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On 4 April 2022, HDFC Ltd announced that it would merge with HDFC Bank, marking India's largest-ever M&A deal. [24] [25] 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.
Structured Financial Messaging System (SFMS) is a secure messaging standard developed to serve as a platform for intra-bank and inter-bank applications.It is an Indian standard similar to SWIFT which is the international messaging system used for financial messaging globally.
The company is a joint venture between Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC), one of India's leading housing finance institutions and Abrdn, a global investment company. [5] As of 31 March 2020, the promoters; HDFC Ltd. and Standard Life (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Ltd. hold a 51.69% and 34.75% stake in HDFC Life respectively. [5]
The company lends to under-graduate and post-graduate students studying in India or abroad. HDFC held about 90% shares in this company. [15] In 2023, HDFC sold a majority stake in HDFC Credila to a consortium of private equity firms, led by Baring EQT and ChrysCapital, for ₹ 9,060 crore (US$1.1 billion). [31]
[13] [14] [15] Over 95% of Indian consumers prefer to keep their money in bank accounts, while less than 10% choose to invest in equities or mutual funds, according to a SEBI survey. [16] As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), a significant portion of Indian household financial assets are held in the form of bank deposits.
HDFC Securities is the stock-broking arm of India’s largest private-sector lender, HDFC Bank, [2] and began operations in April 2000. It began as a joint venture between HDFC Bank Limited, HDFC Limited and Indocean eSecurities Holdings Limited. [3] Along with its stock broking services, HDFC Securities is a distributor of financial products.
Savings accounts are very popular in India, and almost 80% of the population have one, with many having multiple savings accounts. [4] The reserve bank has also introduced Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account [ 5 ] which has certain limits, but allows customer to start a bank account with no minimum balance.
Structure of the organised banking sector in India. Scheduled Banks in India refer to those banks which have been included in the Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 . [ 1 ] Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in turn includes only those banks in this Schedule which satisfy all the criteria laid down vide section 42(6)(a) of the said Act.