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- Bandhan Bank Ltd. (BANDHANBNK.NS) operates as a universal bank focused on financial inclusion, providing a broad range of retail banking, microfinance, MSME lending, and affordable housing finance products and services to urban, semi-urban, and rural customers across India. The bank offers savings accounts (including Neo+ Digital, Legacy, Elite Plus, Elite, Premium, Avni for women, Inspire for seniors, Advantage, Classic, Standard, Sanchay, Pension, Special, PMJDY, BSBDA, and Super Saver variants), current accounts, fixed deposits, recurring deposits, credit cards, debit cards, home loans, personal loans, gold loans, loans against fixed deposits, micro loans, business loans, corporate loans, mortgage loans, mutual funds, insurance products, internet and mobile banking, money transfers, bill payments, merchant payments, and wealth management services. Headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal, and founded in 2015 following the transformation of its microfinance origins dating back to 2001, Bandhan Bank maintains nearly 6,350 banking outlets, including branches and ATMs, across 35 of India's 36 states and union territories, with 73% in rural and semi-urban areas targeting underbanked segments.
Recent developments include the opening of 18 new branches in June 2025 across Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha to bolster semi-urban and rural penetration, bringing total outlets to around 6,300; a strategic bancassurance partnership announced in September 2024 with Bandhan Life Insurance (formerly Aegon Life, acquired by promoter Bandhan Financial Holdings Ltd.) to distribute life insurance through up to 1,700 branches aiming for Rs300 crore in new premiums; and Bandhan Financial Services Ltd.'s acquisition in November 2024 of the Genisys group of IT companies (including entities in the US, UK, and India) for nearly Rs100 crore in an all-cash deal, marking the group's entry into technology services to enhance banking solutions. The bank, an associate of Bandhan Financial Holdings Ltd. (holding a nearly 40% stake), continues to prioritize secured lending growth, with secured assets comprising 52% of its loan book as of June 2025, alongside total advances of Rs1,33,625 crore and deposits of Rs1,54,666 crore. Its equity shares trade on the BSE and NSE, with major shareholders including Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. and Caladium Investment Pte. Ltd.