Information Technology has found intensive use in the banking space. Most of the banking facilities available today are the gift of IT. To maintain the momentum, the industry has started feeling the requirement of trained IT professionals.

The Indian Banks' Association, to ensure continuous flow of services is planning to create a pool of such professionals.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive of IDBI Intech, Mr. Sanjay Sharma said, "Banks do not have readily available skill-sets to handle technology in-house. Even if employees with aptitude for technology are trained, the challenge is to retain the trained resources."

For maintaining a well-equipped workforce, the banks would have to ensure that they choose candidates which have sound knowledge in the field. They also need to provide them proper training and to monitor their performance.