ICICI Bank launchediLens , adigital lending solution, powered by TCS lending platform.- iLens digitizes the entire mortgage lending process—from application to disbursement—for everyone, including new-to-bank customers.
- Customers can currently avail housing loans via iLens for now, but the bank has plans to offer personal and auto loans on it, too.
The bank said that iLens is an industry-first solution that digitizes the entire lending process—from application to disbursement—for everyone, including new-to-bank customers. It also allows borrowers to track the status of their loan application in real time.
“Currently, we have aligned mortgage loans to iLens platform making us the first to digitize the entire mortgage lending process. This brings in a significant shift in the industry, as digital journeys for home loan are available only till receiving the sanction letter,” said V V Balaji, chief technology officer, ICICI Bank.
Customers can digitally avail housing loans in a hassle-free process through iLens, the bank said. This includes on-boarding via paperless login, uploading documents, instant sanctions, property appraisals and loan disbursement. Going forward, ICICI Bank has plans to offer other loans like personal and auto loans on it, too.
iLens offers a unified digital interface for all stakeholders—customers, employees, sourcing channels, lawyers, technical officers, and underwriters, and can be operated on mobiles, tablets, or desktops. It is also equipped with inbuilt e-sign, e-NACH and e-stamp features.
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Loan disbursals grew both in volume and value terms on a year-on-year, as well as sequential basis, the FACE report said which had collated data from 21 of its association members.
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