Banking

Core banking solution implementation consultancy:

Urban co-operative bank from Thane having 13 branches – (Omni by Infrasoft). End to end consultancy on Core banking solution implementation and Information System Audit. This assignment involves consultancy on:

1. Software/Hardware selection
2. Network design
3. Data center preparation
4. Requirement definition, GAP analysis and customization issues
5. Data migration
6. Formulation of IT security policy
7. Information System Audit based on RBI guidelines

Scheduled co-operative bank having 37 branches and an urban co-operative bank having 13 branches – (Omni by Infrasoft):

Software consultancy – This includes consultancy on:

1. Software selection
2. Requirement definition, GAP analysis and customization issues
3. Data migration

System Audit in Data Center environment

Multi-State Schedule co-operative bank having 80+ branches - Information System Audit- CBS software in use- Finacle (Infosys)

1. Software feature study and utilization audit
2. Hardware Audit
3. Software implementation audit
4. Data migration Audit involving checking of data migration strategy, Data migration tool, and the migrated data
5. Data Center Audit
6. Network Audit including port scanning, vulnerability scanning
7. IT procedures Audit
8. ATM Audit
9. RTGS system audit

A commercial bank having 79 branches - CBS software in use- TC4 by TCS:

1. Information System Audit – based on COBIT audit guidelines involving
1. Software controls review
2. IT management and organisation review and
3. IT procedures review
2. Hardware certification audit – The assets purchased/installed by the banks were physically and logically verified for its existence and accuracy in number.

A Scheduled co-operative bank having about 16 branches based in Mumbai CBS:

Software in use – Omni by Infrasoft

1. Information System Audit – based on COBIT audit guidelines involving
1. Software controls review
2. IT management and organisation review
3. IT procedures review
4. ATM Audit

DCC banks based in Raigad (50 branches) and in Surat (50+ branches) Information System Audit including

1. Software audit – security and control aspects
2. Implementation audit
3. IT procedures audit

Similar type of audits have been conducted in about 30+ co-operative banks and also in nationalized banks using different software platforms.