- Business
- CSB Bank Limited (CSBBANK.BO) operates as a private sector bank in India, providing retail banking, corporate/wholesale banking, SME banking, treasury operations, and other financial services to small and medium enterprises, retail customers, and non-resident Indians. The bank offers savings accounts, current accounts, salary/payroll accounts, fixed and recurring deposits, family banking products; personal loans, gold loans, vehicle loans, home loans, educational loans, taxpayer liquidity schemes, medicash, and VIP car loans; life and general insurance products through partnerships with HDFC Life, Edelweiss Tokio, ICICI Prudential Life, and Reliance General Insurance; NRI services including NRO, NRE, FCNR, RFC accounts, inward remittances, forex rates, and correspondent banking; SME and corporate solutions such as term loans, working capital loans, export/import finance, letters of credit, buyer/supplier credits, commercial vehicle loans, bill discounting, cash credit, overdrafts, trade finance including packing credit, export bill collection, negotiation, and advance remittances; digital services encompassing net banking, mobile banking, e-passbook, bill payments, online transactions, and doorstep banking; as well as treasury activities focused on asset-liability management, statutory reserves, securities trading, foreign exchange, and liquidity management. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Thrissur, Kerala, the bank maintains a network of over 785 branches and more than 746 ATMs across 16 states and union territories, with a strong presence in Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka, serving over 2 million customers. Backed by Fairfax India through FIH Mauritius Investments Ltd holding a significant stake since 2018, CSB Bank recently reports robust growth with gross advances up 32% year-on-year to ₹33,142 crore and deposits rising 20-22% in recent quarters driven by 36% expansion in gold loans; it received RBI approval in 2025 to establish its first overseas representative office in Dubai to enhance NRI deposit mobilization and retail services amid increasing bulk deposit reliance.