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ICICI Bank Limited is an Indian multinational bank and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai with a registered office in Vadodara.It offers a wide range of banking and financial services for corporate and retail customers through various delivery channels and specialized subsidiaries in the areas of investment banking, life, non-life insurance, venture capital and asset management.
Growing availability of Internet connected services and the issuance of 1.3 billion biometric ID numbers in the region has made it easier for Indian customers to open bank accounts and use electronic payment systems. As of 2023 there are 907.4 million internet users in India (64% of the population), a 35% increase since 2018.
ICICI Lombard General Insurance is the largest private-sector general insurance company in India. [5] In a 2016 fiscal, ICICI Bank sold a 9.0% stake in ICICI General to its joint venture partner, Fairfax Financial Holdings, at a company valuation of ₹ 172.25 billion (equivalent to ₹ 250 billion or US$2.9 billion in 2023). [6]
On 4 April 2022, HDFC Ltd announced that it would merge with HDFC Bank, marking India's largest-ever M&A deal. [23] [24] As part of the merger, HDFC Ltd would transfer its home loan portfolio to HDFC Bank, while the bank offered depositors of HDFC Ltd the choice of either withdrawing their money or renewing their deposits with the bank at the interest rate that the bank was then offering.
HDFC held 26.14% of shares in HDFC Bank. HDFC Bank sources home loans for HDFC for a fee. [22] The key business areas of HDFC Bank were wholesale and retail banking and treasury operations. As of April 2023, its market capitalisation was ₹ 941,386 crore (US$110 billion), making it India's third largest publicly traded company. [23]
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an Indian public sector company that operates retail payments and settlement systems in India. The organization is an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, for creating a robust payment and settlement infrastructure in India.
There are varied types of electronic payment methods such as online credit card transactions, e-wallets, e-cash and wireless payment system. [5] Credit cards constitute a popular method of online payment but can be expensive for the merchant to accept because of transaction fees primarily. Debit cards constitute an excellent alternative with ...
In May 2021, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), entered into a share purchase agreement for the sale of 44,12,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each, representing 0.62% of the issued and paid-up share capital of HDFC ERGO, in accordance with the direction of Reserve Bank of India to reduce its shareholding in the latter to 50% or below ...