A secure brokerage network for retail banking services

The objective of this paper is to propose and describe a secure and trusted brokerage network for offering retail-banking services. The goal of this n etwork is to collect information about retail-banking service offerings fro m various commercial banks and make this information available to the publi c. Facilities that will help prospective clients to decide on the right ser vice according to their needs are also offered. Mobile intelligent agent te chnology will enhance functionality, efficiency and performance. (C) 2000 E lsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.