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Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd

NSE: UTKARSHBNK BSE: 543942

12.55

(-0.95%)

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Company History

2015

  • The Promoter was granted the RBI In-Principle Approval to establish an SFB on October 7, 2015.

2016

  • The Bank was incorporated as ‘Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Limited’ on April 30, 2016 at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 2013 and was granted a certificate of incorporation by the Registrar of Companies, Central Registration Centre.
  • The Bank was granted the RBI Licence to carry on business as an SFB on November 25, 2016.

2017

  • Commenced the banking operations
  • Launched the mobile banking and internet banking facilities
  • The Bank was included in the second schedule to the RBI Act pursuant to a notification bearing no. DBR.NBD.(SFB-UMFL).No.2689/16.13.216/2017-2018 dated October 4, 2017 issued by the RBI and published in the Gazette of India (Part III - Section 4) dated November 7, 2017.
  • The Bank commenced its business operations on January 23, 2017.

2018

  • Launched the wholesale lending business and personal loans
  • Launched the asset business through business correspondents
  • The deposit base crossed Rs. 20,000 million
  • The gross advances crossed Rs. 30,000 million
  • Launched bancassurance business with partners
  • Increase in savings accounts and active loan clients to over 200,000 and 2,000,000 respectively
  • Launched bill payment services

2019

  • Launched cashless disbursements for microfinance loans
  • Conversion of microfinance branches to Banking Outlets

2020

  • The deposit base crossed Rs. 50,000 million
  • We crossed 500 banking outlets
  • Launched micro-banking business and two-wheeler loans
  • The customer base crossed 2.50 million

2021

  • Launched digital on-boarding of accounts
  • Launched non-fund based facility and working capital loans

2022

  • Opened branches in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala
  • Launch of green PIN initiative at Micro ATMs as replacement for physical PIN mailers
  • Launch of white label payment gateway
  • Launch of collection current account and escrow bank account products
  • Launch of Utkarsh UPI application
  • We reached 686 banking outlets
  • Crossed one million debit card issuances
  • Appointed as corporate agent by Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Limited, Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company Limited and Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Limited for soliciting insurance policies
  • Launched brown label ATM services
  • On-boarded Finnable Technologies Private Limited as a business correspondent
  • Launched Atal Pension Yojana at the Bank
  • The deposit base crossed Rs. 100,000 million
  • Shifting of registered office to Utkarsh Tower, NH – 31 (Airport Road), Sehmalpur, Kazi Sarai, Harhua, Varanasi, 221 105, Uttar Pradesh, India, a property owned by the Bank
  • Utkarsh Launched USFB by Prime Minister of India.

2023

  • Crossed 800,000 customers on-boarded through digital onboarding
  • Launched ‘Utkarsh Gold Loan’, a secured gold loan product
  • Launched UPI-LITE – on-device wallet functionality for UPI users
  • On-boarded Moneyboxx Finance Limited as a business correspondent
  • Appointed as corporate agent by Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited
  • Launched facility for cashless disbursement of JLG loan to clients
  • Launched facility for cashless collection of JLG loan instalments
  • Partnership with ICICI Securities Limited for 3-in-1 accounts comprising demat, online trading and savings account
  • Empanelment by Government of Chhattisgarh for deposit of government amounts in commercial banks
  • Empanelment by Government of Maharashtra for disbursement of salary and allowances to government employees and for providing pension to pensioners
  • Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd expands its presence in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

2024

  • Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Celebrates 7yrs of Success.

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