INTRODUCTION

The Indian banking market is growing at an astonishing rate, with Assets expected
to reach US$1 trillion by 2010. An expanding economy, middle class, and
technological innovations are all contributing to this growth. The country’s middle
class accounts for over 320 million people. In correlation with the growth of the
economy, rising income levels, increased standard of living, and affordability of
banking products are promising factors for continued expansion.

The Indian banking Industry is in the middle of an IT revolution,

Focusing on the expansion of retail and rural banking. Players are becoming
increasingly customer - centric in their approach, which has resulted in innovative
methods of offering new banking products and services. Banks are now
realizing the importance of being a big player and are beginning to focus their
attention on mergers and acquisitions to take advantage of economies of
scale and/or comply with Basel II regulation.“Indian banking industry assets are
expected to reach US$1 trillion by 2010 and are poised to receive a greater infusion
of foreign capital,” says Prathima Rajan, analyst in Celent's banking group and author
of the report.

“The banking industry should focus on having a small number of large

players that can compete globally rather than having a large number of fragmented
players."

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By 2009 few more names is going to be added in the list of foreign banks in India.
This is as an aftermath of the sudden interest shown by Reserve Bank of India
paving roadmap for foreign banks in India greater freedom in India. Among them is
the world's best private bank by EuroMoney magazine, Switzerland's UBS.

The following are the list of foreign banks going to set up business in India :-

 Royal Bank of Scotland

 Switzerland's UBS
 US-based GE Capital
 Credit Suisse Group
 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

The Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) was amongst the
first to receive an 'in principle' approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
to set up a bank in the private sector, as part of the RBI's liberalization of the Indian
Banking Industry in 1994. The bank was incorporated in August 1994 in the name
of 'HDFC Bank Limited', with its registered office in Mumbai, India. HDFC Bank
commenced operations as a Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995.

HDFC is India's premier housing finance company and enjoys an

impeccable track record in India as well as in international markets. Since its
inception in 1977, the Corporation has maintained a consistent and healthy
growth in its operations to remain the market leader in mortgages. Its outstanding loan
portfolio covers well over a million dwelling units. HDFC has developed
significant expertise in retail mortgage loans to different market segments and also
has a large corporate client base for its housing related credit facilities. With its
experience in the financial markets, a strong market reputation, large
shareholder base and unique consumer franchise, HDFC was ideally positioned to
promote a bank in the Indian environment.

HDFC Bank began operations in 1995 with a simple mission : to be a “ World

Class Indian Bank.” We realized that only a single minded focus on product
quality and service excellence would help us get there. Today, we are proud to
say that we are well on our way towards that goal.

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 BACKGROUND

The Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) was amongst the first to
receive an ‘in principle’ approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a bank
in the private sector, as part of RBI’s liberalisation of the Indian Banking Industry in
1994. The bank was incorporated in August 1994 in the name of 'HDFC Bank Limited',
with its registered office in Mumbai, India. HDFC Bank commenced operations as a
Scheduled Commercial Bank in January 1995.

PROMOTER

HDFC is India’s premier housing finance company and enjoys an impeccable track record
in India as well as in international markets. Since its inception in 1977, the Corporation
has maintained a consistent and healthy growth in its operations to remain the market
leader in mortgages. Its outstanding loan portfolio covers well over a million dwelling
units. HDFC has developed significant expertise in retail mortgage loans to different
market segments and also has a large corporate client base for its housing related credit
facilities. With its experience in the financial markets, strong market reputation, large
shareholder base and unique consumer franchise, HDFC was ideally positioned to
promote a bank in the Indian environment.

BUSINESS FOCUS

HDFC Bank’s mission is to be a World Class Indian Bank. The objective is to build
sound customer franchises across distinct businesses so as to be the preferred provider of
banking services for target retail and wholesale customer segments, and to achieve
healthy growth in profitability, consistent with the bank’s risk appetite. The bank is
committed to maintain the highest level of ethical standards, professional integrity,
corporate governance and regulatory compliance. HDFC Bank’s business philosophy is
based on five core values: Operational Excellence, Customer Focus, Product Leadership,
People and Sustainability.

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 CAPITAL STRUCTURE
As on 31st March, 2015 the authorized share capital of the Bank is Rs. 550 crore. The
paid-up share capital of the Bank as on the said date is Rs501,29,90,634/- ( 2506495317 )
equity shares of Rs. 2/- each). The HDFC Group holds 21.67 % of the Bank's equity and
about 18.87 % of the equity is held by the ADS / GDR Depositories (in respect of the
bank's American Depository Shares (ADS) and Global Depository Receipts (GDR)
Issues). 32.57 % of the equity is held by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) and the
Bank has 4,41,457 shareholders.

The shares are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and The National Stock
Exchange of India Limited. The Bank's American Depository Shares (ADS) are listed on
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol 'HDB' and the Bank's Global
Depository Receipts (GDRs) are listed on Luxembourg Stock Exchange under ISIN No
US40415F2002.

AMALGAMATION OF TIMES BANK & CENTURION BANK OF PUNJAB

WITH HDFC BANK

On May 23, 2008, the amalgamation of Centurion Bank of Punjab with HDFC Bank was
formally approved by Reserve Bank of India to complete the statutory and regulatory
approval process. As per the scheme of amalgamation, shareholders of CBoP received 1
share of HDFC Bank for every 29 shares of CBoP.

The amalgamation added significant value to HDFC Bank in terms of increased branch
network, geographic reach, and customer base, and a bigger pool of skilled manpower.

In a milestone transaction in the Indian banking industry, Times Bank Limited (another
new private sector bank promoted by Bennett, Coleman & Co. / Times Group) was
merged with HDFC Bank Ltd., effective February 26, 2000. This was the first merger of
two private banks in the New Generation Private Sector Banks. As per the scheme of
amalgamation approved by the shareholders of both banks and the Reserve Bank of India,
shareholders of Times Bank received 1 share of HDFC Bank for every 5.75 shares of
Times Bank.

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HDFC Bank is headquartered in Mumbai. As of March 31, 2015, the Bank’s distribution
network was at 4,014 branches in 2,464 cities.All branches are linked on an online real-
time basis. Customers across India are also serviced through multiple delivery channels
such as Phone Banking, Net Banking, Mobile Banking and SMS based banking. The
Bank’s expansion plans take into account the need to have a presence in all major
industrial and commercial centres, where its corporate customers are located, as well as
the need to build a strong retail customer base for both deposits and loan products. Being
a clearing / settlement bank to various leading stock exchanges, the Bank has branches in
centres where the NSE / BSE have a strong and active member base.

The Bank also has a network of 11,766 ATMs across India. HDFC Bank’s ATM network
can be accessed by all domestic and international Visa / MasterCard, Visa Electron /
Maestro, Plus / Cirrus and American Express Credit / Charge cardholders Mrs. Shyamala
Gopinath holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce and is a CAIIB. Mrs. Gopinath has 39
years of experience in financial sector policy formulation in different capacities at RBI.
As Deputy Governor of RBI for seven years and member of the Board. Mrs. Gopinath had
been guiding and influencing the national policies in the diverse areas of financial sector
regulation and supervision, development and regulation of financial markets, capital
account management, management of government borrowings, forex reserves
management and payment and settlement systems.

The Managing Director, Mr. Aditya Puri, has been a professional banker for over 25 years
and before joining HDFC Bank in 1994 was heading Citibank's operations in Malaysia.

The Bank's Board of Directors is composed of eminent individuals with a wealth of

experience in public policy, administration, industry and commercial banking. Senior
executives representing HDFC are also on the Board

MANAGEMENT
Mrs. Shyamala Gopinath holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce and is a CAIIB. Mrs.
Gopinath has 39 years of experience in financial sector policy formulation in different
capacities at RBI. As Deputy Governor of RBI for seven years and member of the Board.
Mrs. Gopinath had been guiding and influencing the national policies in the diverse areas

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of financial sector regulation and supervision, development and regulation of financial
markets, capital account management, management of government borrowings, forex
reserves management and payment and settlement systems.

The Managing Director, Mr. Aditya Puri, has been a professional banker for over 25 years
and before joining HDFC Bank in 1994 was heading Citibank's operations in Malaysia.

The Bank's Board of Directors is composed of eminent individuals with a wealth of

experience in public policy, administration, industry and commercial banking. Senior
executives representing HDFC are also on the Board.

Senior banking professionals with substantial experience in India and abroad head various
businesses and functions and report to the Managing Director. Given the professional
expertise of the management team and the overall focus on recruiting and retaining the
best talent in the industry, the bank believes that its people are a significant competitive
strength.
TECHNOLOGY
HDFC Bank operates in a highly automated environment in terms of information
technology and communication systems. All the bank’s branches have online
connectivity, which enables the bank to offer speedy funds transfer facilities to its
customers. Multi-branch access is also provided to retail customers through the branch
network and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).
The Bank has made substantial efforts and investments in acquiring the best technology
available internationally, to build the infrastructure for a world class bank. In terms of
core banking software, the Corporate Banking business is supported by Flexcube, while
the Retail Banking business by Finware, both from i-flex Solutions Ltd. The systems are
open, scaleable and web-enabled.
The Bank has prioritised its engagement in technology and the internet as one of its key
goals and has already made significant progress in web-enabling its core businesses. In
each of its businesses, the Bank has succeeded in leveraging its market position, expertise
and technology to create a competitive advantage and build market share.

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 BUSINESS PROFILE
HDFC Bank caters to a wide range of banking services covering commercial and
investment banking on the wholesale side and transactional / branch banking on the retail
side. The bank has three key business segments:

 Wholesale Banking

The Bank’s target market is primarily large, blue-chip manufacturing companies in the
Indian corporate sector and to a lesser extent, small & mid-sized corporates and agri-
based businesses. For these customers, the Bank provides a wide range of commercial and
transactional banking services, including working capital finance, trade services,
transactional services, cash management, etc. The bank is also a leading provider of
structured solutions, which combine cash management services with vendor and
distributor finance for facilitating superior supply chain management for its corporate
customers. Based on its superior product delivery / service levels and strong customer
orientation, the Bank has made significant inroads into the banking consortia of a number
of leading Indian corporates including multinationals, companies from the domestic
business houses and prime public sector companies. It is recognised as a leading provider
of cash management and transactional banking solutions to corporate customers, mutual
funds, stock exchange members and banks

 Treasury

Within this business, the bank has three main product areas - Foreign Exchange and
Derivatives, Local Currency Money Market & Debt Securities, and Equities. With the
liberalisation of the financial markets in India, corporates need more sophisticated risk
management information, advice and product structures. These and fine pricing on
various treasury products are provided through the bank’s Treasury team. To comply with
statutory reserve requirements, the bank is required to hold 25% of its deposits in
government securities. The Treasury business is responsible for managing the returns and
market risk on this investment portfolio.

 Retail Banking

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The objective of the Retail Bank is to provide its target market customers a full range of
financial products and banking services, giving the customer a one-stop window for all
his/her banking requirements. The products are backed by world-class service and
delivered to customers through the growing branch network, as well as through alternative
delivery channels like ATMs, Phone Banking, NetBanking and Mobile Banking.
The HDFC Bank Preferred program for high net worth individuals, the HDFC Bank Plus
and the Investment Advisory Services programs have been designed keeping in mind
needs of customers who seek distinct financial solutions, information and advice on
various investment avenues. The Bank also has a wide array of retail loan products
including Auto Loans, Loans against marketable securities, Personal Loans and Loans for
Two-wheelers. It is also a leading provider of Depository Participant (DP) services for
retail customers, providing customers the facility to hold their investments in electronic
form.
HDFC Bank was the first bank in India to launch an International Debit Card in
association with VISA (VISA Electron) and issues the MasterCard Maestro debit card as
well. The Bank launched its credit card business in late 2001. By March 2015, the bank
had a total card base (debit and credit cards) of over 25 million. The Bank is also one of
the leading players in the “merchant acquiring” business with over 235,000 Point-of-sale
(POS) terminals for debit / credit cards acceptance at merchant establishments. The Bank
is well positioned as a leader in various net based B2C opportunities including a wide
range of internet banking services for Fixed Deposits, Loans, Bill Payments, etc.

RATINGS / AWARDS
Credit Rating
HDFC Bank has its deposit programmes rated by two rating agencies - Credit Analysis &
Research Limited. (CARE) and Fitch Ratings India Private Limited. The bank's Fixed
Deposit programme has been rated 'CARE AAA (FD)' [Triple A] by CARE, which
represents instruments considered to be "of the best quality, carrying negligible
investment risk".
CARE has also rated the bank's Certificate of Deposit (CD) programme "PR 1+" which
represents "superior capacity for repayment of short term promissory obligations". Fitch
Ratings India Pvt. Ltd. (100% subsidiary of Fitch Inc.) has assigned the "tAAA (ind)"
rating to the bank's deposit programme, with the outlook on the rating as "stable". This

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rating indicates "highest credit quality" where "protection factors are very high".
HDFC Bank also has its long term unsecured, subordinated (Tier II) Bonds of Rs.4 billion
rated by CARE and Fitch Ratings India Private Limited. CARE has assigned the rating of
"CARE AAA" for the Tier II Bonds while Fitch Ratings India Pvt. Ltd. has assigned the
rating "AAA (ind)" with the outlook on the rating as "stable". In each of the cases referred
to above, the ratings awarded were the highest assigned by the rating agency for those
instruments?

Corporate Governance Rating:

The bank was one of the first four companies, which subjected itself to a Corporate
Governance and Value Creation (GVC) rating by the rating agency, The Credit Rating
Information Services of India Limited (CRISIL). The rating provides an independent
assessment of an entity's current performance and an expectation on its "balanced value
creation and corporate governance practices" in future. The bank was assigned a 'CRISIL
GVC Level 1' rating in January 2007 which indicates that the bank's capability with
respect to wealth creation for all its stakeholders while adopting sound corporate
governance practices is the highest

Awards and Accolades :

HDFC Bank began operations in 1995 with a simple mission: to be a "World-class Indian
Bank". We realized that only a single-minded focus on product quality and service
excellence would help us get there. Today, we are proud to say that we are well on our
way towards that goal.

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 COMPANY PROFILE

As of March 31, 2008, the Bank’s distribution network was at 761Branches and
1977 ATMs in 327 cities as against 684 branches and 1,605 ATMs in 320 cities as
of March 31, 2007. Against the regulatory approvals for new branches in hand, the

Bank expects to further expand the branch network by around 150 branches by June
30, 2008. During the year, the Bank stepped up retail customer acquisition with
deposit accounts increasing from 6.2 million to 8.7 million and total cards issued
(debit and credit cards) increasing from 7 million to 9.2 million. Whilst credit growth
in the banking system slowed down to about 22% for the year ended 2007-08, the
Bank’s net advances grew by 35.1% with retail advances growing by 38.6% and
wholesale advances growing by 30%, implying a higher market share in both
segments.

The transactional banking business also registered healthy growth With cash
management volumes increased by around 80% and trade services volumes by around
40% over the previous year. Portfolio quality as of March 31, 2008 remained healthy
with gross nonperforming assets at 1.3% and net non-performing assets at 0.4% of
total customer assets. The Bank’s provisioning policies for specific loan loss
provisions remained higher than regulatory requirements.

TECHNOLOGY USED IN HDFC BANK

In the era of globalization each and every sector faced the stiff
competition from their rivals. And world also converted into the flat from the globe.
After the policy of liberalization and RBI initiatives to take the step for the private
sector banks, more and more changes are taking the part into it. And there are create
competition between the private sector banks and public sector bank. Private sector
banks are today used the latest technology for the different transaction of day to day
banking life. As we know that Information Technology plays the vital role in the
each and every industries and gives the optimum return from the limited resources.
Banks are service industries and today IT gives the innovative Technology
application to Banking industries. HDFC BANK is the leader in the industries and
today IT and HDFC BANK together combined they reached the sky. New
technology changed the mind of the customers and changed the queue concept

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from the history banking transaction. Today there are different channels are
available for the banking transactions. We can see that the how technology gives the
best results in the below diagram. There are drastically changes seen in the use of
Internet banking, in a year 2001 (2%) and in the year 2008 ( 25%). These type of
technology gives the freedom to retail customers.

Centralized Processing Units Derived Economies of Scale

Electronic Straight Through Processing Reduced Transaction Cost

Data Warehousing , CRM Improve cost efficiency, Cross sell

Innovative Technology Application Provide new or superior products

HDFC BANK is the very consistent player in the New private sector banks.
New private sector banks to withstand the competition from public sector banks
came up with innovative products and superior service.

HDFC BANK PRODUCT AND CUSTOMER SEGMENTS

PERSONAL BANKING

Loan Product Deposit Product Investment & Insurance

 Auto Loan  Saving a/c  Mutual Fund

 Loan Against  Current a/c  Bonds
Security  Fixed deposit  Knowledge Centre
 Loan Against  Demat a/c  Insurance
Property  Safe Deposit  General and Health
 Personal loan Lockers Insurance
 Credit card  Equity and Derivatives
 2-wheeler loan  Mudra Gold Bar
 Commercial
vehicles finance
 Home loans
 Retail business
banking
 Tractor loan
 Working Capital
Finance
 Construction
Equipment Finance

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  Health Care
Finance
 Education Loan
 Gold Loan
Cards Payment Services Access To Bank

 Credit Card  NetSafe  NetBanking

 Debit Card  Merchant  OneView
 Prepaid Card  Prepaid Refill  InstaAlert
 Billpay MobileBanking
 Visa Billpay
 InstaPay  ATM
 DirectPay  Phone Banking
 VisaMoney  Email Statements
-------------------------------- Transfer  Branch Network
 e–Monies
Forex Services
Electronic Funds
-------------------------------- Transfer
 Online Payment of
 Product & Services Direct Tax
 Trade Services
 Forex service
Branch Locater
 RBI Guidelines

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WHOLESALE BANKING

Corporate Small and Medium Financial Institutions and

Enterprises Trusts

 Funded Services  Funded Services BANKS

 Non Funded  Non Funded Services
 Clearing Sub-Membership
Services  Specialized Services
 RTGS – submembership
 Value Added  Value added services
 Fund Transfer
Services  Internet Banking
 ATM Tie-ups
 Internet Banking
 Corporate Salary a/c
 Tax Collection
Financial Institutions

Mutual Funds

Stock Brokers

Insurance Companies

Commodities Business

Trusts

NRI SERVICES

Accounts & Deposits Remittances

 Rupee Saving a/c  North America

 Rupee Current a/c  UK
 Rupee Fixed Deposits  Europe
 Foreign Currency Deposits  South East Asia
 Accounts for Returning Indians  Middle East
 Africa
 Others
Quick remit
IndiaLink
Cheque LockBox
Telegraphic/ Wire Transfer
Funds Transfer Cheques/DDs/TCs

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Investment & Insurances Loans

 Mutual Funds  Home Loans

 Insurance  Loans Against Securities
 Private Banking  Loans Against Deposits
 Portfolio Investment Scheme  Gold Credit Card
Payment Services Access To Bank

 NetSafe  NetBanking
 BillPay  OneView
 InstaPay  InstaAlert
 DirectPay  ATM
 Visa Money  PhoneBanking
 Online Donation  Email Statements
 Branch Network

BUSINESS STRATEGY

HDFC BANK mission is to be "a World Class Indian Bank",

benchmarking themselves against international standards and best practices in terms
of product offerings, technology, service levels, risk management and audit &
compliance. The objective is to build sound customer franchises across distinct
businesses so as to be a preferred provider of banking services for target retail and
wholesale customer segments, and to achieve a healthy growth in profitability,
consistent with the Bank's risk appetite. Bank is committed to do this while ensuring
the highest levels of ethical standards, professional integrity, corporate governance
and regulatory compliance. Continue to develop new product and technology is the
main business strategy of the bank. Maintain good relation with the customers is
the main and prime objective of the bank.

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HDFC BANK business strategy emphasizes the following :

 Increase market share in India’s expanding banking and financial services

industry by following a disciplined growth strategy focusing on quality and not
on quantity and delivering high quality customer service.
 Leverage our technology platform and open scaleable systems to deliver more
products to more customers and to control operating costs.
 Maintain current high standards for asset quality through disciplined credit
risk management.
 Develop innovative products and services that attract the targeted customers
and address inefficiencies in the Indian financial sector.
 Continue to develop products and services that reduce bank’s cost of funds.
 Focus on high earnings growth with low volatility.

WORK PLACE TRANSFORMATION

Focus on effective work place organization Believe in “ Small changes lead to large
improvement ” Every successful organization have their own strategy to win the
race in the competitive market. They use some technique and methodology for
smooth running of business. HDFC BANK also aquired the Japanese technique for
smooth running of work and effective work place organization.

Five ‘S’ Part of Kaizen is the technique which is used in the bank for easy and
systematic work place and eliminating unnecessary things from the work place.

BENEFIT OF FIVE “S”

 It can be started immediately.

 Every one has to participate.
 Five “ S” is an entirely people driven initiatives.
 Brings in concept of ownership.
 All wastage are made visible.

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In the HDFC BANK each department has their different color coding apply on the
different file. Due to this everyone aware about their particular color file which is
coding on it and they save their valuable time. It is a part of Kaizen and also included
in the system of the Five ‘S’. Logic behind it that , the color coding are always
differentiate the things from the similar one.

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 HUMAN RESOURCES

The Bank’s staffing needs continued to increase during the year particularly in
the retail banking businesses in line with the business growth. Total number of
employees increased from 14878 as of March31,2006 to 21477 as of March 31,
2007. The Bank continues to focus on training its employees on a continuing basis,
both on the job and through training programs conducted by internal and external

faculty.

The Bank has consistently believed that broader employee ownership of its shares has
a positive impact on its performance and employee motivation. The Bank’s employee
stock option scheme so far covers around 9000 employees.

Promoted in 1995 by Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), India's

leading housing finance company, HDFC Bank is one of India's premier banks
providing a wide range of financial productsand services to its over 11 million
customers across hundreds of Indian cities using multiple distribution channels
including a pan-India network of branches, ATMs, phone banking, net banking and
mobile banking. Within a relatively short span of time, the bank has emerged as a
leading player in retail banking, wholesale banking, and treasury operations, its three
principal business segments.

The bank's competitive strength clearly lies in the use of technology and the ability to
deliver world-class service with rapid response time. Over the last 13 years, the bank
has successfully gained market share in its target customer franchises while
maintaining healthy profitability and asset quality.

As on March 31, 2008, the Bank had a network of 761 branches and 1,977 ATMs in
327 cities. For the year ended March 31, 2008, the Bank reported a net profit of
INR 15.90 billion (Rs.1590.2crore), up 39.3%, over the corresponding year ended
March 31, 2007.

As of March 31, 2008 total deposits were INR 1007.69 billion, (Rs.100,769
crore) up 47.5% over the corresponding year ended March 31, 2007. Total balance
sheet size too grew by 46.0% to INR 1,331.77 billion (133177 crore). Leading

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Indian and international Publications have recognized the bank for its
performance and quality.

Strength - Opportunity Analysis.

Strength:

It is well know that ICICI Bank has the largest Authorised Capital Base in the
Banking System in India i.e. having a total capacity to raise Rs. 19,000,000,000 (Non
– Premium Value).

Opportunity:

Seeing the present financial & economic development of Indian Economy and
also the tremendous growth of the Indian Companies including the
acquisition spree followed by them, it clearly states the expanding market for
finance requirements and also the growth in surplus disposal income of Indian
citizens has given a huge rise in savings deposits – from the above point it is clear
that there is a huge market expansion possible in banking sector in India.

Strategy:

From the analysis of Strength & Opportunity the simple and straight possible
strategy for ICICI Bank could be - to penetrate into the rural sector of India for
expanding its market share as well as leading all other Pvt. Banks from a great gap.

Strength - Threat Analysis.

Strength:

ICICI Bank is not only known for large capital but also for having a low operations
cost though having huge number of branches and services provided

Threat:

After showing a significant growth overall, India is able to attract many

international financial & banking institutes, which are known for their state of art
working and keeping low operation costs.

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Strategy:

To ensure that ICICI Bank keeps going on with low operation cost & have
continuous business it should simply promote itself well & provide quality service so
as to ensure customer loyalty, therefore guaranteeing continuous business.

Opportunity:

In the present world, India is preferred one of the best places for out – sourcing of
business process works and many more.

Strategy:

As international companies are reaping huge benefits after out-sourcing there

customer care & BPO’s, this same strategy should be implemented by ICICI Bank so
as to have proper customer service without hindering customer expectations.

Weakness - Threat Analysis.

Weakness:

Though having a international presence, ICICI Bank has not been able to keep up the
international standards in providing customer service as well as banking works.

Threat:

In recent times, India has witnessed entry of many international banks like CITI
Bank, YES Bank etc which posses an external entrant threat to ICICI Bank – as this
Banks are known for their art of working and maintain high standards of
customer service.

Strategy:

After having new entrants threat, ICICI Bank should come up with More additional
benefits to its customer or may be even reduce some fees for any additional works
of customers.

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PROJECT ON PLASTIC MONEY

I give the project on Plastic Money to bank. The objective behind this project is to
increase the rich customers list in a bank. Plastic Money title itself says the use of
Credit Card and Debit Card in day to day transaction of the business. I prepared
the presentation on it and submitted to bank and Bank already started work on
this project. Idea behind this project is to sale the bulk product. Target customer of
this project are two parties one is Wholesaler and second is Retailer. Due to
this idea bank also sell their swipe machine to wholesaler and create brand
image in the market.

The idea behind this, bank give the credit card swipe machine to wholesalers and
retailers use the credit card of the bank. Bank gives the 50 days credit to their credit
card holders. So here retailers can get benefit of long credit period and on the other
side wholesalers can get the benefit of same day payment. As a result bank got the
wide list of customers of wholesalers and retailers.

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