The document summarizes key aspects of the banking domain, including the importance of banking in finance, services provided by banks, risks faced by banks, and applications of data science in solving banking problems. It provides an example of how JP Morgan uses data analytics for fraud detection, predictive analysis, and providing customized experiences. It also discusses challenges in testing banking applications and concludes that data science can help banks improve risk management, customer service, and efficiency.

1. KARNIKA A
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SUBMITTED TO MR. ABDUL MR
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2. Table of contents
• About the Domain
• Why the Banking domain is Essential in Finance
• Services Provided by the Banking Institutions
• Major Risks Faced by the Banking Institutions
• Applications of Data Science in Solving the Problems of the Domain
• Real Life Example: JP morgan's Use of Data Analytics
• Challenges and Use cases of the Banking Domain Testing
• Conclusion

3. The Domain - Banking and Finance
The financial sector is the segment of the economy comprising businesses
and institutions that offer financial services to both consumer and corporate
clients. An economy is in good shape if its financial sector is vital. The sector
comprises many sectors, including banking, investing, insurance, and real
estate organizations.
Some of the most well-known banking institutions in the world are among
the biggest firms in the financial industry, including the following:
• JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
• Wells Fargo (WFC)
• Bank of America (BAC)
• Citigroup (C)

4. Why the Banking domain is important in Finance
• The Banking domain comprises all the components that are required to run
financial service end to end. It encompasses the transaction and distribution
process; the manner in which consumers engage with the system, the goods,
and services the business delivers; and the technology involved.
• The area of technology and processes is the area of banking that is the widest.
The technology utilized to meet performance goals, the manner the
organization manages its personnel, their roles and duties, and the procedures
that clients must adhere to in order to complete a transaction are all included.
• Company managers can set the checkpoints required to enhance the
institution's performance by using a banking system as a framework. The
elements of the banking domain like the customers, the particular niche of
banking institutions, products and services, distribution and sales, and
technology, are widely relied upon by both developers and testers of financial
applications.

5. Services Provided by Banking Institutions
Banking institutions involve advancing investment banking
solutions for various businesses, organizations, and
governments, such as mergers and acquisitions, capital raising,
and risk management. They also offer insights into investment
banking and the larger fields of finance, economics, and
markets. Healthcare, technology, mergers and acquisitions
(M&A), shareholder involvement, and other industries are
covered.
A firm's interactions with the India-based subsidiaries, branches,
liaison offices, or project offices of its American clients are
managed by Commercial Bank International in India (CB-
India). As customers increase their presence in India, the
organizations part of this domain, offer them local knowledge,
consultative assistance, and complete banking solutions.

6. Major Risks Faced by the Banking Sector are:
Credit risk The most prominent risk facing banks is credit risk. When
counterparties or borrowers breach contractual duties, it happens. One
instance is when borrowers fail to make a loan payment for the principal
or interest. Mortgages, credit cards, and fixed-income assets are all
subject to default. Derivatives and offered guarantees are other instances
where obligations may not be met.
Operational risk is the possibility of suffering losses due to inaccuracies,
errors, or damage brought on by people, systems, or procedures.
Operational risk is lower for straightforward business activities like retail
banking and asset management and greater for activities like sales and
trading. Internal fraud and transaction errors are examples of losses
brought on by human error. On a larger scale, fraud can occur by
breaching a bank’s cybersecurity.

7. Market risk mainly results from a bank's capital market activity. Credit
spreads, interest rates, commodity prices, and equity markets are
unpredictable.
Liquidity risk The capacity of a bank to get money to satisfy financing
obligations are referred to as liquidity risk. If a bank delay giving some of
its clients cash for a day, other depositors can rush to withdraw their
money as they lose faith in the bank. Overreliance on short-term funding
sources, a balance sheet heavily weighted in illiquid assets, and a decline
in client confidence in the bank are some causes of banks' liquidity issues.

8. Banking analytics refers to the use of artificial intelligence and machine
learning to analyse customer data and make choices in the banking industry.
Using such analytics, data is examined, patterns are found, and forecasts are
created.
The banking domain needs to be aware of the must-have characteristics a
successful software tool has to offer like:
1. Secure user authentication mechanisms
2. Built-in management system
3. QR payment support
4. ATM locator
5. Real time processing and batch processing

10. Risk Analysis
The banking sector places a strong focus on risk
modeling. It aids them in developing fresh methods of
performance evaluation. One of its most crucial
components is credit risk modeling. Banks can use
credit risk modeling to examine how loans will be
repaid. There is a possibility that the borrower won't be
able to pay back the loan in credit hazards.
Credit risk is complicated for banks to manage due to
its many variables. Banks can use risk modeling to
analyze the default rate and create plans to strengthen
their lending programs. Before authorizing a loan in a
high-risk situation, banking companies can analyze and
categorize defaulters with the use of big data and data
science.
Applications of Data Science in solving Problems in the
Banking & Financial Sector

11. Fraud Detection
Machine learning breakthroughs have made it simpler for businesses to identify
fraud and anomalies in transactional patterns. Monitoring and analyzing user
behavior for predictable or harmful patterns is part of fraud detection. Utilizing
data science, businesses may develop clustering tools that will aid in identifying
various trends and patterns in the ecosystem for fraud detection. These tools will
make use of machine learning and predictive analytics. Different methods, such
as K-means clustering and SVM, are useful in constructing the framework for
identifying odd activity and transaction patterns.
Customer Analytics
Banks can use predictive analytics to categorize potential clients and assign them
with high future value so that the firm can focus on them. While the
categorization algorithms assist the banks in attracting new clients, keeping them
is a difficult challenge. Various tools are employed in the preprocessing, cleaning,
and predicting data. They include Generalized Linear Models (GLM),
Classification and Regression Trees (CART), etc.

12. Customer Segmentation
Banks divide their customer base to serve client needs depending on their
behaviors and shared traits. In this case, segmenting clients based on similar
behaviors and identifying future customers rely heavily on machine learning
techniques like classification and clustering. K-means is a well-liked clustering
method that is frequently employed for grouping related data points. Customer
segmentation can be helpful to financial institutions in the ways of identifying
customers depending on how profitable they are, dividing clients into groups
according to how they use banking services, and strengthening their connections
with their clients.
Recommendation Engines
One of the key functions of a bank is to offer clients individualized experiences.
Offers and additional services are suggested using consumer transactions and
personal information data. After reviewing past transactions, banks also make an
educated guess as to what items the consumer could be interested in purchasing.

13. Predictive and real-time Analytics
The practise of utilising computer methods to forecast future occurrences is
known as predictive analytics. Predictive analytics' primary toolkit is machine
learning. The best instrument for enhancing the banks' analytical approach is
machine learning.
Data analysis is more important than ever because of the exponential growth of
data, which has led to a plethora of use cases.

14. JP MORGAN'S USE OF DATA ANALYTICS
JP Morgan uses Hadoop to analyze data and detect fraudulent activities, to add
value to the consumers. it uses predictive analysis to forecast its clients' effective
cash management practices.
JP Morgan's clients may get clear information using the "CreditMap" application.
Real-time analytics are offered to the clients via the Datawatch platform. the
organization uses big data analytics to use public information and help
policymakers prevent financial disasters.
JPMorgan explores, combines, and securely analyses various cyber datasets using
Sqrrl's big data analytics platform. JP Morgan uses big data to read the US
economy, for fraud detection, to get a clear perspective of credit market data, for
effective cash management, and to enrich customer experience.

15. Challenges and Use cases in Banking Domain Testing
Testing the applications in the banking domain is challenging. Assessing these
tools requires a high level of financial expertise and knowledge in data analysis.
Following are some challenges that are popularly faced by analysts while testing
applications in this domain:
• Implementing a strict security system
• Complex database
• Integrations with other tools
• Real-time data support
• Active device support

16. Conclusion
Testing banking domain applications is essential since it gives business owners
perspectives they might not have known before. It is preferable to take time
and identify every problem while the project is still in development rather than
correcting problems in a hurried atmosphere after the app has been released.
Banks must recognize the critical role of data science, incorporate it into their
decision-making process, and create strategies based on useful insights from
their client's data to acquire a competitive edge.
The approaches and tools provided by data science may increase the precision
of risk management, and the caliber of customer service, as well as automate
and speed up various business operations, so improving the organization's
overall efficiency. Adopting innovative techniques and algorithms for handling
timely information is crucial for remaining competitive and boosting
profitability.