Simplicity is key for
India Post Payments Bank: CEO
In an interview with Mint,
India Post Payments Bank Chief Ashok Singh
said that simplicity is key for its operations.
Payments banks are a step in right direction which will redefine banking
in India. India Post Payments Bank is doing all it can to step up
financial inclusion in the country. In an interview with Mint , India
Post Payments Bank Chief Ashok Singh said that simplicity is key for its
operations.
“I just have to keep it simple which is also an operational necessity.
Simplicity hurts no one,” said Singh.
The bank, which became the second entity to start operations in January
by launching a pilot in Raipur and Ranchi, plans to scale up its
branches to 650 by end of September. With a bottom-up approach, the bank
is targeting people with no mobile phones and who rely on direct
benefit transfers (DBT).
Singh said he aims to simplify payments for both feature phone and smartphone customers and the focus will be on payment solutions and not
on banking solutions.
Customers can even borrow money at this bank. India Post will offer
small-ticket loans but the bank is yet to place an analytics engine to
track transaction history of its customers.
Other services the bank will provide are in the mutual fund and
insurance space. The bank is looking at only index funds for the former
as for the latter, it will only focus on life cover products.
The central bank has given in-principle approval to 11 applicants for a payments bank. So, India Post has competition. When Airtel Payments Bank
gives its customers 6.1 percent, India Post has fixed interest rates at
4.5 percent. But, Singh says that unlike other payments banks, India
Post doesn’t charge a transaction fee.
To keep things easy and simple for both customers and employees, Aadhaar
will be used and transactions will be enabled via biometrics
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