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Defination of Banking Since a modern bank performs a variety of functions,it is difficult to give an accurate definition for it . This is the reason why different bankers and economists have offered different definartions of the term ‘Banking’. Following is the list of most popular definations of the term ‘Banking’. Banking Regulations Act , 1949 “Banking is defined as accepting for the purpose of lending or investment of deposits of money from the public,repayable on demand or otherwise and withdrawable by cheque,draft,order or otherwise.” R.S. Sayers “A Bank is an institution whose debts(bank deposits)are widely accepted in settlement of other people’s debts to each other.” Prof.Kinley “A Bank is an establishment which makes to individuals such advances of money may be required and safely made, and to which individuals entrust money when not required by them for use.” Prof Hart “A Banker is one who in the ordinary course of his business , receives money which he repays by honoring cheques of persons from whom or on whose account he receives it.”