Financial inclusion, for which the keystone is access to a bank account, is crucial to overcome the socioeconomic …

. Bank as an institution, especially a rural bank in India has always been considered as a ‘Messiah' in the national agenda … financial inclusion, and the new philosophy of inclusive growth. Now the government and the Reserve Bank of India are pushing … liberalisation and privatisation, banks could not deviate but rather innovate what with the new concepts and ideas of micro-finance …

of India and the Reserve Bank of India have been making continuous efforts like the recent “Jan Dhan Yojana” announced in …This paper summarizes financial inclusion strategy of Indian banks across India. To accelerate the growth and … disadvantaged and low income group. Now-a-days, however, financial inclusion is seen to be something more than opening bank branches …

This paper discusses the business correspondent (BC)-agent banking model in India against the backdrop of community … potential to address the gender gap in financial inclusion. In recent years, India has made significant progress toward … opening of 420 million bank accounts, of which 53.26% belonged to women, though surveys have suggested that almost 55% of …

large sections of the excluded population of the India. The Government of India (GOI) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI …This paper summarizes financial inclusion initiatives of Government of India (GOI) and RBI. To accelerate the growth … group. Although, financial inclusion is something more than opening new bank branches in un-banked areas to take formal …

and technology adoption – A case study of the launch of virtual bank in Hong Kong -- Chapter 2 - Could increasing … regulatory focus realise the inclusive potential of virtual banks -- Chapter 3 – Financial inclusion and virtual bank in the era …