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FIRSTPUBLISHED:MON,DEC012014.0105AMIST

Payments,smallbankstoringininnovation
Variouscompaniesplantoapplyforlicences.Tieupsandlowcostproductsexpectedtocome
forth
VivinaVishwanathan

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TheReserveBankofIndia(RBI)onThursdayreleasedthefinalguidelines
forlicensingofpaymentsandsmallbanks.Thesebanksareintendedto
covertheunbankedandunderbankedareasandincreasebanking
penetrationinthecountry,statedthecircular.Letstakealookatthe
changesthatthesebanksarelikelytobringinfinancialservices.

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Accordingtotheguidelines,paymentsbankscanopensmallsavings
accountsandacceptdepositsofuptoRs
1lakhperindividualcustomer,and
.
provideremittanceservices.Thesebanksareallowedtoissueautomated

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tellermachines(ATM)ordebitcardsbutarenotallowedtoissuecredit
Rajanunderpressurebut
maynotobligegovtwitha
ratecut

cardsorlendinanyform.Paymentsbankscanalsodistributenonrisk
sharingsimplefinancialproductslikemutualfundunitsandinsurance
products,statedthecircular.
Smallfinancebanks,ontheotherhand,willbeallowedtotakedepositsas
wellaslendmoney,thewayothercommercialbanksdo,butthefocuswill
beonsmalllending.Theycanfinancesmallbusinessunits,smalland

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marginalfarmers,microandsmallindustriesandunorganizedsector
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entities.Thesenolongerfacegeographicalrestrictionsonoperations.
Companiesthatarealreadypresentinthepaymentsorfinancespace
suchasprepaidpaymentissuersandnonbankingfinancecompanies
(NBFC)areconsideringapplyingforthenewlicences.Forinstance,
ItzCashCardLtd,FINOPayTechLtd,OxigenServicesIndiaPvt.Ltdand
CitrusPaymentSolutionsPvt.Ltdareplanningtoapplyforpaymentsbank

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Bhopalissuealive

licence.
NBFCssuchasShriramGroup,MuthootFinanceLtdandManappuram
FinanceLtdwanttoenterthebankingspaceandarestudyingthenew
guidelinestotakeadecision.Wereinterestedandourboardmembers
arestudyingthenewdirectivesofRBI.Wewillundertakeadecisionsoon,
saidGeorgeAlexanderMuthoot,managingdirector,MuthootFinance.

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TheRBIhasalsoallowedmobiletelephonecompanies,supermarket

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ofgrowth

chains,andothercompaniesandcooperativestosetuppaymentsbanks.
Also,acompanycanformajointventurewithanexistingscheduled
commercialbank.

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governmentsaimoffinancialinclusion.Withsmallsavingsandremittance
servicestargetedatlowincomehouseholdsandtheunorganizedsector,
thiswillhelpincreasefinancialpenetrationandfinancialsavings,andhelp

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bringthecurrentlylargelyunorganisedremittancesandpaymentsystems
inIndiaintotheorganisedsector,Nomurastatedinareport.
AccordingtoWorldBankestimates,only35%ofIndiasadultpopulation
hasaccountswithfinancialinstitutions.Thedifferentialbankingwillbeable
toprovidemorepeopleaccesstoformalfinancialproducts.Forinstance,
thepaymentsbankwillhavetogivethestandardinterestrate,ifnotmore,

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ondeposits,saidVishalNarnolia,bankinganalystatSMCGlobal

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SecuritiesLtd.
Willpaymentsbanksbeabletolaunchlowcostandinnovativeproducts?
Theywillbeabletogeneraterevenuebroadlyin3waysinterestfrom
depositonSLR(statutoryliquidityratio),feefromdistributingthirdparty
productssuchasmutualfundsorinsurance,andfromtransactionfeeson
anypayments.Thisabilitytoearnincomeshouldpushthecompaniesto
providelowcostproductstotheendconsumers,saidNarnolia.
Innovation,however,willbethekeytotheirsuccess.Withthelaunchof

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17%inNovember
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RBIeasesgoldimportrules
JetAirways,SpiceJetsharesjumpon
hopesoflowerjetfuelprices

thesenichebanks,theonesizefitsallapproachwillcometoanendin
banking.Oncethesmallfinancebanksarelaunched,youwillseesimple
andbasicproductsthatworkfortheloweststrataoftheincomepyramid.
ThecommunitylendingapproachofNBFCswillbeextendedinabanking
setup,saidG.S.Sundararajan,groupdirector,ShriramGroup.
Competitioninthisspacewillworkinfavorofconsumers.Competitionto
getandretaincustomersinfinancialservicesbusinesswillgoup.Hence,
therewillbefocusontechnologytoprovideinnovativeproducts,said
PramodSaxena,founder,chairmanandmanagingdirector,Oxigen
Services.Thecompanyisplanningtoapplyforapaymentsbanklicence.
JitendraGupta,founderandchiefexecutiveofficer,CitrusPayment
Solutions,agreesthattherewillbeinnovation.Theexistingcommercial
banksarenotdoingjusticeintermsoftechnologyinthepaymentspace.
Withdedicatedpaymentsbanks,therewillbesignificantchangeinthe
paymentspace.Ifwehaveabankinglicence,wedonthavetodependon
anotherbankssettlementcycleforourcustomers.Also,wewillhave
accesstothefullATMnetwork,saidGupta.
Jointventureslikely
Whilemorebankswithinnovativeservicesandproductsisgoodnews,
thesemaynotbeindirectcompetitionwiththeexistingcommercialbanks.
AKotakInstitutionalEquitiesreportstated:...thesebanksmaynotemerge
asaseriousthreattothebankingsectorinthemediumtermasthey
continuetoworkinaverytightregulatoryenvironment.Privatebanksmay
looktoactaspromotersofpaymentsbanksratherthancompetitorsgiven
restrictionsoncredit.However,wewouldneedtowatchdevelopmentsin
smallfinancebanks.MostprivatebanksusetheservicesofNBFCstomeet
prioritysectorlending(PSL)requirements.AnyconversionofalargeNBFC
canimpactthemeetingoftheir(privatebanks)PSLrequirements.
Interestedpartieshavetosubmittheirapplicationsforlicencesby16
January2015.Oncethelicencesaregiven,companieshaveagestation
periodof18months.Whiletheguidelinesareout,itwilltakesometimefor
thedusttosettle,andforprospectiveparticipantstodecideifbeinga
paymentsbankorasmallfinancebankmakessense.Alsoitistooearlyto
sayhowaccessibletheirserviceswillbe.Hopefully,thesenewformatswill
beabletoworkinletterandspirit.

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