots.” However,
most of the criticism that surrounds international remittance transfers is
centered on the lack of transparency of formal systems. Depending upon the
local economy and the network, a disbursing agent may charge a fee in order to
ensure he is compensated for his role in the remittance.
4.2.5
Remittance Service of SBL
At Siddhartha Bank
Limited, Bills and Remittance Department provides a wide range of remittance
facilities to the remitters not only within the country but also throughout the
globe. The bank takes care of the needs of the remitters to receive funds from
outside and to transfer funds anywhere in the world through its inward and
outward remittance facilities safely and efficiently at the minimum of cost.
The primary function of this department is money transfer; comprising of
outflow of funds and inflow of funds.
Broadly speaking, SBL
provides two types of Remittance facilities:
• Inward Remittance:
Inward remittance stands for the transfer of
funds from other banks or agents of the Bank. It is the incoming fund or money
which is collected by the bank on behalf of the customer and credited in their
account. We have to fill remittance documents, verify senders and receivers and
transfer amounts. It is done by verifying documents of the receiver (ID cards)
and forwarding them for payment.
• Outward Remittance:
Outward Remittance refers
to the payment of money made by the bank to other banks. The money is
transferred on the request of the customer by debiting their account or
directly receiving cash from them.
Siddhartha Bank handles
the inward and outward fund transfer in any part of the globe with the help of
its worldwide network of corresponding banks. It operates under the guidelines
of Nepal Rastra Bank and provides the following remittance services to its
customers through various means:
• SWIFT Transfers:
SWIFT stands for Society
for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication System, which is a reliable
communication network speeding up fund transfer and other financial messages.
SWIFT is one of the fastest and reliable modes of money transfer. The remitted
money is deposited in the bank account of the client from anywhere in the
world. In order to transfer money, the remitter must mention the necessary
details of the beneficiary and the SWIFT address of the beneficiary’s bank. The
SWIFT address of the Siddhartha Bank is ‘SIDDNPKA’.
• Demand Draft:
Siddhartha Bank can draw
drafts on a number of its correspondent banks located all over the world. It
has draft drawing arrangement with Standard Chartered Bank which enables the
Bank to issue and accept the drafts. SBL honors bank drafts denominated in
major currencies like Indian Rupees, United States Dollar, Euro, Great Britain
Pound, etc.
• Manager’s Cheque
It is a cheque drawn by
SBL on itself, especially used for payments made by Siddhartha Bank. But it
also can be issued by the bank as per the customer request. The beneficiary can
send the cheque on collection or through clearing or can deposit it in his or
her account with SBL itself. Suppliers accept the manager’s cheque from the
party without any hesitation since it is a riskless cheque with no chance of
default as the payment is guaranteed by the bank.
• Fax Transfer
Siddhartha Bank also
performs its remittance transaction through fax transfer. Due to the wide
Nostro/Vostro relationship, SBL issues the drafts in most of the hard countries
like USD, Euro, Great Britain Pounds, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars,
Danish Kroner, Singapore Dollars, and Japanese Yen.
• Telegraphic Transfer
The term Telegraphic
Transfer or Telex Transfer often abbreviated to TT, is an electronic means of
transferring funds overseas. It is the mode of fund transfer between a bank and
one of its foreign correspondents to transfer local or foreign currency by
telegraph, cable or telex. SBL provides the remittance service to its customers
via TT for a fixed transfer charge while sending money.
• Mail Transfer
When there is no SWIFT
transfer or draft arrangement, the remitter may opt for mail transfer. As the
name suggests, mail transfer is slow compared to other ways of fund transfer
and it is regarded as outdated technology.
4.3 Introduction to Clearing
Clearing system helps to
clear the cheques drawn on local banks by the customer. Clearing is the service
facilitated by the banks in order to safeguard its customers from the hazards
of carrying cash. In the absence of this service, the customer has to carry
cash whenever there is the interbank transaction. This increases the
individual’s risk of robbery and theft of the cash. Moreover, in case the
volume of transaction is huge it is highly inconvenient and unsafe for the
customer. Thus, the clearing function enables the customer to carry out the
financial activities without the risks associated with handling the cash.
The Clearing service is
beneficial for the bank’s perspective as well. It helps in reducing the cash
management expenses of the bank by significantly lowering the cash requirement.
It is beneficial for both bank and the customer. Thus, it is becoming more
popular day by day. It is a system where the member banks in a specified area
make settlement of the payment and receipts under the leadership of a common
clearing house. Nepal Rastra Bank at Thapathali conducts manual clearing and
Nepal Clearing House Limited performs the electronic cheque clearing function
in the Kathmandu valley.
4.3.1
Advantages of Clearing
The Bank and Government
encourage the people and the institutions to make the payment through cheques
and clearing. Payment through cheques can be beneficial because it eliminates
all the risk associated with the cash dealing. Clearing is a reliable mode of
payment that safeguards the customer from the risks of robbery, theft and
fraud. Moreover, the use and requirement to hold cash by the bank becomes less
due to the clearing.
4.3.2
Clearing Drawbacks
The main drawback of the
clearing process is the delay of the transaction. The cheques that are sent for
clearing can only be realized at the end of the day it is sent for clearing.
Moreover, the customers may prefer the use of cash to cheque as the cheque have
the chance of dishonor.
4.3.3
Types of Clearing
Clearing is basically of
two different types. They are:
• Inward Clearing
Inward Clearing refers to
the cheques were drawn on home bank i.e. Siddhartha Bank Limited, that are
received from other banks for clearing purpose. Inward clearing of Siddhartha
Bank is performed by central clearing department of SBL which is in Hattisar
Branch.
• Outward Clearing
Outward clearing refers
to the cheques of other banks deposited by the customer for realization. In
order to receive the outward clearing services the customer must have an
account in the bank. The cheques received for outward clearing on SBL are sent
to head office and new road branch for ECC and manual clearing are sent to
central clearing.
The procedure of outward
clearing in SBL is as follows:
1. Clearing starts when the depositor fills a
deposit slip and provides it to the Bank for clearing along with the cheque.
2. At the time of accepting the cheque, the
Bank verifies the following things before accepting the cheque:
• The details in the deposit slip should be
correct and should match the cheque.
• The cheque should not be postdated or
stale.
• The Payees endorsement should be present.
• The bank on which the cheque is drawn
should be the member of the Clearing House.
3. Once accepted, the department crosses the
cheque by putting crossing stamp on the face of the cheque and makes the
endorsement on the reverse of the cheque.
4. The Bank credits the customer account and
debits the outward clearing account with the value date of the next working day
as the cheque is realized on that day.
5. Cheques of ECC members and non-ECC members
are separated and sent to the main branch with their summary sheet in which
staffs put their signature.
6. The cheques along with the clearing sheet
are presented to the respective banks in the clearing house in case of manual
clearing and in ECC clearing cheques are scanned and presented for clearing.
7. The other bank verifies the cheques and
informs either the realization or the return of the cheque.
8. In case the outward cheques are dishonored
and returned, the customer’s account is debited and the outward clearing
account is credited.
4.3.4
Clearing Cheques Return
Cheque return is the act
of dishonoring the inward or outward cheque sent for clearing. The cheques may
be dishonored for the following reasons.
1. Counter handling: It is the instruction
given by the bank not to honor a particular cheque issued by him.
2. Upon receipt of notice of the death of the
account holder.
3. Upon receipt of notice of the insolvency of
the account holder.
4. Upon receipt of notice of the insanity of
the account holder.
5. Defective title
6. If the cheque is:
a. A conditional one.
b. A stale one.
c. A postdated one.
d. Mutilated
e. Not drawn on that particular branch
f. If the amount in words and figure differs.
g. If there is no sufficient fund in the
account.
h. If the signature of the customer does not
verify.
i. If the endorsement is irregular.
While dishonoring the
cheque, the bank should provide the reason for the dishonor. Thus, the bank
returns the clearing cheque along with the return advice with the reason for
the cheque return.
CHAPTER
FIVE
CONCLUSION
AND LESSON LEARNT
5.1
Summary and Conclusion
This report is prepared
as per the requirement of eight semester of BBA under TU. This report is based
on my personal experiences during the eight weeks period I worked as an intern
in Siddhartha Bank Limited, Tinkune.
Siddhartha Bank Limited
(SBL) is one of the commercial bank in Nepal which was established in 2002. It
only does not provide product and services but even aims at total customer
satisfaction by rendering efficient and diversified financial services through
improved technology.
As a result SBL, today is
found to be one of the leading commercial bank of Nepal providing the full
range of commercial banking services through its establish 41 branches across
Nepal and 45 ATM terminals and even with branchless banking facilities in
remote areas which lacks its branches and ATM terminals. The reason behind its
success can also be predicted as a result of new technologies and user-friendly
banking software (Oracle Flex cube) is being used by the bank.
CSD and Remittance
Department are the most important departments of any bank. CSD is the desk where
customers are provided the required information. So, it is often called
information desk. The main function of CSD is account opening, account closing,
cheque printing and issuing, providing bank statement on request, distributing
debit cards and providing customers with the required information on bank’s
product and services.
Remittance Department
includes the transfer of money from an individual, usually a person who has
emigrated from his/her city or country of origin, to another individual,
usually a relative who remains at home. Remittance transfers are typically
person-to-person payments and of low monetary value.
Remittance Department
also includes bills and clearing function in SBL. Clearing section is the main
back of office in providing services to the customers of clearing transaction
of inward and outward cheques. The clearing section provides different services
including information about cheques and reason of dishonor of cheque to the
customers.
5.2
Lesson Learnt
During this internship, I
learnt different skills which will help in my personal and professional life.
Some of the lessons learnt during this internship program are stated below:
1. Way of Dealing with Customers
The customers are the
biggest asset so they should be dealt with good care. In the bank, I came to
know that the customers are different in nature so the customers should be
dealt differently.
2. Dealt with Real Situation
The prompt reaction is
necessary for some action.so in many situations I learned how to respond to different
issues (action).
3. Way of facing different issues
While working in
different department, I had to face different issues relating to customer
complain about slow delivery of services, wrong information delegation so this
situation had to be dealt with due care to retain the customers
5.3
Gap Observation
It’s totally different to
be in the field than what we learn in the theory. In the theoretical knowledge,
I learned that banks are free from favoritism and nepotism but these things are
still prevalent in the company. I personally observed the different theories
learnt cannot be solely be applied in the concerning field. It’s not so easy to
convince a customer and offered the service they actually want as I thought it
will be. The behaviors of the employees were very nice then I thought and heard
from others. I thought that the senior staff will place me in the various
departments according to them, but I can choose the department where I want to
be and change the department as I like.
Lastly, during my study, I found out customers
are the greatest assets of any banks. The banks are constantly attempting to
provide better or quality service to the customer. The behavioral issues are
also critical as they make the customer feel satisfied. The unique and tailor
made products and services are the targeted to fulfill the diverse needs of the
customer. On top of that if they are made comfortable and properly addressed in
a friendly way, they will be fully satisfied with the service. This helps the
bank to achieve success by creating loyal customers and retaining them.
I have learnt that
socializing with the people, dealing with the coworker or a senior, making the
working environment cozier and friendlier are equally important in the
organization. Informal interaction and communication among the employees help
to ease the monotony of the job and create a pleasant working environment. My
supervisors not only guided me about the banking, but they also shared their
personal experience and facts that helped me get a better picture of the
organization.
I want to conclude that SBL is excellent in
term of their services despite with some pros and cons with the issue related
to customer satisfaction. SBL is established with the promise to provide
excellent services to their customer and improve their customer satisfaction by
specializing on the strength, overcoming its weakness and doing their best to
retain their valued customers.
It has been fantastic
experience interning at Siddhartha Bank Limited, Tinkune. I got to know every
bit of banking activities what has been accessed to me.
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