The Study of Opportunities and Challenges of Retail Banking in Indian Economy

Journal Title: JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND TRADE - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 1

Abstract

The increase in retail lending in developing economies can be attributed to the rapid growth of personal wealth, favorable demographic profile, and development in information technology, the conducive macroeconomic environment, financial market reforms etc. The retail banking strategies of banks are undergoing a major transformation and have resulted in a paradigm shift in the marketing strategies of the banks. PSBs are adopting aggressive strategies, leveraging their branch network to garner a large share of the retail market. Countries, like India, have emerged as potential markets with changing investment opportunities. The higher growth of retail lending in emerging economies can be attributed to the rapid growth of personal wealth, favorable demographic profile, rapid development in information technology, the conducive macroeconomic environment, financial market reforms and small micro-level supply side factors. Retail banking is widely recognized as an important factor for the economic development of a country. Retail banking helps the Indian banking industry by providing a wide range of innovative services. Retail loan is estimated to have accounted for nearly one-fifth of all bank credit. Over the past few years housing sector is experiencing a boom in its availability of credit. The retail loan market has decisively got transformed from a seller's market to a buyer's market. The days are gone when getting a retail loan was difficult. All the above statements bring out the speed of development that retail banking is experiencing in India.

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Avaneesh Kumar

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Avaneesh Kumar (2017). The Study of Opportunities and Challenges of Retail Banking in Indian Economy. JOURNAL OF COMMERCE AND TRADE, 0(1), 140-144. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-245733