SWIFT stands for Society for Worldwide Inter-bank Financial Telecommunication, which is a cooperative non-profit organization, fully owned by its member banks. SWIFT code is used when the transfer between two banks happens internationally. It is an electronic message transfer system, that conveys messages in a pre-defined format, anywhere in the world as and when the transaction occurs. On the other hand, IFSC code is used when the fund transfers between banks take place within the … [Read more...]

There are end number of facilities provided by the banks to its customers, apart from the basic lending of money and accepting deposits. Direct Debit and Standing Order are two such facilities, which the customers can avail, in order to ease their monetary transactions. The former implies a facility, in which the payee is authorized to draw the amount due for payment from the account of the payer, while the latter denotes an instruction given to the bank by the customer to pay/transfer certain … [Read more...]

With the advancement of technology, digital money transfer system is gaining popularity because of its speed, simplicity, safety, and convenience. Funds can be transferred electronically from one bank/account/place/branch to another through this system. Moreover, the system enables instant account update and gives quick information about the foreign exchange rates. In India, NEFT and RTGS are the two electronic media which effects fund transfer. While the former is used to handle smaller size … [Read more...]

When it comes to savings, every person wants to earn high returns on its deposits. Deciding which banking product is best for us is a tough task. There are various deposit schemes started by banks in which a person can invest money as per his convenience. Fixed Deposit or FD is one of those scheme, in which the user invests his money for a long time in a lump sum. Similarly, Recurring Deposit or RD is a kind of bank account in which the customer has to deposit a fixed sum of money in short … [Read more...]

Money is an essential element for any business, because it fulfills the short term and long term requirement of funds. It is nt possible for the owner to bring all the money himself, so he/she take recourse to loans and advances. Loans refer to a debt provided by a financial institution for a particular period while Advances are the funds provided by the banks to the business to fulfill working capital requirement which are to be payable within one year. The loan amount is required to be … [Read more...]

In any country's financial sector, banks play a crucial role in the overall economic development, by mobilizing savings of individuals and entities. They act as an intermediary amidst depositor and borrower. Besides lending money, banks provide various other value added services, that help in the smooth functioning of the economy. The Central bank, as the name suggest is the apex body, that regulates the entire banking system of the economy. The Central bank is not exactly same as a … [Read more...]

'Cheque' is an instrument which contains an unconditional order, drawn on a banker, directing to pay a certain sum of money to the person whose name is specified in the instrument. In contrast, 'Bill of Exchange' is a document contains an unconditional order, directing a person, to pay a certain amount to a specified person. A negotiable instrument is a written document, which entitles a certain amount and is transferable from one person to another, by simple delivery or by endorsement and … [Read more...]

Business organizations need funds in order to meet their monetary requirement. Funding provided by banks for this purpose can either be long term or short term. Nowadays individuals/entities choose short term loan facility, in the form of cash credit and overdraft. Cash Credit is a type of facility provided by the bank or financial institution in which, a company can withdraw an amount more than what he holds to his credit against the security of stock. On the contrary, Bank Overdraft is … [Read more...]

Before going to open an account in a bank, one should be clear in mind, as to which type of account is best suits their requirement. If a person wants to open an account to keep his/her savings to fulfill their future needs and desires to earn income from such savings then nothing is better than a saving bank account. However, if an individual or entity, wishes to open an account that can be operated end number of times, during a working day, then current account or checking account is … [Read more...]

The difference between debit card and credit card is same as debit differs from credit. Debit means 'deduct' and so when an individual makes use of debit card, he is deducting money from the bank account linked to the card. The individual is able to spend that much amount of money, which is present in his bank account and not more than that. A debit card is like a cheque, from which money is subtracted from his/her personal savings/current account. Conversely, credit refers to money received … [Read more...]