In the era of conventional banking, way before the advent of ebanking, predictably Mondays were known for huge cash intake (deposits) with many customers, especially market men and women using bags and sacks to haul in cash into bulk rooms of various banks, while Fridays were known for huge cash withdrawals. Despite the laborious human-dependent labour, bank customers were attracting interests payments (especially on special deposit and savings accounts) while the banks were making their huge profits.

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