
StanChart8217;s electronic banking
MUMBAI: Standard Chartered Bank StanChart on Wednesday announced its launch of electronic banking, and payment products in the country. These new facilities will enable StanChart8217;s customers to initiate transactions electronically with in-built state-of-the-art security features, and complement the bank8217;s existing cash management offerings like reporting services, and cheque collections. StanChart8217;s electronic banking interfaces have two variants: Electronic Banking Services for Windows EBSW8217; and National Payment Services NPS8217;. EBSW will offer benefits like transaction and balance reporting, initiation of transactions for issuance of cashiers orders and bank drafts, as well as domestic and cross-border fund transfers. It will also customers to communicate with the bank through secured e-mail, and operates on a customer-friendly Windows-based customer workstation.
Reliance hikes polymer prices again
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries has onceagain hiked the prices of polymer, polyester and intermediates effective from June 1. Polyester staple fibre price was hiked to Rs 49 per kg in June from Rs 45 per kg in May. While partially-oriented yarn prices POY was hiked to Rs 61 per kg from Rs 57 per kg in May, purified terepthalic acid PTA price was hiked to Rs 26.1 per kg from Rs 24 per kg.
The company has effected five price revisions in the last three months. Polyvinyl chloride PVC prices have grown by 40 per cent in the last three months, followed by polypropylene PP by 33 per cent and polyethylene by 26 per cent. Polyester prices, PSF and POY, have risen by 21 per cent and 13 per cent, since March this year.