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Four months after giving an in-principle nod to <keyword id="6010758" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="centrum-financial" source="Orion">Centrum Financial</keyword> Services and <keyword id="7349800" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bharatpe" source="Orion">BharatPe</keyword> to establish a <keyword id="6382595" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="small-finance-bANK" source="Orion">small finance bank</keyword>, the <keyword id="30067" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="RBI" source="Orion">RBI</keyword> on Tuesday granted a licence to the consortium that had expressed interest to take over the crisis-impacted Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank. In June, the Reserve Bank had given the in-principle approval for the SFB licence to the consortium against its interest to take over the PMC Bank, a city-based cooperative lender under restrictions for more than two years after a massive over Rs 7,000-crore fraud at the lender. In a joint statement, <keyword id="59288" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="centrum" source="Orion">Centrum</keyword> and BharatPe, which are uniting equally to build the SFB, said the RBI's final approval has been received earlier in the day, and this is the first time in six years that the central bank has given a banking licence. Earlier in the day, BharatPe announced that former SBI veteran Rajnish Kumar is joining its board as the chairman and will be playing the role of a mentor for the fintech's team on the path to forming an SFB. The new SFB has been incorporated as "Unity Small Finance Bank" and the business model is "one of collaboration and open architecture", uniting all its stakeholders to deliver a seamless digital experience, the statement said. However, details about how the amalgamation with Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank will happen from an operational perspective were not known immediately. The statement said Centrum's MSME and microfinance businesses shall be merged into Unity Small Finance Bank. "We are delighted to receive the licence and excited to partner with BharatPe to create this new age bank, with a strong team. We aspire to be India's first Digital Bank," Centrum Group's chairman Jaspal Bindra said. "We will work tirelessly and smartly to capture this opportunity and build India's first truly Digital Bank ground up," Ashneer Grover, the co-Founder and managing director of BharatPe, said. While granting the in-principle nod on June 18, the RBI had said that the approval has been accorded in specific pursuance to the Centrum Financial Services' February 1 offer expressing interest to take over PMC Bank. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/the-depth-of-indias-power-crisis-22-power-plants-shut-govt-says-coal-crisis-overblown/articleshow/86969860.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">The depth of India's power crisis</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/from-home-sales-and-jewellery-to-power-consumption-these-sectors-are-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels/articleshow/86976154.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">From home sales and jewellery to power consumption, these are all the sectors that are back to pre-pandemic levels</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/if-you-have-these-digital-skills-then-you-can-expect-a-double-digit-salary-hike-next-year/articleshow/86970342.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">If you have these digital skills, then you can expect a double digit salary hike next year</a>

Three-year-old BharatPe and Centrum gets RBI nod to set up a small finance bank

Mumbai, <keyword id="3526030" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fino-payments-bank" source="Orion">Fino Payments Bank</keyword> is keen to become a <keyword id="6382595" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="small-finance-bank" source="Orion">small finance bank</keyword> after having completed five years of operations, Managing Director <keyword id="1336488" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rishi-gupta" source="Orion">Rishi Gupta</keyword> said. The Navi Mumbai-based company is a subsidiary of Fino Paytech, which is backed by marquee investors such as Bharat Petroleum, ICICI Group, Blackstone, IFC, Intel and LIC, among others. The company started operations in July 2017 with 410 branches to become the fourth payments bank after <keyword id="6385180" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="airtel-payments-bank" source="Orion">Airtel Payments Bank</keyword>, <keyword id="3388668" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india-post-payments-bank" source="Orion">India Post Payments Bank</keyword> and <keyword id="3236791" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="paytm-payments-bank" source="Orion">Paytm Payments Bank</keyword>. Fino, which was a remittance service provider, has converted most of its Fino Money Mart outlets into bank branches after getting licence from the Reserve Bank. Also, Fino is the only lender in this space being traded on the exchanges. "From regulatory and compliance perspectives we are eligible for an upgrade to a small finance bank, having completed the mandatory five years of operations. Our board also favours such a conversion and soon we'll be moving an application with the RBI in this regard," Gupta told PTI. On why to stop at small finance bank, and not a full service bank, Gupta said, the company is too small to directly convert to a full service commercial bank from capital and capabilities perspectives. He said, till the upgrade happens, the bank will grow the business with a focus on tie-ups with fintechs under the Fino 2.0 initiative on building digital assets and strengthen the digital offerings. Already, it has tied up with the Sequoia Capital-backed Hubble to offer a spending account, offering customers better value on their lifestyle spends. People can park their funds, spend and save up to 10 per cent on all purchases made from the account. "We're looking at more such tie-ups in the fintech space," Gupta said, adding the company is also tying up with NBFCs from retail lending as payments partner and such loan remains on the book of the NBFC. "We've already tied up with two such shadow banks-Kredbee and Myshublaon," he said. In Q4FY23, its revenue rose 13 per cent to Rs 323 crore and net income jumped 25 per cent to Rs 22 crore with net margin rising to 6.8 per cent from 6.2 per cent. Its deposits grew 66 per cent to Rs 1,200 crore in FY23 from Rs 724 crore in FY22 of which 20 per cent are the low-cost Casa deposits. Gupta said the bank has been adding 2.5 lakh customers monthly on an average in FY24, taking the overall customer base to 71 lakh now. Another new service they began is offering recurring deposits, he said, adding the bank is also working on launching a virtual debit card. Also, under the pipeline is gold loans, mutual funds and medical insurance, Gupta said.

Fino Payments Bank has its eyes set on becoming a small finance bank

<ul><li> As part of the merger, <keyword id="3660661" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="clix-capital" source="Orion">Clix Capital</keyword> Services will also need to take on Suryoday <keyword id="6382595" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="small-finance-bank" source="Orion">Small Finance Bank</keyword>’s gross bad loans worth ₹381 crore. That's nearly a quarter of Clix Capital’s own net worth.</li><li>Both the entities are into completely different lines of business. <keyword id="9295768" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Suryoday-SFB" source="Orion">Suryoday SFB</keyword> is essentially a micro-lender, while Clix Capital is a non-banking financial company that is into MSME and consumer lending.</li><li>Besides Clix Capital getting an indirect banking licence, the deal would help Suryoday SFB diversify its loan book and strengthen its digital presence.</li></ul>AION Capital-backed Clix Capital Services Pvt. Ltd., a non-bank lender, has been out in the market to acquire a banking licence since last year. After a failed attempt to acquire distressed Lakshmi Vilas Bank in November last year, it has now set its eyes on another bank ⁠— Suryoday <keyword id="3896843" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="small-finance-bank-ltd" source="Orion">Small Finance Bank Ltd</keyword>. The proposed merger, according to a source directly aware of the development who spoke on condition of anonymity, is in advanced stages, with Centrum Capital acting as an advisor to the deal. The development was first <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/clix-capital-suryoday-sfb-in-merger-talks-deal-in-advanced-stage-121091300045_1.html">reported</a> by Business Standard on Sep. 13 that said, citing unnamed sources, that both parties were engaged in due diligence for the transaction. Even as the deal would help micro-lender turned banker Suryoday to expand its loan book, the deal comes at a heavy price for Clix Capital. This, as the Gurugam-based non-bank lender will also have to absorb Suryoday’s gross bad loans worth ₹381 crore. That's nearly a quarter of Clix Capital’s own net worth. The cost of the merger, and its own deteriorating asset quality due to the pandemic, will be over and above that. But experts are divided on the benefits of the merger. “There are no visible synergies between Suryoday SFB and Clix Capital, as both have completely different business models,” said <keyword id="12088598" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="anand-dama" source="Orion">Anand Dama</keyword>, research analyst at brokerage firm Emkay Global Securities. “The only plausible explanation for the deal is that it would help Clix Capital indirectly acquire a banking license, while Suryoday will be able to diversify its lending portfolio. But a regulatory approval for the deal could be an arduous task,” he said. There are others who believe Clix Capital will benefit from both cheaper capital, thanks to the banking licence, and new set of borrowers. After the deal was reported, Suryoday SFB’s stock jumped almost 20% to close at Rs 179.40 apiece on the BSE on Monday. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<div class="flourish-embed flourish-chart" data-src="visualisation/7252296"></div>]]></cdata></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What’s On The Table?" comment="subhead" text="What’s On The Table?">What’s On The Table?</cmsannotation> Suryoday SFB is essentially a micro-lender with close to 68% of its loan book worth ₹4,004 crore dedicated to providing micro-loans to women in urban and semi-urban areas, under the joint liability group model. Clix Capital, on the other hand, is mainly into small business and consumer lending that form 82% of its loan book worth ₹4,249 crore. The proposed merger, said Siji Philip, senior research analyst at Axis Securities, may mean a riskier loan book with possible pressure on asset quality metrics, which would need to be resolved over time. “If a deal fructifies, it would also mean that the combined loan book of Suryoday and Clix Capital could face asset quality headwinds and more clarity is awaited on this front. Besides, the merger will create a loan book comprising microfinance from Suryoday, and MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) and consumer finance from Clix, which have been some of the heavily impacted segments during the pandemic,” she said. As of June 30, Suryoday reported gross non-performing assets at 9.5% of its total advances, while it wrote-off loans worth nearly Rs 79 crore. Its GNPA in the quarter ended March, too, was largely the same at 9.4%. “Delinquency in the portfolio increased due to the impact of the second Covid wave. Collections were difficult in the majority of the places across the country in April and May which led to increased PAR (portfolio-at-risk),” said <keyword id="11017591" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="baskar-babu-ramachandran" source="Orion">Baskar Babu Ramachandran</keyword>, managing director and chief executive at the bank during its earnings con-call on Aug. 12. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<div class="flourish-embed flourish-table" data-src="visualisation/7252787"></div>]]></cdata></div> Compare that to Clix Capital, which had gross NPA at 3.37% as on March 31, or about Rs 143 crore, as per a June 29 <a href="https://www.careratings.com/upload/CompanyFiles/PR/12072021061939_Clix_Capital_Services_Private_Limited.pdf">note</a> by Care Ratings. The asset quality numbers as on June 30, 2021 were not available in public domain for Clix Capital. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="The Road Ahead" comment="subhead" text="The Road Ahead">The Road Ahead</cmsannotation> As the contours of the deal get worked out, combining Suryoday and Clix Capital may even help the two entities build a more resilient loan book, said Hemindra Hazari, an independent banking analyst. “Suryoday SFB would need to expand its loan offerings beyond microfinance to build a more resilient loan book, and a deal with Clix Capital would help it do just that,” he said. Besides helping with loan book diversification, the merger would also help Suryoday improve its digital capabilities and lower its operating costs, said Philip. Whereas Clix, said Hazari, will be able to take advantage of lower cost of funds available to a bank. “At a time when non-bank lenders are struggling with liquidity constraints, a merger would go a long way in bringing down the cost of funds,” he said. <div type="javascript" title="Custom" contenttype="Image"><cdata><![CDATA[<div class="flourish-embed flourish-table" data-src="visualisation/7252363"></div>]]></cdata></div> So far, Suryoday, focused on Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, has expanded its book into commercial vehicles, affordable housing and small business loans. But since a bulk of its business is unsecured micro-loans, its asset quality has remained weak. Clix, however, managed to shrink its stressed corporate loan book to 18% as of fiscal 2021, compared to 27% in fiscal 2020. But despite being more efficient with its lending, the cost of capital has increased to 4.53% of total assets, as against 1.23% in the previous fiscal. The credit costs, Care Ratings said in its July note, inched up mainly due to higher provisioning costs amid the pandemic that affected the businesses of its underlying MSME and retail borrowers. The deal, said Hazari, is borne more out of need than synergy between the two lenders. “Though the Reserve Bank of India has been conservative in granting banking licences to NBFCs, acquiring or merging with a bank has become a convenient backdoor entry for some. For Clix, this is a similar opportunity, even if it means absorbing the bad loans of another bank,” he said. 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Clix Capital's urge to be a bank must be too intense for it to merge with Suryoday

<ul><li>Shares of <keyword id="4241330" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="suryoday-small-finance-bank">Suryoday Small Finance Bank</keyword> listed on the stock exchanges at ₹292 per share, which is over 4% less than the issue price. </li><li>The company’s initial public offer (IPO) was oversubscribed by 2.37 times. </li><li>It intends to use proceeds of the IPO towards bolstering its Tier-1 capital -- essentially boosting its financial strength and meeting its future capital requirements. </li></ul>Shares of Suryoday Small Finance Bank debuted at ₹292 per share, which is over 4% lower than its issue price of ₹305. At 10:05 am, the share price of Suryoday Small Finance Bank was hovering around ₹283, down by 7% over the issue price. The ‘new-age’ small finance bank floated its ₹581 crore initial public offer (IPO) earlier this month. The IPO was oversubscribed by 2.37 times, with retail investors leading the fray. Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB) plans to boost its Tier-1 capital from the proceeds of the IPO. This, it says, will be used for meeting future capital requirements. Tier-1 capital refers to the core capital of a bank that consists of equity shares and retained earnings. It is used to measure the bank’s financial strength and its capital adequacy. The grey market premium for SSFB’s shares was hovering in the negative, meaning the grey market expected the bank’s shares to list lower than the issue price. It is worth noting that grey market premium is not an official measure of market premium. SSFB commenced its microfinance operations in 2009. It received the small finance bank (SFB) licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2016. Prior to getting approval to operate as a small finance bank from the Reserve Bank of India, SSFB operated as a non-banking finance corporation and offered small ticket-size loans to women from weaker sections of the society. SSFB serves customers in the unbanked and underbanked categories. It has been serving these segments for over a decade now. “Suryoday Small Finance Bank is among the leading SFBs in India in terms of net interest margins, return on assets, yields and deposit growth and had the lowest cost-to-income ratio among SFBs in India in fiscal 2020,” a report by Axis Capital said. Explaining the extent of SSFB’s operations, a HDFC Securities reported states, “As of December 31, 2020, SSFBL’s customer base was 1.44 million and its employee base comprised 4,770 employees and it operated 554 Banking Outlets including 153 Unbanked Rural Centres.” SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/how-to-check-allotment-status-of-suryoday-small-finance-bank-ipo-online/articleshow/81647204.cms">Suryoday Small Finance Bank IPO allotment live – how to check allotment, listing date and more</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/anupam-rasayan-ipo-lists-at-520-per-share-on-the-india-stock-exchange/articleshow/81663145.cms">Anupam Rasayan fails to dazzle on its stock market debut – shares down by nearly 8% soon after listing</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/adani-green-energy-share-price-hit-upper-circuit-after-the-company-adds-two-renewable-energy-projects-to-its-kitty/articleshow/81627604.cms">Adani Green Energy shares hit upper circuit after the company adds two renewable energy projects to its kitty</a>

Suryoday Small Finance Bank shareholders lost 7% of their investment within minutes of listing

<ul><li><keyword id="4241330" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="suryoday-small-finance-bank">Suryoday Small Finance Bank</keyword> initial public offer (IPO) worth ₹581 crore has gone live today, and it will be open for subscription till March 19.</li><li>The price band is fixed at ₹303-305, and each lot consists of 49 equity shares.</li><li>Analysts are bullish on the bank, pointing to its strong credit processes, strong financial performance and cost-efficient operations.</li><li>The bank has proposed to use the proceeds of the IPO towards boosting its Tier-1 capital base to meet future capital requirements.</li></ul>Suryoday Small Finance Bank (SSFB) has kicked off its initial public offer (IPO) worth ₹581 crore today, March 17. It joins companies like Anupam Rasayan, Craftsman Automation, EaseMyTrip, MTAR Technologies among others that went public this year. The <keyword id="10539050" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Suryoday-Small-Finance-Bank-ipo">Suryoday Small Finance Bank IPO</keyword> is now open and will be live till March 19, with a price band of ₹303-305. Each lot consists of 49 shares. A total of 1.9 crore shares are available for subscription in the IPO. 50% of the issue is reserved for qualified institutional buyers (QIB), 15% for non-institutional bidders and the remaining 35% for retail investors. The proceeds of the IPO are proposed to be used for boosting the bank’s Tier-1 capital base to meet future capital requirements. Tier-1 capital refers to the core capital of a bank that consists of equity shares and retained earnings. It is used to measure the bank’s financial strength and its capital adequacy. Analysts are mostly bullish on the IPO. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Brokerage/analyst </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Recommendation </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">LKP Securities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dilip Davda </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe at own risk </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Anand Rathi </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe for long term </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Marwadi Shares and Finance </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Subscribe </td></tr></tbody></table> “Suryoday Small Finance Bank is among the leading SFBs in India in terms of net interest margins, return on assets, yields and deposit growth and had the lowest cost-to-income ratio among SFBs in India in fiscal 2020,” a report by Axis Capital said. One of the measures to evaluate SSFB’s performance is yield to gross loan portfolio. This measures the bank’s ability to generate income such as interest, fees, and commissions from the loans it has issued. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Year </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Yield on Gross Loan Portfolio </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mar-18 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">21.41% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mar-19 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">21.78% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Mar-20 </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">20.93% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Dec-20* </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:bottom;padding:0pt 5.75pt 0pt 5.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">19.76% </td></tr></tbody></table> Source: Axis Capital Note: *Data up to December 31, 2020. “SSFB has been growing tremendously since the conversion as an SFB and is currently in a robust financial position that will enable them to expand their business quickly,” stated a report by Anand Rathi Research. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="What is the business of Suryoday Small Finance Bank?" comment="subhead" text="What is the business of Suryoday Small Finance Bank?">What is the business of Suryoday Small Finance Bank?</cmsannotation> SSFB currently provides a wide range of products and services, including housing loans, commercial vehicle loans, micro business loans, unsecured micro and small enterprise loans, among others. Explaining the extent of SSFB’s operations, a HDFC Securities reported states, “As of December 31, 2020, SSFBL’s customer base was 1.44 million and its employee base comprised 4,770 employees and it operated 554 Banking Outlets including 153 Unbanked Rural Centres.” SSFB commenced its microfinance operations in 2009. It received the small finance bank (SFB) licence from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2016. Prior to getting approval to operate as a small finance bank from the Reserve Bank of India, SSFB operated as a non-banking finance corporation and offered small ticket-size loans to women from weaker sections of the society. SSFB serves customers in the unbanked and underbanked categories. It has been serving these segments for over a decade now. 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Suryoday Small Finance Bank IPO worth ₹581 crore opens today – should you subscribe?

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New Delhi, Jan 28 () Sachin Bansal has resigned from the board of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd citing that an entity owned and controlled by him has applied for a universal banking licence, according to a regulatory filing.
 Chaitanya India Fin Credit, a microlender in which the Flipkart co-founder has a majority stake, had earlier this month said it has applied to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for universal bank licence.
 "I would like to resign as an independent director of the bank with effect from January 27, 2020. Given an entity owned and controlled by me has made an application to the RBI for a universal banking license, I felt it was -- in the interest of propriety and corporate governance -- only appropriate that I stepped down from this role," Bansal said in his resignation letter, which was disclosed by Ujjivan SFB in the regulatory filing.
 He added that consequently, he will also cease to be a member of various board committees of the bank.
 Ujjivan Small Finance in the filing said, "The bank has received a letter dated January 27, 2020 from Sachin Bansal tendering his resignation as an independent director of the bank with effect from January 27, 2020".
 Bansal had acquired Chaitanya in September with an investment commitment of Rs 739 crore. Chaitanya was founded in 2009 and operates 40 branches in Karnataka, Bihar, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.
 Bansal, chief executive officer of Navi Technologies that had invested in Chaitanya, previously talked about building a universal bank being a reflection of the entity's commitment to provide financial services to those who need them the most.
 "Our vision is to go beyond what hitherto has been broadly defined as 'financial inclusion' and provide access to formal financial services using technology that people can use intuitively and easily," Bansal had said. SR HRS

Sachin Bansal resigns from Ujjivan Small Finance Bank's board

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New Delhi, Dec 16 () Equitas Small Finance Bank (Equitas SFB) on Monday said it has filed draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the regulator SEBI for Rs 1,000 crore initial public offer.
 The Initial Public Offering (IPO) comprises a fresh issue aggregating up to Rs 550 crore and an offer for sale of up to 80,000,000 equity shares by Equitas Holdings Limited (EHL), the promoter, Equitas Small Finance Bank said in a statement quoting DRHP.
 The offer includes a reservation of up to Rs 100 crore for subscription by eligible EHL shareholders and a reservation aggregating up to Rs 5 crore for subscription by eligible employees, it said. 
 "In terms of the RBI In-Principle Approval, RBI Final Approval and SFB Licensing Guidelines, the Bank is required to list its equity shares on the Stock Exchanges within three years from the date of commencement of business by the bank," it said.
 The bank proposes to utilise the net proceeds from the offer towards augmenting Tier I capital base and to meet future capital requirements.
The equity shares will be listed on BSE and NSE.
In September after the small bank failed to be listed within the stipulated timeframe as per the licence agreement, the banking regulator, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), refused to extend the listing deadline for Equitas SFB and barred it from opening new branches till further orders. 
 The regulator also froze the pay of CEO Vasudevan PN. RBI rules mandate that a small finance bank should list within three years of reaching Rs 500-crore net worth.
Although the RBI directive does not have a major implication on the business, the bank will be forced to list by March 2020.
Equitas SFB have been able to diversify their loan portfolio and significantly reduce dependence on microfinance business as compared to other microfinance companies that have converted to SFBs, it said.
 The equity shares will be listed on BSE and NSE, it said. DP MR
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<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/DoYou-Need-Aadhaar-Card-Govt-Says-Yes-Supreme-Court-Says-No/articleshow/22981267.cms">Controversy</a> is still raging over the mandatory use of <keyword id="144117" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="AADHAAR">Aadhaar</keyword>, but an expert <keyword id="2006823" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Committee-on-financial-inclusion">committee on financial inclusion</keyword> has already recommended that the <keyword id="6354335" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="reserve-bank-of-india">Reserve Bank of India</keyword> should leverage the <keyword id="2006820" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aadhaar-network">Aadhaar network</keyword> to ensure that every Indian has a <keyword id="2006817" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Free-bank-account">free bank account</keyword> by January 2016. The recommendation has come from the Committee on Comprehensive <keyword id="2006821" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Financial-Services-for-Small-Business">Financial Services for Small Business</keyword> and Low-Income Households, which is headed by <keyword id="311391" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nachiket-Mor">Nachiket Mor</keyword>, an <keyword id="2006825" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="RBI-board-member">RBI board member</keyword> and former <keyword id="6653" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="ICICI-bank">ICICI Bank</keyword> executive. 
 <keyword id="30067" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="RBI">RBI</keyword> set up the committee last September and it has now sought comments from the public on the <keyword id="1180163" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="draft-recommendations">draft recommendations</keyword> on or before January 24, 2014. Other key members of the panel include former <keyword id="44473" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Citigroup">Citigroup</keyword> CEO <keyword id="25396" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Vikram-Pandit">Vikram Pandit</keyword> and <keyword id="2006826" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Axis-Bank-CMD">Axis Bank CMD</keyword> <keyword id="6356453" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shikha-Sharma">Shikha Sharma</keyword>. 
 According to the report, every Indian resident over 18 years of age should be automatically issued a “universal <keyword id="2006829" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Electronic-bank-account">electronic bank account</keyword> at the time of receiving his/her <keyword id="485058" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aadhaar-number">Aadhaar number</keyword>.” One can choose his/her <keyword id="2006832" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Preferred-bank">preferred bank</keyword> from the empanelled ones and need not pay any fee for opening an account. However, the bank can levy <keyword id="162862" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="transaction-charges">transaction charges</keyword>, the committee says. It also recommends setting up of a ‘unified’ redressal agency under the <keyword id="47209" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Finance-Ministry">finance ministry</keyword> to deal with <keyword id="786199" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="customer-complaints">customer complaints</keyword>. 
 About 90% of small businesses have no links to a <keyword id="154831" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="financial-institution">financial institution</keyword> and 60% of Indians do not have bank accounts, the report states. “Aadhaar is the key piece of infrastructure to enable a customer to be identified and authenticated so that repudiation and fraud risks are minimised and therefore, should become the universal basis for authentication,” it adds. 
 The panel has also suggested that a special type of <keyword id="6368751" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Banks">banks</keyword> should be introduced to provide payment services and deposit products to small businesses and low-income households. Such banks could be categorised as <keyword id="2006841" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Payments-banks">payments banks</keyword> and “they will be restricted to holding a <keyword id="2006842" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Maximum-balance">maximum balance</keyword> of Rs 50,000 per customer,” the report says. Even <keyword id="2006844" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Existing-lenders">existing lenders</keyword> can set up these payments banks as <keyword id="4128451" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="subsidiaries">subsidiaries</keyword>. The report also recommends setting up another category of wholesale banks that will provide funds to other banks and financial institutions that directly lend to low-income households. 
 On the face of it, the recommendations to introduce a multi-layered <keyword id="6354778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Banking">banking</keyword> system make sound sense as these ‘proposed’ entities will be serving the <keyword id="2006855" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Financially-weak">financially weak</keyword> segment of the country and overall, the inclusion plan for 2013-2016 looks good. 
 
Except for the Aadhaar part. 
 But before we go ahead, let us have a look at Aadhaar and what all it offers. Launched by the <keyword id="86474" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Unique-Identification-Authority-of-India">Unique Identification Authority of India</keyword> (<keyword id="6355252" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="UIDAI">UIDAI</keyword>), the <keyword id="804646" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aadhaar-scheme">Aadhaar scheme</keyword> was initially introduced to ‘promote inclusion and benefits of the <keyword id="1389586" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="marginalised-sections">marginalised sections</keyword> of the society that has no <keyword id="2006861" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Formal-identity-proof">formal identity proof</keyword>.’ Even today, Aadhaar-enabled services are essentially linked to various <keyword id="580043" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="government-welfare-schemes">government welfare schemes</keyword> – so that its beneficiaries can access the same in a hassle-free manner. 
 However, the ‘<keyword id="2006816" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Banking-for-all">banking for all</keyword>’ initiative in its ‘suggested’ format cannot be a marginalised movement, aimed to serve only the under-banked/unbanked regions or the weaker section or those below the <keyword id="141042" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="poverty-line">poverty line</keyword>. It has to have a <keyword id="2006866" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Unified-structure">unified structure</keyword> across the country – involving every Indian citizen. In other words, it will be much like the ‘<keyword id="49358" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="voter-card">voter card</keyword>’ mechanism we have in place right now. At the age of 18, an Indian is entitled to get a voter card irrespective of the <keyword id="2006868" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Financial-divides">financial divides</keyword>. Going forward, if the central bank intends to follow the same principle and wants to bring the entire population of the country under its <keyword id="2006870" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Inclusion-umbrella">inclusion umbrella</keyword> (after all, one cannot leave one section of the citizens out of a <keyword id="2006871" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Mass-initiative">mass initiative</keyword> just because they are financially more stable), opening an account at the stipulated age should become mandatory and that means a mandatory <keyword id="1953676" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aadhaar-validation">Aadhaar validation</keyword>. 
 And that brings us back to the basic question – what is the legal status of Aadhaar in India? Is it just a <keyword id="107911" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Financial-inclusion">financial inclusion</keyword> tool for the economically weak or do the government agencies intend to turn it into an ‘all-inclusive’ tool required for every social and <keyword id="672932" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="economic-activity">economic activity</keyword> – right from <keyword id="427269" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Marriage-registration">marriage registration</keyword> to <keyword id="854003" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="land-registration">land registration</keyword>, from banking to <keyword id="6368952" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="shopping">shopping</keyword> and more? 
 The RBI has already asked banks to ensure <keyword id="1953683" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aadhaar-authentication">Aadhaar authentication</keyword> for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Now-RBI-Wants-Aadhaar-Validation-For-Card-based-Transactions/articleshow/26473660.cms">card transactions</a> at merchant locations. “All new card present infrastructure has to be enabled for both <keyword id="1953693" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="EMV-chip-and-PIN">EMV chip and PIN</keyword> and Aadhaar (<keyword id="1953679" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Biometric-validation">biometric validation</keyword>) acceptance,” the central bank stated in a notification on November 26 last year. 
 Although the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> has ruled that the <keyword id="6356006" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aadhaar-card">Aadhaar Card</keyword> is not mandatory to get <keyword id="1739662" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="government-benefits">government benefits</keyword> and services, and the <keyword id="1878758" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="National-Identity-Authority-of-India-Bill">National Identity Authority of India Bill</keyword> is yet to get Parliamentary nod, Aadhaar seems to be enjoying a more hallowed status and getting its teeth deep into every key financial transaction one can think of. That might not be quite desirable at this stage as divulging <keyword id="441301" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="biometric-data">biometric data</keyword> (required for Aadhaar Card) is still considered voluntary and <keyword id="2006881" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Secure-storage">secure storage</keyword> of the same cannot be guaranteed even now. 
 The rest of the recommendations by the committee dwell on the structure and requirements of the <keyword id="2006882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Proposed-banks">proposed banks</keyword>, <keyword id="6597293" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="priority-sector-lending">priority sector lending</keyword> and deposits, and classification of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). 
 Interestingly, the payment banks will be required to meet the standard <keyword id="35038" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="crr">CRR</keyword> terms and must also deposit the balance proceeds in approved <keyword id="838337" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="SLR-securities">SLR securities</keyword> with duration of no more than three months. As they won’t be permitted to assume any kind of <keyword id="854662" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Credit-risk">credit risk</keyword>, which literally rules out any risk of default, the <keyword id="2006891" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Minimum-entry-capital">minimum entry capital</keyword> for them will be Rs 50 crore instead of the Rs 500 crore required for full-service commercial banks in the country. Also, the wholesale banks cannot accept deposits bigger than Rs 5 crore from a single depositor. 
 The RBI had launched a three-year financial <keyword id="2006853" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Inclusion-programme">inclusion programme</keyword> in April 2010, which prompted banks to open outlets in 200,000 villages. The current recommendations seek to deepen such access and experts even feel that the new banking licences, to be announced soon, can be categorised accordingly. But both the government and the RBI should ensure that the programme becomes ‘inclusive’ in the true sense of the term and validation issues should not throw a spanner in the works.

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