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- Union Bank of India (UNIONBANK.NS), one of India's leading public sector banks headquartered in Mumbai and founded in 1919, provides a comprehensive range of banking and financial services across retail banking, corporate/wholesale banking, treasury operations, international banking, and government business; core offerings include savings and current accounts, fixed and recurring deposits, personal loans, home loans, vehicle loans, education loans, gold loans, credit cards, debit cards, cash management services, depository services, merchant banking, online trading, agency business for insurance and mutual funds, wealth management, MSME finance, rural and agricultural finance, NRI services, trade finance, and digital banking platforms such as Vyom mobile app and internet banking; the bank operates over 9,300 domestic branches, more than 10,000 ATMs, and 23,000 business correspondent points primarily in India with international presence through branches in Dubai and Sydney, a wholly owned subsidiary Union Bank of India (UK) Ltd in London, representative offices in Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, and a joint venture in Malaysia. Subsidiaries include Union Asset Management Co. Private Limited, Union Trustee Co. Pvt. Limited, Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance, Andhra Pradesh Grameena Bank, Corpbank Securities Ltd., and UBI Services Ltd. In recent developments, the bank's board approved a Rs 6,000 crore capital raise in June 2025 through up to Rs 3,000 crore in equity via qualified institutional placements, further public offers, or rights issues and Rs 3,000 crore in Basel III-compliant debt including AT1 and Tier 2 bonds; it completed the amalgamation of Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank into Andhra Pradesh Grameena Bank effective May 2025; and reports in late 2025 indicate the Finance Ministry is evaluating a potential merger with Bank of India to form India's second-largest public sector bank.