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ABSTRACT
The study has been conducted in order to meticulously evaluate and examine the level
of satisfaction towards internet banking services. The purpose of this study is also to observe
and analyze the purpose of using internet banking, reasons for chosen internet banking,
satisfaction of customers towards internet banking and to find out the problems encountered
by the customers. The primary data for this study was compiled through well-structured
questionnaire filled in on a one-to-one basis by 120 customers of ICICI Bank. The study
results clearly indicated that the majority of the users of internet banking were in the high level
of satisfaction. Hence, the study highlights the important points that ICICI Bank's top
management must consider in order to increase the number of internet banking users and to
improve their service quality.
INTRODUCTION
The marvelous kinds of innovation in technology and hard line blend of it with
information technology made a paradigm shift in the banking industry. Technology itself
created its world in the globe of human beings. Advent of Internet banking happened in early
1990. This beginning of Internet Banking created a phenomenal system, Internet banking.
Internet banking is a kind of systems that enable financial institution customers, individuals or
businesses, to access accounts, transact business, or obtain information on financial products
and services through the Internet.
The Government of India enacted the IT Act, 2000 (Information Technology Act). This
Act came into effect from the 17th of October 2000. The purpose of this Act, in context of
banking, was to provide legal recognition to electronic transactions and other means of
Electronic Commerce. The working group set by Reserve Bank of India, has been working as
a watchdog on the different aspect of the Internet banking. ICICI bank was the pioneer bank to
use Internet banking for some of its services in India. ICICI bank and a lot of other Indian
banks use the Internet banking system to provide online banking solution.
In the current scenario, Indian customers are moving towards Internet banking, slowly
but steadily. Most of the leading Indian banks like SBI, BOB, BOI, etc. have started providing
Internet banking services.
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There is a clear need to develop a better understanding of how customers evaluate these
services and boost up satisfaction. Customer satisfaction is one of the main aspects
determining the success or failure of any electronic banking services. Customers' satisfaction
has tended to lag behind because practitioners have focused mainly on issues of usability and
measurement of use. Therefore, customer perception and preferences on internet banking
have a significant impact on bank's success.
As India is taking giant leaps towards globalization Internet banking is the sector to be
studied with great interest. The question of how attitude towards elements of existing banking
service might influence the consumer's decision to use internet banking has not been
investigated. As customers get more and more educated, getting insight about modern
banking, via internet banking has evolved as primary area of concern for all leading and
upcoming banks in India. This study provides an insight analysis on this aspect. The research
will assist bank administration to ascertain a better understanding of customers' satisfaction
towards internet banking offered by the ICICI Bank.
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HYPOTHESIS
There is no significant difference between the demographic factors such as age, gender,
educational qualification, marital status, family size, occupation, monthly income and
Satisfaction with internet banking services.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Survey Method has been followed for the study. Both primary and secondary sources of
data were used. Well structured questionnaire was designed to elicit necessary data and details
from the customers of ICICI Bank. The secondary data were collected from the books,
journals, web portals, etc. The primary data was collected through the well structured
questionnaire consist of optional type and Likert's 5 point scale type questions. The
questionnaire consists of demographic factors of the customers, purpose of using internet
banking, reasons for availing internet banking facility and satisfaction with internet banking.
ICICI Bank was purposively selected on familiarity and it had unique performance
compared with the other private sector banks in India. The Convenient Sampling Method was
adopted to select the customers of internet banking of ICICI Bank in Erode. The sample size
constituted 120 customers of ICICI Bank. The data collected from the respondents were coded
and tabulated to suit the requirements of the study. Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS) was used for analyzing the data. The appropriate statistical tools such as Descriptive
statistics, Non parametric Friedman's test, K means cluster analysis and Multiple Regression
have been employed to analyze and interpret the data.
SCOPE OF STUDY
This study will be helpful to point out the important areas where banker lacks in
providing internet banking. The actions which can increase the satisfaction level of customers
on internet banking and motivate them to use internet banking efficiently. This study brings
the attentions of management towards the importance of training and development of
customers of internet banking.
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The age of customers of ICICI Bank indicates that 50 percent, who were belonging to 31-40 years age
group, followed by Below 30 years age group. 70.8 percent male and 29.2 percent female. The
education qualification of the customers consists of 10.8 percent who were studied up to HSC, 10
percent who were Diploma holders and 79.2 percent who were graduates. The marital status wise
classification of the respondents depicts that 74.2 percent of the customers were married and rest 25.8
percent of them unmarried. Majority (67.5 percent) of the customers having up to 4-6 dependents
followed by 29.2 percent of the customers having up to 3 dependents in their family. A maximum of 40
percent of the customers were private employees followed by professionals, and business people,
which constituted 24.2 and 20.8 percent respectively. The monthly income of the customers were
Rs.20,001-30,000 and more than Rs.30000, which constitute 52.5 percent and 25.8 percent
respectively (Table 1).
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The majority of the customers (70 percent) were keep account in ICICI bank for 2 to 5
years followed by 19.2 percent of the respondents availing banking services from ICICI Bank
for 6 -10 years and 10.8 percent of the customers having banking experience below 1 year
(Table 3).
Table – 4: Reasons for Chosen ICICI Internet Banking
Reasons Frequenc Percent
y
Brand Name 12 10.0
Better Services 57 47.5
Less formalities 23 19.2
Traditional bank account 28 23.3
with the same bank
Total 120 100
Source: Primary Data
The majority of the customers (47.5 percent) were chosen ICICI's Internet Banking
for its better services followed by maintaining traditional bank account with the same
bank, lesser formalities and brand name (Table 4).
Table – 5: Sources of Information
Sources of Frequenc
Percent
Information y
Self interest 24 20.0
Friends/Relatives 45 37.5
TV/Radio 19 15.8
Magazines/News paper 16 13.3
Bank officials 16 13.3
Total 120 100
Source: Primary Data
In the sources of information about internet banking indicates friends and relatives (37.5
percent) were considered as a vital source of information, followed by personal interest, television,
radio, magazines, Newspapers. Radio and magazines carry more important information sources
among the customers of ICICI (Table 5).
Table – 6: Duration of Using Internet Banking
Holding Period of
Frequency Percent
Using
Up to 1 Year 41 34.2
2- 5 Years 73 60.8
Above 5 Years 6 5
Total 120 100
Source: Primary Data
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The majority of the customers (60.8 percent) were used internet banking for 2
to 5 years followed by 34.2 percent of the respondents used internet banking services for
below 1 year (Table 6).
Table – 7: Frequency of Using
Using Frequency Percent
Daily 22 18.3
Weekly 28 23.3
Monthly 14 11.7
Rarely 56 46.7
Total 120 100
Source: Primary Data
The frequency of using internet banking reveals that 18.3 percent of the customers
were used daily, 23.3 percent of the customers were used weekly, 11.7% of the customers used
monthly and 46.7% of the customers were used the internet banking rarely (Table 7).
The customers were used internet banking for utility bill payments, ordering cheque
books, loan repayment, e-ticket booking, fund transfers, balance enquiry, retrieving bank
statement of accounts, access demat account, and opening of term deposit account (Table 8).
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Individually, the regression coefficients indicated that independent variables had created
positive effect on satisfaction with internet banking. All the independent variables included in the
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model had significant effect on satisfaction with internet banking at 5 percent level, when the
regression coefficients were tested with t-test (Table 13).
The problems encountered by internet users indicated that fear of pin number hacking was a
daunting problem among the customers of internet banking followed by delays in opening of web
page due to ads and slow speed network, worries about reliability and distrust of online services.
Majority of the customers (81.7 percent) of internet banking users were expecting to create
awareness on internet banking among bank customers followed by strengthening of security aspects,
increase in maximum limit for fund transfers and reduction of service charges.
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SUGGESTIONS
The banker should configure security systems and firewalls to the highest security
consistent with the level of protection according to customer requirements.
The bank should increase their ability to control and manage the various risks inherent
from e-transaction activity. Banks should implement more security to minimize risk and
increase customer authentication such as personal identification number, audit trial for
transaction.
The banker should reduce the cumbersome formalities for getting internet banking
facility.
The banker should reduce the processing charges for NEFT and RTGS.
The results implied that people of less age group have given highest score, so banks have
to decide on strategies which will attract even the old aged people.
Since computer knowledge plays important role in customer perception on internet
banking, so banker can give proper training to customers in usage of e-CRM tools.
Banks have to educate their employees to give proper training to the customers to use the
facilities provided through e-CRM for better usage even for the old aged customers. It can
decide best user interface which is very friendly and easy to use, in order to attract more
customers.
Since private employees and students have got good perception on internet banking,
banker has to adopt right strategies to attract even people of other categories like
government employees, professionals, etc.
Account holding period is not having any relationship. This means that even people who
are maintaining accounts in a bank for a longer period may also be unsatisfied but they will
continue with the bank because of compulsion. Banks have to look into this category of
people and they should offer the best services to them so as to make them happier.
The banks should provide proper instructions and personnel assistance on how to use the
internet banking to the employees and through them to the customers. The banks are
investing heavily on Information technology but unless banks arrange demonstration
programs for the customers and train them properly to enjoy all the services.
CONCLUSION
When investigating all the variables and the response by customers, this study reveals
that the perception of the customers can be changed by awareness program, friendly usage,
less charges, proper security, and the best response to the services offered.
The study also provides the kind of correlation between different factors. As per our
basic assumptions we consider only those customers who know how to use Internet and have
an access to Internet, and our study considered only the situation wherein banks provide
Internet banking services. By grouping the variables less than one relevant question may
result in proper implication for the bankers.
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In case of the customers who don't use Internet banking services, having all facilities at
their disposal, technology was not the biggest issue. The first thing that all bankers should
concern about is the requirement of awareness. Even though these people are inclined towards
the manual banking, these can be turned to potential customers, it is well proven thing, which
says the surrounding influences the individual's behaviour or in India only environment that
surrounds the public determines the behaviour and decisions of the individuals. So if
consumer sees most of their colleagues or friends who surround him using Internet banking
then it may influence his decision to follow Internet banking option.
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