The role of banks
As a currency management enterprise, banks are an important part of financial institutions, which is conducive to the financing and circulation of social capital. Banks are intermediaries between lenders and depositors. By absorbing deposits, banks gather idle monetary assets and small monetary savings in society and lend them to people in need by means of loans.
Banks can act as intermediaries for payment. Banks handle payment, receipt, payment and settlement for commodity producers and businessmen, and settle accounts. One is to open an account, which is divided into basic deposit account account and general account. Settlement and sale of foreign exchange on the basis of account opening. Settlement methods include remittance, entrusted collection, draft, letter of credit, etc. And basic deposit account also has a cash withdrawal function.
Bank cards and payment services, including debit card business, credit card business, foreign card agency business, payment business based on credit card, and wealth management, are project investment value-added services that meet the needs of some wealth customers and private banking customers. Investment business is the business of providing funds for projects through trusts, securities companies or inter-bank markets.