Tuesday 20 September 2016

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR INTERNET/MOBILE/SMS BANKING

Standard Operating Procedure for Internet/Mobile/SMS Banking

1. Any Post Office Savings Account customer may apply for Internet/Mobile/SMS Banking facility. Savings Account must be standing at any CBS Post Office but not in Extra Departmental Branch Post Office in account with CBS Post Office.

2.Account Holder has to apply for Internet and/or Mobile and/or SMS Banking by filling ATM/eBanking/Mobile Banking Form. If Account holder has opened savings account after migration to CBS with proper KYC documents, there is no need for taking fresh KYC documents. If Account holder has opened Savings Account before migration, fresh Identity and Address proof as well as photograph has to be taken in Annexure-II of Account Opening Form(AOF) alongwith ATM/e-Banking/Mobile Banking Request Form.

3. This form has to be submitted only in the CBS Post Office where account was opened or where account is currently being operated after transfer. If a depositor of any account standing at any CBS post office wants to apply for E/M/SMS Banking at any other CBS Office, he/she has to first get his/her account transferred to the same CBS Post Office by following the already laid down procedure. In such cases CPA/SU should check the current SOL ID of the account which was transferred either in HACCDET or HACLI menu to confirm the same before enabling Internet/Mobile/SMS Banking.

4.Once Form alongwith required documents is submitted, Counter PA will go to IES menu of Finacle to verify signature of the applicant. If account is a Joint Account ‘B’ type, both the account holders have to sign the form and Joint Account ’A’ type of account holders cannot apply for these facilities.

5.Once customer’s signatures and other documents are verified, Counter PA has to see that all the required fields in the request form have been properly filled. Counter PA will go to CMRC menu and click on modify option. In CIF Modification menu, Counter PA has to click on Enable Internet banking and/or Enable Mobile Banking and/or enable SMS banking based on the options ticked by the applicant in request form. E Mail ID and Mobile Phone number are to be mandatorily filled by the Counter PA. See below screen shot:-

6.Supervisor has to verify the CIF modification in CMRC. After verification, Supervisor will make entry in a Register to be maintained in manuscript in CBS SO/HO showing following information:-
Date of apply- Date of delivery of PIN--Savings Account No.- Customer name-Mobile Number-E Mail ID- Signature of depositor- Initials of Supervisor. Depositor should be told to attend same CBS Post Office after 10 working days to get Internet Banking PIN. In case only Mobile banking facilities are applied, customer should be told to wait for 24 working hours and thereafter M PIN can be generated by the customer through the registered mobile number by downloading Mobile App. CIF ID will be the Login ID, both for Interest and Mobile Banking. In case of SMS banking, within 48 hours of applying, customer will get 4 digit PIN through SMS.

7. CPC Bangalore will print Internet banking PIN numbers and sent PINs to the respective CBS Post Office by service Insured Post. CPC Bangalore should keep sufficient stationary for PIN printing and dispatch. When any customer attend post office for getting PIN, Supervisor will enter date of delivery in the register and get deliver PIN mailer under signature in the register against the entry made on the day of accepting request form. Supervisor will initial against each entry. Customer should be told that CIF ID will be the Login ID and Login Password as well as Transaction Password should be changed after first login and should not be shared with anyone.

8.Facilities which can be availed by these account holders in Internet Banking, Mobile Banking and SMS Banking are attached. SMS Short Codes to be used by SMS Banking Account holders are also attached.

9.Every CBS Post Office has to paste this list of facilities and List Of Short Codes on the Public Notice Board.

10.LOTs and Consolidation of SB,RD,TD and PPF have been changed. A new selection criteria "Delivery Channel ID" has been added with default value as "BRN". When click on searcher, it shows following channels:-
BRN-Branch Transactions
BWY- E-Banking -M-Banking Chanel ID
SWT-ATM Channel ID
In BRN, all counter/system transactions done for a SOL will be shown. In BWY, all transactions done through Internet/Mobile Banking by Savings Account holders of a SOL will be shown. In SWT, all transactions done through ATM attached with the SOL will be shown. By default, BRN will be displayed in these LOTs and consolidation. Any CBS SO/HO should not account for transactions listed in BWY and SWT channel IDs. These offices can only see these reports in case of any complaint/grievance/inquiry.

11.Only Bangalore GPO will generate SB,RD,TD and PPF Consolidation by selecting BWY as channel ID and putting ALL as Set ID in the MIS server for the previous working day and account for total amount shown under different heads in the cash book showing amount as (Through E&M Banking). One deposit and one withdrawal voucher for the total amount (scheme-wise) has to be prepared by Bangalore GPO and transferred to SBCO alongwith printed copy of consolidation.

12.For any complaint regarding Internet/Mobile/SMS banking, customer has to either dial toll free number 1800-425-2440 or send an e-mail to postatm@indiapost.gov.in. If customer complains at any CBS Post Office, his/her complaint may be accepted and forwarded to this e-mail ID. CPC Bangalore will handle such complaints till further orders.

LOTs And Consolidation Of SB,RD,TD And PPF Have Been Changed in DoP Finacle

LOTs and Consolidation of SB,RD,TD and PPF have been changed. A new selection criteria "Delivery Channel ID" has been added with default value as "BRN".
When click on searcher, it shows following channels:-
BRN-Branch Transactions
BWY- E-Banking -M-Banking Chanel ID
SWT-ATM Channel ID
In BRN, all counter/system transactions done for a SOL will be shown. In BWY, all transactions done through Internet/Mobile Banking by Savings Account holders of a SOL will be shown. In SWT, all transactions done through ATM attached with the SOL will be shown. By default, BRN will be displayed in these LOTs and consolidation. Any CBS SO/HO should not account for transactions listed in BWY and SWT channel IDs. These offices can only see these reports in case of any complaint/grievance/inquiry.

India Post plans courier play to boost revenues

In an attempt to increase its parcel delivery capacity, India Post plans to partner with courier companies to help them leverage its reach in rural areas and remote locations.

As part of this exercise, India Post has started a pilot project with Blue Dart Express Ltd, a private courier firm, to check the viability of the tie-up for delivery of parcels.

India Post has a network of 154,939 post offices and an employee base of 460,457, out of which 261,162 are gramin dak sewaks who work part-time for the department.

“We are already serving e-commerce firms in small towns and rural areas for delivery of their parcels. We can use our existing infrastructure—logistics and postmen—with which we are servicing e-commerce firms,” a senior official from India Post said requesting anonymity.

The boom in the e-commerce sector has come as a lifeline for the postal department. Till March 2016, India Post collected Rs.1,500 crore in cash for delivering parcels for various e-commerce portals, including Amazon and Flipkart. The cash collected from e-commerce deliveries by the department of posts was Rs.500 crore in 2014-15, and a meagre Rs.100 crore in 2013-14.

“Depending upon the success of the pilot, the tie-up will be announced across India for tapping areas uncovered by courier firms either due to logistics issue or cost concerns,” the official added.

India Post though directly competes with courier companies with its products such as Speed Post, Express Parcel service and Business Parcel service, among others, its monopoly was broken during late 1990s when private courier companies entered the segment. However, most private courier companies ignore outskirts of towns and villages and other far-flung areas.

“India Post with its widest network and reach to every nook and corner is best suited for even delivering couriers of other companies as well,” said another India Post official who also didn’t want to be identified.

India Post has been exploring options to increase its revenues. The postal department plans to have dedicated road routes for short distances and dedicated trains for longer routes to deliver parcels as reported by InfraCircle on 12 August.

Experts concur with India Post’s strategy.

“India Post has the biggest network and postmen reach to every village. Courier companies may not have the last mile connectivity which India Post has. It is a great win-win for everybody. And this is a different India Post we are talking about which is finding ways to identify potential areas to increase revenues,” said Hemant Joshi, partner at Deloitte Haskins & Sells.

Queries emailed to the spokesperson of ministry of electronics and information technology, under which India Post operates, and Blue Dart on 16 September remained unanswered.

The e-commerce sector in India is expected to grow to $119 billion by 2020 with a total of 320 million shoppers, according to a Morgan Stanley report.