1. Performance Evaluation of Small Finance Banks in India.
- Author
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Kundu, Debashish
- Subjects
COMMUNITY banks ,BANKING industry ,LOANS ,BANK loans ,MULTIPLE criteria decision making ,BANK deposits ,SAVINGS accounts - Abstract
A recent innovation in the Indian banking system is the emergence of Small Finance Banks (SFBs). These banks are expected to carry forward the task of financial inclusion by providing basic banking services and credit services with a differentiated model. The challenge of these banks is to meet the objectives of constructing a low-cost liability portfolio and an affordable lending structure supported by robust technology. This paper evaluates the performance of five SFBs in addressing these challenges since their inception. The study is based on secondary data, and applies the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method, a multi-criteria decision analysis technique, for overall ranking of the banks based on their performance. The study finds that SFBs have concentration risk on assets and liabilities side of the balance sheet. On the liabilities side, they have low current and savings account deposits and rely heavily on bulk deposits, while on assets side, the share of unsecured microfinance loan is disproportionately large. This anomaly needs to be corrected to meet the objectives envisioned by the Reserve Bank of India while conceiving the idea of SFBs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2022