'State Bank plans to introduce innovative products including RD, SIP combo to boost deposit growth'

In a bid to attract depositors, State Bank of India is contemplating to come out with innovative products including a combo product of recurring deposit (RD) and SIP, said the bank's chairman C S Setty.

With the economy progressing, he said, customers are becoming financially more aware and demanding, and have started looking for innovative investment instruments.

Today the customers are looking at the value proposition as financial literacy improves and the concept of asset allocation will gain greater importance, he said.

“Obviously, nobody wants to put everything in a risky asset or a speculative asset...banking products will always be part of the basket. So, we are trying to bring products which will appeal to them,” he said.