How to Open a Bank Account and Operational Banking Tips.
Keep in mind an Operation Officer is a back bone of a banking system and he Operate all the operation work of a bank. Today my topic is How to Open a bank account and what main tips have to kept in mind during Opening a banking Account. As an Operation Officer of Banking you can Understand most attractive banking tips in this Article. Hope this will be a very productive and knowledge paying post. So Keep in Touch and Read all banking tips in this post. You will learn these basic thing in this Article. What you will Learn In this Article:
· How to open banking Account?
· What we need for Opening a banking Account?
· What is Account Opening in banking sector?
· As a Banker what you have to Kept in mind during Account Opening?
· Most beautiful banking tips for Operation Work.
Dear User here are some best tips for Banking in Operation work and if you are Account Opening Officer what you have to kept in mind let find the best tips and tricks for banking jobs and as a new customer of a bank and you like to open an account in that specific banking procedure what are the basic tips for learning how to open a account in a bank. Here are the most attractive tips for banking in Operation work of banking. Let know How to open an banking account and what have to kept in mind as being a operation Office. Read all banking tips in detail and it will be my pleasure that you will feel all these suggestion as a Professional tips.
How to Open a Bank Account and Operational Banking Tips.
1. The following essential points are kept in view at the time of opening of new accounts:
2. Maximum information relating to the means, line and place of business of the prospective customer should be obtained.
3. Signatures on the account opening forms as well as on S.S. Cards must be admitted by the Manager/Manager Operations in presence of the account opener.
4. If an unusual credit not compatible with the status of the customer is noticed, the balance or operations in the account must be enquired into with utmost care to ensure that customers of good standing are not offended.
5. Special care must be exercised while opening accounts of high risk customers, partnership firms, limited companies, clubs, trusts and societies etc. Legal documents viz. Partnership Deeds, Memorandum & Articles of Association, Rules Governing Clubs, Trusts and Societies must be obtained and copies be retained and filed with the AOFs. Manager/Operation Manager must study these documents and satisfy himself completely before allowing operations on such accounts. Such accounts be opened in proper category.
6. Branch Managers/Operation Managers have been permitted to delegate the duty to attest signatures on account opening forms and S.S. Cards to an Officer, provided they are satisfied that the officer concerned is able to discharge this work satisfactorily.
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8. The prospective clients shall personally visit the branch so that Branch Manager/Staff may have firsthand knowledge about him.
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10. Valid Computerized National Identity Card, in original, shall be scrutinized and compared with its photocopy. The officer opening the account shall certify on the photocopy “Original Seen & Returned”. However, senior citizens above 65 years of age are exempted from expiry of CNIC.
11. Copies of CNIC shall invariably be verified, before opening the account, from NADRA through utilizing on-line facility. It should however, be noted that verification through NADRA system carries cost therefore, this system would be used only for verification of customers CNIC.
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13. However, attested copy of National Identity Card, for Overseas Pakistani (NICOP) and Pakistan Origin Card (POC) issued by National Database Registration Authority can be accepted for opening of bank accounts in Pakistan both in local and foreign currency in lieu of Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC).
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15. The specimen signatures of the new A/c openers will be minutely tallied with specimen signatures on their CNIC, in case there is a visible difference in both these specimen signatures then a declaration as per enclosed format (annexure-5 appended at the end of Manual) must be obtained to clarify the factual status of specimen signatures. Such declaration will be part of their Account Opening Form which must be kept carefully attached with the relative Account Opening Forms for inspection of Auditors.
16. In case CNIC issued by NADRA which do not bear photograph of the customer, account can be opened if the customer provides any other valid document which bears his/her photograph. Where customers do not have any other valid documents which bear their photos, account of such persons can also be opened, subject to provision of following documents:-
a. 1. A copy of the photograph duly attested by a gazetted officer/Nazim
b. A copy of CNIC without photograph duly attested by the same person who has attested the photograph as per Sr (1) above.
c. A confirmation in writing to the effect that they have no other document bearing their photograph.(specimen of confirmation is appended at the end of Manual as annexure-6)
d. It is also advised to ensure that the CNIC and the photograph are of the same person whose account is being opened. The particulars /CNIC of such persons must be confirmed from NADRA through its “VeriSys” system.
17. Letter of thanks must be sent to every new account holder. In order to establish genuineness of the new customer, letter of thanks shall be sent to him/her at recorded address through courier service; however, at stations where such facility is not available a Registered A.D Post may be sent.
18. As far as possible, the account-opening job shall be handled by the ranch Managers/Manager Operations themselves or senior officers. The officer opening the new account must ensure that the relevant information to the fullest possible extent has been obtained from the prospective customer concerning his means, line and place of business. Each and every column of the account opening form shall be neatly and correctly filled in with necessary details.
19. Special Instructions if any must be clearly incorporated in the account opening form/SS card and must also be authenticated by all the parties having interest in that account.
20. In case the account is opened in the name of two or more persons, definite instructions must be obtained concerning the followings and must be got authenticated under full signatures of all the parties to the account:
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a. Who shall operate the account?
22. To whom the balance shall be paid in case of death of any of the party to the account?
23. All Govt. semi Govt. and Autonomous Bodies accounts shall be opened subject to authority issued by the concerned department duly signed by the competent authority.
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25. Govt. Accounts would not be opened in the personal names of the Government official(s). Any such Account, which is to be operated by an officer of the Federal/Provincial/Local Government in his/her official capacity, shall be opened only on production of special resolution /authority from the concerned administrative department duly endorsed by the Ministry of Finance or Finance Department of the concerned Provincial or Local Government along with *copy of CNIC of the Government official(s) who want to open their account. On the transfer of authorized signatory (ies) copy of the CNIC of incoming officer along-with transfer order would also be taken and kept on record.
26. Special information concerning the profession or occupation of the prospective customer shall be recorded in the account opening form. The description such as “Private Service” or “Businessman” is insufficient for the purpose. In this concern, details like position of the account opener, his grade, the name of his employer and his complete official address shall be recorded in the account opening form. Likewise, for a businessman, his position as retailer, whole-seller, proprietor, partner, nature, line and place of his business shall be incorporated in the account opening form.
27. The account opener shall put his signatures on the account opening form at required places as well as on the specimen signature cards in presence of the Officer/Manager. These signatures are required to be admitted by the Bank officer or Manager Operations.
28. Cheque book shall not be issued to the new account openers unless all formalities regarding opening of accounts have been completed and letter of thanks is acknowledged by the account holder.
29. Account shall be opened with cash only.
30. Branches shall not open any account in the name of an UN-discharged insolvent person.
31. In case of opening the account in the name of an individual or sole proprietary concern, the customer may be requested to sign a declaration stating that in the event of the Bank not hearing from him/her for a period of three years, the Bank may advise the existence of the account to the named next of kin.
32. In the event of the death of a customer, the balance in his/her account may be disposed off with the assistance of the named next to kin.
33. After filling in the account opening forms and admitting/authenticating the signatures of the new account holders, the officer shall seek the approval of the Manager.
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