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SOMYA DUBEY
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Student Undertaking Certificate of Originality
I SOMYA DUBEY, a student of MBA 3rd Semester would like to declare that the
project report entitled ”Study on Segmentation and Penetration in Managed and
other customers in HDFC BANK". Submitted to Bharati Vidyapeeth University Pune,
School of Distance Education Pune, and Academic Study Centre BVIMR New Delhi in
partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree.
It is an original work carried out by me under the guidance of MS. RITU AGARWAL.
All respected guides, faculty member and other sources have been properly
acknowledged and the report contains no plagiarism.
To the best of my knowledge and belief the matter embodied in this project is a
genuine work done by me and it has been neither submitted for assessment to the
University nor to any other University for the fulfillment of the requirement of the
course of study.
SOMYA DUBEY
SOMYA DUBEY
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Acknowledgement
I deem it a time bound, privilege and function to dedicate this page of mine to
several helping hands for their cooperation & guidance that enabled us to dedicate
time and effort in framing our analysis into a conceivable system.
Our most sincere thanks to the following persons who have given their valuable time
in helping me go about my project.
I wish to thank "Mr. Amarjit R. Deshmukh" the director of BVUSDE for their
constant support.
I wish to thank "Ms. RITU AGARWAL" for her guidance and encouragement, and
the staff of BVIMR.
Above all I wish to thank our parents for their constant and wholehearted support
through the project.
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This is to certify that Ms. SOMYA DUBEY has been working in HDFC BANK, since 11
June 2018 to present date.
During the above mentioned tenure of her work here, she remain indulged with full
determination and sincerity, We found her hard working, active and competent in
executing all the assigned tasks and known to execute her responsibilities, promptly
and perfectly.
We wish her good luck for her future endeavors.
Date: 10-July-2021
Place: Chander Nagar branch,
Ghaziabad
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TABLE OF CONTENT
30-37
8 Segmentation and Penetration
38-51
9 Customer Profiling
52-57
10 Research Analysis and Interpretation
57-59
11 Conclusion and Recommendation
60
12 Key Learning
61
13 References
62-66
14 Annexure
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In today’s dynamic environment where everybody is moving towards digitalization, the
Retail Branch Banking is stuck between two contradicting objectives – on one hand the bank
wants minimal footfall and more digital footprints in order to work in a digitalized manner.
And on the same hand the customers need to have maximum interaction with the customers
in order to gain interest and hence obtain business.
These two opposite objects require a Relationship Manager to intervene and balance these
two objectives and fulfil the same simultaneously.
This report consists a gist of the tasks performed and learning’s obtained by my tenure at
Panchshila Park Branch. From Existing Market Trends to Trainings to product penetration to
Experience and Expectation Research, the report consists a multi – dimension outlook
towards banking.
Current Market trends of Banking sector present a developing economy which has formulated
strong financial base that is growing gradually. Now, more and more customers are becoming
financially active and are being captured as banking customers.
HDFC Bank has multiple products which makes it possible for the bank to capture maximum
number of customers with different profiles, background, risk and investment capacity.
Product based research and information is also covered in report.
There is a lot of scope of penetration within the existing customer base. There are several
ways to segment the customers and then pitch for penetration accordingly. I have studied
about the penetration of the managed and non – managed customers.
As a banker, there is always a need to understand customers and so, I formulated a
questionnaire to understand the current banking trends, expectation and experience of
customers.
Overall, this report summarizes all round banking experience keeping in mind different
segments of customers that a bank caters to respect the segmentation and penetration in the
same.
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ABOUT BANKING INDUSTRY
Modern banking in India originated in the last decade of 18th century. The first bank of India
was Bank of Hindustan which was established in 1770. The largest bank which is still in
existence is the State Bank of India which was established in 1955. State Bank of India was
first known as The Imperial Bank of India. The three banks which were founded by
Presidency Government were Bank of Bengal, Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras which
were further named as the State Bank of India. For many years the Presidency Banks had
acted as quasi-central banks until The Reserve Bank of India i.e, India’s Central banking
authority was established in 1935 under The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
In today’s dynamic, banks are inevitable for the development of a country. Bank plays a
pivotal role in enhancing each and every sector. Banks have helped to bring a development
on the world’s horizon. Banks fulfils the role of a financial intermediary. This means that it is
the way of communication with those who have surplus money to those who have deficit
money.
ANCIENT
INDIA
LIBERALISA MEDIEVAL
TION ERA
EVOLUTION
OF
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INDUSTRY
NATIONALI COLONIAL
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POST -
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Ancient India
The Vedas are the earliest Indian texts to mention the concept of usury. The Manusmriti
considered usury as an acceptable means of acquiring wealth or leading a livelihood. It also
considered money lending above a certain rate and different ceiling rates for different castes a
grave sin.
In the ancient era the loan was termed as rnapatra, rnapanna or rnalekhya.
During the Mauryan period, an instrument called adesha was in use for the banking. The
banker directs to pay the sum on the note to a third person, which correspondsto the
definition of the modern bill of exchange. The considerable use of these instruments has been
recorded. In large towns, merchants also gave letter of credit to one another.
Medieval Era
The use of loan deeds continued into the Mughal Era and were called dastawez. Two types of
loan deeds have been recorded. The dastawez-e-indultalab was payable on demand and
dastawez – e – miadi was payable after a stipulated time. The use of payment orders by royal
treasuries, called brattes, have been also recorded. There are also records of Indian bankers
using bills of exchange on foreign countries. The evolution of hundies, a type of credit
instrument, also occurred during this period and remain in use.
Colonial Era
During the period of British rule merchants established the Union Bank of Calcutta in 1829.
It was the first private joint stock association, then partnership its proprietors were the owners
of the earlier Commercial Bank and the Calcutta Bank, who by mutual consent created the
Union Bank to replace these two banks. In 1840 it established an agency at Singapore, and
closed the one at Mirzapore that it had opened in the previous year. Also in 1840 the Bank
revealed that it had been the subject of a fraud by the bank’s accountant Union Bank was
incorporated in 1845 but failed in 1848, having been insolvent for some time and having used
new money from depositors to pay its dividends.
Foreign banks too started to appear, particularly in Calcutta, in the 1860s. Grindlays Bank
opened its first branch in Calcutta in 1864. The Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris opened a
branch in Calcutta in 1860, and another in Bombay in 1862; branches followed in Madras and
Pondicherry, then a French possession. HSBC established itself in Bengal in 1869. Calcutta
was the most active trading port in India, mainly due to the trade of the British Empire, and
so became a banking centre.
The period between 1906 and 1911 saw the establishment of banks inspired by the swadeshi
movement. The swadeshi movement inspired local businessmen and political figures to found
banks of and for the Indian community. A number of banks established then have survived to
the present such as Catholic Syrian Bank, The South Indian Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara
Bank and Central Bank of India.
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The most crucial time for the banking industry was during the First World War (1914 – 1918)
through the end of the Second World War (1939 – 1945), and two years thereafter until the
independence of India were challenging for Indian Banking. the year of the First World War
were turbulent, and it took its toll with banks simply collapsing despite the Indian Economy
gaining indirect boost due to war – related economic activities. At least 94 banks in India
failed between 1913 and 1918 as indicated in the following table:
Post – Independence
At the time independence, the entire Banking sector was under private ownership. The rural
population of the country had to depend on small money lenders for their requirements. To
solve these issues and better development of the economy the Government of India
nationalised the Reserve Bank of India in 1949. In 1955 the Imperial Bank of India was
nationalised and named State Bank of India.
The Government of India initiated measures to play an active role in the economic life of the
nation, and the Industrial Policy Resolution adopted by the government in 1948 envisaged a
mixed economy. This resulted in greater involvement of the state in different segments of the
economy including banking and finance. The major steps to regulate banking included:
• The Reserve Bank of India, India's central banking authority, was established in April
1935, but was nationalized on 1 January 1949 under the terms of the Reserve Bank of
India (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act, 1948 (RBI, 2005b).[20]
• In 1949, the Banking Regulation Act was enacted, which empowered the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) to regulate, control, and inspect the banks in India.
• The Banking Regulation Act also provided that no new bank or branch of an existing
bank could be opened without a license from the RBI, and no two banks could have
common directors.
Thereafter, the Government of India issued the Banking Companies Ordinance. 1969 and
nationalised the 14 largest commercial banks with effect from the midnight of 19 July 1969.
These banks contained 85% of the bank deposits in the country. Within two weeks of the
issue of the ordinance, the parliament passed the Banking Companies Bill, and it received
presedential approval on 9 August 1969.
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• Bank of India
• Bank of Maharashtra
• Central Bank of India
• Canara Bank
• Dena Bank
• Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• Syndicate Bank
• UCO Bank
• Union Bank
• United Bank of India
After the first round of nationalisation there was a second round for the same. In the
second round of nationalisation 6 more commercial banks were discovered, namely:
Later on, in the year 1993, the government merged New Bank of India with Punjab National
Bank. It was the only merger between nationalised banks and resulted in the reduction of the
number of nationalised banks from 20 to 19. Until the 1990s, the nationalised banks grew at a
pace of around 4%, closer to the average growth rate of the Indian economy.
Liberalisation
The next stage for the Indian banking has been set up, with proposed relaxation of norms for
foreign direct investment. All foreign investors in banks may be given voting rights that
could exceed the present cap of 10% at present. It has gone up to 74% with some restrictions.
The new policy shook the Banking sector in India completely. Bankers, till this time, were
used to the 4–6–4 method (borrow at 4%; lend at 6%; go home at 4) of functioning. The new
wave ushered in a modern outlook and tech-savvy methods of working for traditional banks.
All this led to the retail boom in India. People demanded more from their banks and received
more.
Current Period
As per the reserve Bank of India, India’s banking sector is sufficiently capitalised and well –
regulated. The financial and economic conditions in the country are far superior to any other
country in the world. Credit, market and liquidity risk studies suggest that Indian banks are
generally resilient and have withstood the global downturn well.
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The digital payments system in India has evolved the most among 25 countries with India’s
Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) being the only system at level 5 in the Faster Payments
innovation Index(FPII)
Market Size
The Indian banking system consists of 27 public sector banks, 21 private sector banks, 49
foreign banks, 56 regional rural banks, 1,562 urban cooperative banks and 94,384 rural
cooperative banks. In FY07-18, total lending increased at a CAGR of 10.94 per cent and total
deposits increased at a CAGR of 11.66 per cent. India’s retail credit market is the fourth
largest in the emerging countries. It increased to US$ 281billion on December 2017 from
US$ 181 billion on December 2014.
Achievements of banking
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In 2009 – 10 , the number of ATMs in the country increased by 37.6%. Further, the number
of offsite ATMs increased by 44.6%.
The success of ATMs has prompted banks to start deploying more innovative and effective
delivery channels such as:
• Tele – banking
• Internet – Banking
• Mobile Banking
The adoption of electronic payment systems such as the National Electronic Fund Transfer
(NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) has also enhanced efficiency.
Banks have started offering many of their services through the internet and mobile
phones.
Some of the services offered by online banking include :
• Access to account information anytime and from anywhere
• Funds transfer facility
• Payment of mobile and other utility bills
• Online booking of air and railway tickets
These services have reduced the need to go bank branches to make transactions.
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• Bank of Maharashtra
• Canara Bank
• Catholic Syrian Bank
• Central Bank of India
• City Union Bank
• Corporation Bank
• DCB Bank
• Dena Bank
• Dhanlaxmi Bank
• Federal Bank
• HDFC Bank
• ICICI Bank
• IDFC Bank
• Indian Bank
• Indian Overseas Bank
• IndusInd Bank
• Jammu & Kashmir Bank
• Karnataka Bank
• Karur Vyvsa Bank
• Kotak Mahindra Bank
• Lakshmi Vilas Bank
• Nainital Bank
• Oriental Bank of commerce
• Punjab and Sind Bank
• Punjab National Bank
• RBL Bank
• South Indian Bank
• State Bank of Hyderabad
• State Bank of India
• State Bank of Indore
• State Bank of Mysore
• State Bank of Patiala
• Syndicate Bank
• Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited
• Union Bank of India
• Vijaya Bank
• Yes Bank
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unserved, such as small business units, small and marginal farmers, micro and small
industries and unorganized sectors.
Following are the small finance bank currently operational in India :
• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
• Jana Small Finance Bank
• Equitas Small Finance Bank
• AU Small Finance Bank
• Capital Small Finance Bank
• Fincare Small Finance Bank
• ESAF Small Finance Bank
• North East Small Finance Bank
• Suryoday Small Finance Bank
• Utkarsh Small Finance Bank
ABOUT HDFC
HDFC Bank Limited (Housing Development Finance Corporation) is an Indian banking and
financial banking services company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It has 88253
permanent employees as of 31 March 2018 and it is also recognised in Bahrain, Hong Kong
and Dubai. HDFC Bank is India’s largest private sector lender by assets. It was ranked 69th in
2016 BrandZ top 100 Most valuable Global Brands.
In 1994 HDFC Bank was incorporated. It’s first corporate office and a full service branch at
Sandoz House, Worli were inaugurated by the Union Finance Minister, Manmohan Singh.
HDFC Bank has always aimed to be a World Class Indian Bank with its objectives to be
customer centric and be preferred banking provider for retail as well as wholesale banking.
The bank has low risk appetite and believes in organic consistent growth. Highly compliance
with ethical standards, regulatory compliance, corporate governance and professional
integrity are some of the commitments that the bank holds.
The bank is completely based on the five core values, on which it functions. The same are
mentioned in the chart below.
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Customer
Focus
Operationa Product
CORE
l Excellence Leadership
VALUES
Sustainabilit People
y
The other 5 core values which are mentioned on their logo are :
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The tagline used by the HDFC Bank is “We Understand Your World”, the bank focuses on
customer service which they deliver through multiple channels: Phone Banking, Mobile
Banking, SMS Banking and Net Banking. The bank aims to expand its retail presence for
deposits as well as lending purposes. It aims to be present in all high traffic areas – industrial
and commercial centres.
As of 31st March 2019, the Bank’s distribution network was at 5,103 branches across 2748
cities. The bank also installed 4.30 lacs POS terminals and issued 235.7 lacs debit cards and
85.4 lacs credit card in FY 2017.
HDFC Bank merged with Times Bank in February 2000. This was the first merger of two
private banks in the new generation private banks category. In 2008, Centurion Bank was
acquired by HDFC Bank. HDFC bank Board approved the acquisition of CBoP for 95.1
billion INR in one of the largest mergers in the mergers in the financial sector in India.
HDFC Bank provides a number of products and services including wholesale banking, retail
banking, treasury, auto loans, two wheeler loans, personal loans, loans against property,
consumer durable loan, lifestyle loan and credit cards. Along with this various digital
products are Payzapp and SmartBUY.
HDFC has people who have a vast range of experience in India and Abroad in multiple
segments, which form the Bank’s Board of Directors. Board even consists of senior level
management.
The composition of Board of Directors of the Bank is Governed by the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013, the Banking Regulation Act,1949, and the listing requirements of the
Indian Stock Exchange where the securities issued by the Bank are listed. The composition of
the Board are as follows:
The composition of the Board of Directors of the Bank is governed by the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013, the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, and the listing requirements of the
Indian Stock Exchanges where the securities issued by the Bank are listed. The composition
of the Board is as follows:
1 Mr. Atanu Chakraborty Part Time Chairperson and Additional Independent Director*
2 Mr. Malay Patel Independent Director
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9 Dr. (Ms). Sunita Maheshwari Additional Independent Director*
The senior management has experience in India and Abroad. They report directly to the
Managing Director. Company believes in employees being there core competitive strength
and therefore is focused on recruiting and retaining the best talent of the industry.
All the branches are connected online which facilitates high speed fund transfers and multi
stage access through branches and ATMs spread PAN India.
The bank has constantly made investments in order to obtain and maintain best technology
possible internationally. In terms of software, the Corporate Banking is performed via
Flexcube and Finware are from i-flex Solutions Limited. These systems are scalable, open
and well web connected.
The company has multiple key strengths, some of them are mentioned below:
Key Strengths
• Coverage of 21 main locations and 62 spoke locations.
• Network of skilled professionals including research analysis, portfolio managers and
product specialists.
• A team of committed Private Banking Relationship Manager helps a client to realize
wealth opportunities through a range of investment options and financial instruments.
• Tailor-made solutions backed by regular inputs from in-house research team and
augmented further by periodic analysis of your investments.
• Quality control at every step. Portfolios are tracked through client relationship files
and concurrent quality checks are done on the sales process and on the advice
provided to the clients.
Engagement in technology and internet are the prioritized key goals of HDFC through which
the bank has made significant progress in the same. In all the businesses, the bank has
managed to take the advantage of its market position, technology and expertise and has
developed a competitive advantage which has helped in building market share for the
company.
HDFC Bank caters to a wide range of banking services covering commercial and investment
banking on the wholesale side transactional/branch banking on the retail side. The bank has
three key business segments.
• Treasury
Foreign exchange, derivatives, local currency, money market, debt securities and equity are
the main product areas of the bank. Bank’s treasury team provides risk management
information and advice to corporate. Management of returns and market risk on the
investment portfolio is the task of the treasury team. They need to ensure that 25% of the
deposits are invested in government securities as per the statutory reserve requirements.
• Retail Banking
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, Net Banking and Mobile Banking.
HDFC Bank handles the entire process not only the investment schemes but also life
insurance policies, forex cards and demat accounts are facilitated in these retail branches.
International debit cards with – VISA , MasterCard and Maestro was brought to India by
HDFC Bank for the very first time. The base of debit as well as credit cards shot up to 25
million in a span of 15 years. Bank not only focuses on individuals, but also focuses on
merchant acquisition by selling debit and credit card POS machines.
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Digital 2.0 vision of HDFC Bank
The bank has always been at the forefront of digital innovation in the industry be it ATMs,
net banking or mobile banking. Now it has embarked on its Digital 2.0 journey. The strategic
objective of Digital 2.0 is to bring about a transformation for both the bank and customer. For
Bank it brings about cost efficiencies through automation and reduction in origination costs
while simultaneously increasing revenue opportunity. It also results in a faster time to market
and optimization of customer’s digital lifecycle.
For the customers this would mean an improved and hyper personal experience besides an
ability to buy bank products from physical/ digital channels alike and also having a
conversation with it.
The key elements of the Digital 2.0 strategy are
• Re – imagined Net and Mobile Banking Experience
• Digital Marketing: Deploying Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning
• Digital Innovation
• API
• Virtual Relationship Manager
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Some Awards and Recognitions that HDFC has achieved:
The operations of HDFC Bank began in 1995 with a motive to become the best Indian Bank
that can be compared globally. They even identified that quality and service excellence are
the 2 key factors that can help the company achieve the goal with which they started.
Over years, they have received many awards and recognitions that are the proof that they are
on track for their ultimate goal. These awards and recognitions are both with in India as well
as international.
Some of the important recognitions that the bank has won are:
NABARD Award Best bank in JLG-Bank Linkage programme
in Assam
Business Today - Bank of the year
- Best Digital Banking Initiative awards
NABARD Award Best bank in SHG credit Linkage in Tamil
Nadu
National Payments Excellence Awards HDFC Bank wins NPCI National Payments
2015 Excellence Awards
Business Today Award Best CEO Award – Mr. Aditya Puri
Kerala’s state Forum of Bankers’ Club Best Bank Branch
Award
Finance Asia Award Best Equity Deal in Asia Award
IDC Insights Award 2015 Excellence in Customer Experience
Qual Tech Award HDFC Bank wins Award at 27th QIMPRO
Convention
Lean Sigma Project competition Best Case Study Award
IDRBT Banking Technology Excellence Best Bank Award for Cyber Security Risk
Awards 2014-15 management among large banks
Finance Asia Country Awards 2015 - Best Asian Bank
- Best Domestic Bank – India
Forbes Asia Fab 50 Companies List for the 9th year
AIMA Managing India Awards 2015 - Business Leader of the year
Barron’s - World’s 30 best CEOs – Aditya Puri
Finance Asia poll on Asia’s Best - Best Managed Public Company –
Companies 2015 India’s Best CEO – Aditya Puri
- Best Corporate Governance – Rank 3
- Best Investor relations – Rank 3
J.P Morgan Quality Recognition Award - Best in class straight Through
Processing rates
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Structure of HDFC Bank
Branch Manager
Teller Authorizer
Welcome Desk Personal Bankers
Teller Counter
This was the organisation structure at the HDFC Bank Branch where I did internship.
However in general, the structure shall contain Teller Authorizer to be under Branch
Manager. Also, a post of RBH exists in major branches where Relationship Managers are in
numbers.
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STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
• HDFC is one of the leading new age • Rural penetration is low for HDFC as
private bank compared to nationalized bank
• HDFC Bank has over 4500 branches • Poor credit card customer service
and over 12000 ATMs, in more than • Fast changing processes which make
800 cities in India. the staff spend too much time on
• Existing CBS across its branches process than trying to increase
• Huge employee base i.e more than business
80000 employees
• HDFC has large collaborations with
corporate for employee salary
accounts
• Acquisition have boosted the
operations of the bank
• HDFC bank has been responsible for
several CSR activities and has also
been recognised with several banking
awards
• It offers several services like online
banking, app, mobile banking, NRI
services etc.
OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
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• To develop an understanding of how a bank functions, roles and responsibilities of
different individuals working there.
• Learning about the products and services offered by the bank including the third party
products like insurance, mutual funds, etc.
• Learning about the managed segmentation of the customers and then further
understanding how the penetration is done in those profiles.
• Interacting with walk – in – customers and providing them necessary information or
diverting them to the concerned person in the bank.
• Segmenting existing customers on the basis of managed and non – managed
customers and further segmenting the customers into Imperia, Preferred and Classic
Banking services and then understanding the penetration of the products in the
managed customers.
LIMITATIONS
Along with the learning opportunities these were the certain limitations :
• Working in bank premises require lot of confidentiality and incorporates lack of data
sharing.
• In questionnaire, some customers manipulated the responses in order to please the
person collecting the questionnaire.
• There might be some differences in understanding from responder’s end.
• Due to online questionnaire, customers don’t get direct opportunity to clarify doubts,
if any.
METHODOLOGY
During the study, both primary and secondary data was collected. The primary data was
collected by designing a questionnaire and further getting them filled by the walk – in
customers at the branch.
Beside the primary data, secondary data was also collected. The data was collected by the
journals, Wikipedia, Bank’s official website and other different links which are duly
mentioned in the last.
The sample size taken for primary data is 100. The sampling is done on random basis using
convenience sampling technique.
Questionnaire consists of close ended questions with multiple options available. The majority
of customers belong to Delhi. Also, the age group varies from 18 years to 75+.
The data is then analyzed using projective techniques like pie charts and bar graphs.
Interpretations for the same are given alongside.
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Types of Customers at HDFC Bank
At HDFC Bank, the customers are segmented into groups according to their bank balance.
The two major groups are managed and non – managed customers. The basic difference
between the two types of the customers is that the managed customers either have
relationship manager or personal banker.
Types of customers
The managed customers have to maintain a higher amount in their bank accounts than the
non – managed customers. The non – managed customers are only required to maintain a
basic minimum balance in the bank account so that they do not face any problem in operating
the banking services.
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The process of classifying consumers on the basis of broad similarity parameters into
subgroups based on similar characteristics. These sub groups are known as segments.
Marketers look common parameters among these segments based on interests, lifestyle or
demographics.
Segmentation of managed customers is done on 3 basic parameters – Imperia Customers,
Preferred Customers and Classic Customers.
Then the marketers analyze each segment on the basis of its expected returns. Finally, the
ideal fit segment is chosen.
Based upon the segment chosen the pitching and planning is done. The marketer need to
position themselves as per the characteristics of the segment selected.
Here at HDFC Bank , Segmentation in bank can be done on various parameters - minimum
average balance in the savings, current or combination of savings account and fixed accounts.
It is one of the most important parameter which is used to further classify the customer.
These customers enjoy a set These customers enjoy a set These customers enjoy a set
of benefits namely: of benefits namely: of benefits namely:
• Exclusive lifestyle • Exclusively with • Lifestyle privileges –
benefits with a wide classic branded debit wide range of
range of banking card, cheque book premium credit cards.
solutions. and more. • Comprehensive
• Dedicated Imperia • Dedicated personal Business Banking
Client relationship banker. solutions.
Manager. • Relationship pricing • Relationship pricing
• Relationship banking across products. across products.
• Benefits extended to • Benefits for family • Benefits extended to
the family banking. the family
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account account account
Or Or Or
Minimum average Quarterly Minimum average monthly Minimum average Quarterly
balance of 10 lac in current balance of 5 lac in the balance of 5 lac in current
account combination of savings account
Or account and fixed deposit. Or
Minimum average monthly Minimum average monthly
balance of 30 lac in the balance of 15 lac in the
combination of savings combination of savings
account and fixed deposit. account and fixed deposit.
Penetration is selling more products to the existing customers. The customers are given a .
Thus, a banker always aims at selling more and more types of products to the customers.
The 2 main objectives behind the penetration of the existing managed customers are:
• To become number one bank by supplying more products to the existing
customers.
• To supply more and more products to the existing customers so that all the
needs of customers are satisfied by HDFC Bank and the customers are not
required to go to any other financial institute.
Current Account
1. Plus Current Account
2. Trade Current Account
3. Regular Current Account
4. Premium Current Account
5. Reimbursement Current Account
6. Flexi Current Account
7. Apex Current Account
8. Max Current Account
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2. Five year Tax saving fix deposit
3. Super Saver Facility
4. Sweep – in facility
5. Demat Account
6. Safe Deposit lockers
Recurring Deposit
Loan
• Personal Loan
• Home Loan
• Vehicle Loan
• Gold Loan
• Educational Loan
• Loan Against Security
• Loan Against Property
Card Services
• Credit Cards
• Debit Card
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1. Classic Card
2. Premium card
3. Easy shop International Debit Card
4. Easy shop gold Debit Card
5. Specialised Card
6. Easy shop women’s advantage debit card
7. Easy shop NRO Debit Card
8. Kisan Card
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investment and insurance. After all these products HDFC bank also offers some of the third
party products like mutual funds, general insurance, life insurance, health insurance.
HDFC Bank has segmented its customers on the basis of the bank balance of the customers,
these customers are known as managed customers these are known as Imperia Customers,
Preferred Customers and Classic Customers.
During the survey, I had an idea that the customers can also be pitched according to their age.
That means, the segmentation can also be done on the basis of the age of the customers. All
the products offered will have to penetrate according to the age group of the people
segmented.
SEGMENTATION ON THE BASIS OF AGE GROUP
The customers can be divided into 4 groups:
• First segment can be the age group of 10 – 25
The age group are segmented in the following different age as a young child or student have
some other requirements to open a bank account, a middle aged person may have different
needs and likely the rest two ages have different purpose to open a bank account. The
customers with more than the age of 70 years have different purpose because most of them
can be retired people.
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Penetration is selling more products to the existing customers. If customers enter multiple
products then it becomes difficult for them to leave. Thus, a banker always aims at selling
more and more types of products to the customers.
10 – 25 • Savings Account
• Recurring account
• Locker
• Education Loan
• Debit card
• Insurance
• Recurring account
• Locker
• Debit card
• Insurance
• Forex
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41 – 55 • Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account
(for farmers)
• Locker
• Home Loan
• Gold loan
• Vehicle Loan
• Personal Loan
• Debit card
• Insurance
• Demat Account
• Locker
• Debit card
• Mutual funds
• Bonds
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• Mudra Gold Bar
CUSTOMER PROFILING
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1. What is your gender ?
Interpretation : It can be seen in the following bar graph that out of 100 respondents only
22% of the respondents were female and the rest 78% of the respondents are male
respondents.
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2. What is your age ?
Interpretation : After looking at the pie chart, it can be said the middle – aged group are the
main customer of the bank as they occupied 37% of the graph. After the middle age group,
the age group between 40 – 59 is seen that they mostly prefer to visit bank as they have 26%
of the whole graph. After the group of middle aged people, the age group between 69 – 75
and 19 – 25 they have 14% and 16% respectively. The rest 7% is shared between the
youngest and the oldest age group ie, less than 18 years and more than 75 years.
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Interpretation: By looking at the pie chart it can be seen that the self – employed group,
student, professional, and retired all have the same ratio in the pie chart ie, they all have
11.1% of total percentage. After this we have seen that the majority of people who visit the
bank are into jobs. 22.2% are into business who come to the bank and rest 5.1% is taken by
the unemployed people
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4. Do you have an account at HDFC Bank?
Interpretation: During the survey, my objective was to study all the people who have an
account at HDFC Bank. Hence the survey count of the customers who had an account at
HDFC Bank are 99% and rest 1% of the respondent ie, 1 person is the one who do not had an
account at HDFC Bank.
5. Since how many years you are using banking services at HDFC Bank
?
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Interpretation: According to the survey, the majority i.e, 24% of the respondents are using
HDFC services from past 3 to 6 years, after which 22% of respondents are using the services
from 10 – 13 years. Followed by 7 – 9 years i.e, 21%, 18% of the respondents are the ones
who are using the services from less than years. And lastly 15% of the respondents are the
ones who are using the services from more than 14 years.
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6. Are you satisfied with the service?
Interpretation: According to the survey, out of 100 respondents the majority of 92% of the
respondents are satisfied with the services. And for the remaining 8% of respondents 6%
were not sure about if they are satisfied with the services or not and rest 2% were not satisfied
with the services.
7. Other than this account, do you use any other banking services offered by any
other bank ?
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Interpretation: According to the survey, out of the total 100 respondents 68% of the
respondents are using banking services offered by different banks. And the rest 32% of the
respondents only have account an account in HDFC Bank.
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Interpretation: According to the survey, out of 100 respondents, 84% of the respondents use
HDFC Bank as their primary account that means they do not use services and products
offered by any other bank. Rest 16% of the respondents had an account at HDFC Bank but
they prefer the services and products offered by any other bank other than HDFC Bank.
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9. In which bank do you have an account ?
Interpretation : According to the survey, ICICI is the bank in which the respondents have
their secondary bank after HDFC Bank. This is followed by the SBI, Axis Bank, Canara
Bank, Central Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, PNB, Corporation Bank, Kotak Mahindra,
Standard Chartered, HSBC, City Bank, J&K Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of
Baroda.
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Interpretation: According to the survey, out of 100 respondents 53.7% of the respondents
were managed customers that means either they are imperia, preferred or classic customers
and the rest of the respondents ie, 46.3% of the respondents are non – managed customers at
HDFC Bank.
12. How many products you have been using at HDFC Bank ?
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Interpretation : According to the survey, the majority i.e, 33.3% of the customers are using
more than 6 products, further 22.7% respondents are the ones who are using 4 products,
21.2% respondents are the ones who are using 3 products, 12.1% are the ones who are using
2 products, and rest of the respondents either had 5 products or 1 product.
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Interpretation: By looking at the graph, it is clearly visible that the savings is the most
demanded product out of all the products offered by HDFC Bank, that is by 86%. After
savings account debit card is being used by 82%, followed by credit card by 51%. Net
banking is used by
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14. Further are you willing to get any of the other services offered by HDFC Bank?
Interpretation : Out of all the respondents the highest demand for purchasing a product is
Locker (12.1%), followed by credit card (9.9%), FD with 5.5%. after all these Forex,
Personal Loan, current account, RD with 4.4%. Followed by Savings Account and RD with
3.3%. Term Insurance and Demat Account with 2.2%. last but not the least there was 1.1%
customers willing to purchase salary account, business loan and debit card.
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S. No Managed Number Of Average Scope of Penetration
Customer Products Current
Product
Holding
1 Classic Banking 3 4.888888889 yes, further penetration is possible.
2 Classic Banking 8 no, further penetration is not
possible.
3 Classic Banking 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
4 Classic Banking 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
5 Classic Banking 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
6 Classic Banking 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
7 Classic Banking 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
8 Classic Banking 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
9 Classic Banking 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
10 Classic Banking 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
11 Classic Banking 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
12 Classic Banking 8 no, further penetration is not
possible.
13 Classic Banking 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
14 Classic Banking 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
15 Classic Banking 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
16 Classic Banking 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
17 Classic Banking 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
18 Classic Banking 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
19 Imperia Banking 3 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
20 Imperia Banking 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
21 Imperia Banking 1 yes, further penetration is possible.
22 Imperia Banking 8 no, further penetration is not
possible.
23 Imperia Banking 9 no, further penetration is not
possible.
24 Imperia Banking 8 no, further penetration is not
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possible.
25 Imperia Banking 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
26 Imperia Banking 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
27 Imperia Banking 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
28 Imperia Banking 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
29 Imperia Banking 9 no, further penetration is not
possible.
30 Preferred 3 4.807692308 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
31 Preferred 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
32 Preferred 10 no, further penetration is not
Banking possible.
33 Preferred 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
34 Preferred 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
35 Preferred 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
36 Preferred 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
37 Preferred 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
38 Preferred 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
39 Preferred 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
40 Preferred 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
41 Preferred 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
42 Preferred 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
43 Preferred 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
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44 Preferred 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
45 Preferred 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
46 Preferred 8 no, further penetration is not
Banking possible.
47 Preferred 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
48 Preferred 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
49 Preferred 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
50 Preferred 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
51 Preferred 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
52 Preferred 9 no, further penetration is not
Banking possible.
53 Preferred 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
54 Preferred 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
55 Preferred 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Banking
56 Non managed 4 3.630434783 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
57 Non managed 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
58 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
59 Non managed 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
60 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
61 Non managed 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
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62 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
63 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
64 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
65 Non managed 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
66 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
67 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
68 Non managed 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
69 Non managed 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
70 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
71 Non managed 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
72 Non managed 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
73 Non managed 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
74 Non managed 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
75 Non managed 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
76 Non managed 7 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
77 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
78 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
79 Non managed 6 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
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80 Non managed 1 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
81 Non managed 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
82 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
83 Non managed 1 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
84 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
85 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
86 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
87 Non managed 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
88 Non managed 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
89 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
90 Non managed 1 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
91 Non managed 1 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
92 Non managed 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
93 Non managed 9 no, further penetration is not
Customer possible.
94 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
95 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
96 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
97 Non managed 5 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
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98 Non managed 2 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
99 Non managed 3 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
100 Non managed 4 yes, further penetration is possible.
Customer
Foot Note
• Total number of respondents : 100
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MY OPINION ON HOW TO INCREASE THE SALES IN THE
BANKING INDUSTRY?
At HDFC Bank, the customer who is having 8 or more than 8 products is said to be a
good customer, as he is truly attached to all the services provided by the HDFC Bank.
Increasing the sales is the most important and difficult task on the same time.
According to my research, I got to find the three most important key points which are
the heart and soul of the sales industry.
Following are the 3 main key points which can increase the sales in the banking services:
• Empower the salesperson
• Increase the efficiency of sales calls
• Analyze results and adjust accordingly
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A sales team leader should constantly be looking at sales data to see what strategies are
working and which ones no longer are. For example, a specific lead may have been profitable
in the past, but the same strategy for generating a new lead may not that much profitable.
A sales manager who has discovered this trend should do two things. Firstly, they should
look to see if there is an alteration that would make the sales process more effective in those
specific instances. Secondly, the sales manager should look for opportunities with a different
promotion strategies and reroute the focus of their sales team to that more promising sales
tactic.
Without this continuous tracking and adjustment the team might not be able to generate more
leads in a specific time. Always test against the baseline matrices so that you have a process
for delivering continuous improvement.
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FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION
Therefore, to conclude, Banking is an interesting industry where clients require a lot of trust
and attention from the bank and thus, the role of relationship manager and personal banker is
very crucial.
Customers have a lot of trust on their personal bankers and relationship managers. All the
customers are very satisfied with the quick services provided by the bank. There are a lot of
customers in the bank who are connected to the HDFC Services from more than 10 to 14
years.
Out of all the customers surveyed, 68% of the customers use only HDFC bank for financial
transactions. Almost all the customers who are connected to the bank use HDFC Bank
account as their primary services. The managed customers are classified on the basis of their
bank balance. Further all the managed customers are entitled to some of the privileges
unlikely as non – managed customers.
The managed customers are classified into 3 sub categories: imperia customers, preferred
customers and classic customers. Preferred banking is the most used banking according to the
survey, followed by classic banking and then imperia banking.
The majority of customers have 6 or more than 6 products that means that if they are looking
for any service, at that time they first look at HDFC Bank if they have the following service
or not. Savings account, debit account and credit card are the most purchased products at
HDFC Bank. And locker is the product which is the highest demanded to be purchased.
Customers do not understand that the targets that the banker has and hence it is essential to
maintain a bond and exchange contact details with the customers. Following up the customer
is the most important part for cracking the deal and achieving the target on time.
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REFERENCES
• https://www.hdfcbank.com/
• https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/hnw/preferred-banking
• https://www.hdfcbank.com/personal/products/accounts-and-deposits
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDFC_Bank
• https://www.hdfcbank.com/aboutus/awards/default.htm
• https://www.ibef.org/industry/banking-india.aspx
• https://www.hdfcbank.com/aboutus/cg/annual_reports.htm
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ANNEXURE
Banking Experience
Hi, I am Shubhangi Maini, student of Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, GGSIPU,
Delhi. This questionnaire is for my research purpose and the responses recorded will solely
be used for the same. Please fill your genuine responses.
* Required
Section 1 of 2
1. Name *
2. Gender
o Female
o Male
3. Age *
o < 18 yrs
o 19 - 25
o 26 - 39
o 40 - 59
o 60 - 75
o 75
4. Contact Details
5. Occupation
o Business
o Job
o Self employed
o Student
o Professional
o Retired
o Unemployed
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6. E - mail
Section 2 of 2
7. Do you have an account in HDFC Bank ?
o Yes
o No
8. Since how many years you are using banking services at HDFC bank ?
o < 2 yrs
o 3 yrs - 6 yrs
o 7 yrs - 9 yrs
o 10 yrs - 13 yrs
o >14 yrs
o Yes
o No
o Maybe
o Yes
o No
11. Other than this account, do you use any other banking services offered by any
other bank ?
o Yes
o No
o ICICI bank
o Indusind bank
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o Canada bank
o Axis Bank
o Corporation Bank
o Syndicate Bank
o Other:
o Yes
o No
o Imperia Banking
o Preferred Banking
o Classic Banking
15. How many products you have been using at HDFC Bank?
o 1
o 2
o 3
o 4
o 5
o 6
o Savings account
o Salary account
o Current account
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o Fixed deposit (FD)
o Credit card
o Debit card
o Term insurance
o Net banking
o Locker
o Business loan
o Personal loan
o Forex card
o Demat
o None
o Other:
17. Further, are you willing to get any of the other services offered by HDFC Bank?
o Savings account
o Salary account
o Current account
o Credit card
o Debit card
o Term insurance
o Net banking
o Locker
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o Business loan
o Forex card
o Personal loan
o Demat Account
o None
o Other:
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