- Business
- Ujjivan Financial Services Limited, the promoter of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Limited, operates as a financial services provider focused on mass-market banking for unserved and underserved segments in India; it offers micro loans, gold loans, vehicle loans including two-wheeler loans, MSME loans, home loans, housing loans, micro-mortgages, agriculture loans, working capital loans, savings accounts, current accounts, fixed deposits, recurring deposits, tax saver deposits, senior citizen products, debit cards, insurance products, retail forex and trade services, video banking, and mobile, internet, and phone banking facilities with biometric-enabled ATMs and Aadhaar-enabled KYC account opening. Headquartered in Bengaluru and founded in 2005 as a non-banking financial company, the entity transitioned through its small finance bank commencing operations in February 2017 with scheduled bank status in August 2017; it maintains a network of 766 branches across 334 districts in 26 states and union territories, serving nearly 99 lakh customers with diversified loan segments including wholesale at 8%, SME at 27%, education at 12%, MFI at 11%, vehicle at 25%, gold at 13%, and home at 4%, targeting urban, semi-urban, rural, Tier II and III markets, progressive farmers, MSMEs, and families through products like Sampoorna family banking and Navratna premium services. Recent developments include the 2022 board approval of its reverse merger into Ujjivan Small Finance Bank completed by 2025 as announced on its website redirecting to ujjivansfb.in, receipt of RBI's Authorised Dealer Category 1 licence in 2024 enabling foreign exchange services, application for a universal banking licence in 2025, robust Q2 FY25 loan book growth of 14% year-over-year driven by 43% in housing and 57% in another segment, upward revisions to savings deposit rates reaching up to 7.25% and fixed deposits to 7.45% effective August 2025 with senior citizen rates at 7.95%, and digital fixed deposit launches alongside mobile banking app updates.