Private banks in India.



Private sector banks in India are the banks where the majority of the shares or
equity is not held by the government, but by private share-holders. These banks
are a part of the Indian banking system which comprises of both private banks
and public sector banks. The banking sector in India is dominated by the public
sector banks. However
after liberalization
in the government banking policy in the 1990s, the private sector banks have
emerged and have grown rapidly over the two decades since liberalization, using
the latest technology, providing contemporary innovations and monetary tools
and techniques.
Major difference between Public
Sector banks & Private Sector banks is that Public Sector banks dominate
the Indian banking system, with total market share of nearly 72.9%, whereas Private
sector banks, with nearly 19.7%.
The
private sector banks are split into two groups by financial regulators in
India, old and new. The old private
sector banks
existed prior to nationalization in 1969 and maintained their
independence as they were too small to be nationalized. The new private sector banks are those that
have gained their banking license after liberalization of the 1990s.













Private Sector Banks in India : Banking System


The existing Indian Banking System structure makes progress over several decades, is elaborated and has been providing the credit and banking services needs of Indian economy. Indian Banking System is divided into multiple layers which follows the requirements of different customers and borrowers of the country. The banking structure played a crucial role in the mobilization of savings and promoting economic development. In the post-financial sector reforms (1991) phase, the performance and strength of the Indian Banking structure improved noticeably. India cannot possess a healthy economy without a strong and productive banking system. The banking system should be hassle free and must be able to meet the new challenges posed by technology and other factors.
The RBI is the apex bank and the monetary authority of India which regulates the banking system of the country. It governs all the banks in the country like commercial banks, cooperative banks and development banks (development finance institutions).
The commercial bank includes public sector banks, private sector banks, foreign banks, regional rural banks and local area banks.
The commercial banks can be classified into two categories โ€“ public sector banks and private sector banks. Both categories of banks are meant to provide good banking facilities and services to customers.






Presently there are about 22 private
sector banks in India. Listed below are the names of the private sector banks
that are currently operating in the country (as on 9th April 2019) :





List of Old Private banks in India:






1. Catholic Syrian Bank:




The Catholic Syrian Bank Limited
(CSB)
 is an oldest  Indian 
private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at ThrissurKerala, India, founded on 26 Nov, 1920,
bearing a network of over 430 branches and more than 240 ATMs across India.
Holding net income 
โ‚น1.55 cr  (US$220,000) and  total assets โ‚น16,223.24 cr (US$2.3 billion)
as on 2017.
.dealing with
Consumer bankingCorporate bankingMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment
banking
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2. City
Union Bank
:






City Union Bank  is an oldest  Indian  private
sector
 bank, previously
called  The Kumbakonam Bank Limited, founded  in 1904 at
KumbakonamThanjavurTamil Nadu, India,  bearing a network of over 550 branches and
more than 1486 ATMs across India. Holding net income  
โ‚น503 crore (US$70 million)
 and  total
assets 
โ‚น35,271 crore(US$4.9 billion)  as on 2018..dealing with 
Asset managementConsumer bankingCorporate banking
Finance and
Insurance
ForexInvestment
banking
Mortgage loans, Payment solutions, Private banking
โ€ฆ..Visit site.








3. Dhanlaxmi
Bank
:










Dhanlaxmi Bank is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at ThrissurKerala, India, founded in 1927, bearing a
network of over 280 branches and
more than
398 ATMs across India. Holding net income
โ‚น(24.87) crore(US$3.5 million) and  total assets โ‚น12,286 crore(US$1.7 billion)  as on 2018..dealing with Credit cardsConsumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and InsuranceMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment banking

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4. Federal
Bank
:










Federal Bank  is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at Kochi, Kerala, India, founded on 02 Dec, 1949,
bearing a network of over 1251 branches and more than 1665 ATMs and 258 cash
recyclers
across India. Holding net income
โ‚น878.85 crore(US$120 million)  and  total assets โ‚น138,313.95 crore(US$19 billion)
as on 2018..dealing with
Credit cardsConsumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and InsuranceMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment bankingโ€ฆ..Visit site.





5. Jammu
and Kashmir Bank
:










Jammu and Kashmir Bank is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at SrinagarJammu and Kashmir,
India, founded on 01 Oct,
1938, bearing a network of over 935 branches and more than 1287 ATMs and 25
cash deposition machines
across India. Holding net income
โ‚น-1,632.29 crore (US$โˆ’230 million) and  total assets โ‚น82,018.67 crore(US$11 billion) as on 2017..dealing with Consumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and InsuranceMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment bankingโ€ฆ..Visit site.





6. Karnataka Bank:









Karnataka Bank  is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters MangaluruKarnataka, India, founded in 1924, bearing a
network of over 839 branches and more than 1374 ATMs and 300 e-lobbies/mini
e-lobbies
across India. Holding net income
 โ‚น325.61 crore (US$45 million) and  total assets โ‚น64,126.54
crore
 (US$8.9 billion) as on 2018
..dealing with
Retail BankingCorporate BankingFinance and InsuranceCredit CardMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment bankingโ€ฆ..Visit site.







7. Karur
Vysya Bank
:










Karur Vysya Bank is
an oldest  Indian 
private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at
Karur
Tamil Nadu , India, founded in 1916,
bearing a network of over 788 branches and more than 1803+ ATMs and around 538
cash deposit machines
across India. Holding net income
โ‚น567.63 crore(US$79 million)  and 
total assets โ‚น57,663.72 crore(US$8.0 billion) as on 2018..dealing wi
th Consumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and
Insurance
Investment
banking
Mortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth โ€ฆ..Visit site.






8. Lakshmi
Vilas Bank
:










Lakshmi Vilas Bank is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at ChennaiTamil Nadu India, founded on 10Nov, 1926, bearing
a network of over 569 branches and more than 1046 ATMs and 7 extension counter
across India. Holding net income
โ‚น265 crore (US$37 million) 
and total assets โ‚น54,511.81 crore(US$7.6 billion)
as on 2017.
.dealing with
Consumer bankingcorporate bankingfinance and insuranceinvestment bankingmortgage loansprivate bankingwealth management..
On 5 April 2019, the board of Lakshmi Vilas Bank approved a
merger of the bank with the country’s second largest housing finance
company, 
Indiabulls Housing
Finance
 Ltd

..Visit site.









9. Nainital
Bank
:










The Nainital Bank Limited or Nainital Bank is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at NainitalUttarakhand, India, founded in 1922,
bearing a network of over 139 branches across India. Holding net income
โ‚น48.46 crore(US$6.7 million) and  total assets โ‚น769.96 crore(US$110 million) as on 2017..dealing with Finance and insurance, Consumer banking, Corporate banking, Investment banking, Investment management, Private banking

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10. RBL Bank (Ratnakar Bank):









RBL Bank/Ratnakar Bank is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at
MumbaiMaharashtra, India, founded in august,
1943, bearing a network of over 342 branches and 488 ATMs across India. Holding
net income
โ‚น446.05 crore (US$62 million)  and 
total assets
โ‚น48,674.77
crore
(US$6.8 billion)
as on 2017..dealing with Consumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and Insuranceโ€ฆ..Visit site.












11. South
Indian Bank
:










South Indian Bank is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at
Thrissur
Kerala,
India, founded in
January 29, 1929,
bearing a network of over 857 branches, 1334 ATMs, 42 bulk cash deposition
machines, 4 service branches and 54 extension counters
across India. Holding
net income
โ‚น392.50 crore(US$55 million)  and total assets โ‚น74,312.15
crore
(US$10 billion) as on 2017
..dealing with
Credit cardsConsumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and InsuranceMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment bankingโ€ฆ..Visit site.








12. Tamilnad
Mercantile Bank
:














Tamilnad Mercantile Bank is an oldest  Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, founded in 11May, 1921, bearing a network of over 509
branches, 1094 ATMs, 12 Regional offices, 11 Extension Counters, 6 central
processing centres, 1 Service Branch, 4 Currency Chests, 19 eLobby centres
 across India. Holding net income
โ‚น316.66 crore(US$44 million) 
and total assets โ‚น55,984.37 crore(US$7.8 billion)
as on 2017
..dealing
with Credit cardsConsumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and InsuranceMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementโ€ฆ..Visit site.









List of New Private banks in India:







13. Axis Bank:










Axis Bank is the newest Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded in 1993, bearing a network of over 4000 branches, 12705 ATMs, 3548
cash recyclers
across India and 10 international branches. Holding market
capitalization of โ‚น1.31 trillion (US$18 billion)
, net
income
โ‚น276 crore (US$38 million) and total assets โ‚น665,084
crore
(US$93 billion)
as on 2018..dealing with
Retail bankingcorporate bankinginvestment bankingmortgage loansprivate bankingwealth managementcredit cardsfinance and insuranceโ€ฆ..Visit site.






14. Bandhan
Bank
of Bandhan Financial Services:













Bandhan Bank is the newest Indian private
sector
 micro-finance bank
with its 
headquarters at Kolkata, West Bengal,India, founded on 23 august, 2015, bearing a network of over 986
branches, 481 ATMs, 3,014 DSCs (Doorstep Services) and 15,185 Mini-ATMs
(Hand-Held Devices)
across India. Holding market capitalization of
โ‚น 569520 Cr, net
income
โ‚น1,111.95 crore(US$150 million) 
and total assets  โ‚น30,236.09 crore(US$4.2 billion) as on 2017..dealing with Savings Account,Current
Account,Loans,Retail Loans,MSME Loans (Samriddhi Business Loan,Commercial
Vehicle Loan), Term Loan,Equipment Loan,Working Capital Loan,Small Enterprise
Loan (SEL),Microloans,Agri Loans,Deposits and NRI Banking
โ€ฆโ€ฆ..Visit site.







15. Digibank (DBS):










DigiBank by
DBS
is the multinational banking and financial
services
 corporation with its global headquarters in Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 Marina Bay, Singapore and also headquarters in Mumbai represents for India, bearing a network of 12 branches,
across India. Holding worldwide
total
assets
US$333.48 billion  as
on 2016
โ€ฆ.dealing with
Retail bankingcorporate bankinginvestment bankingmortgage loansprivate bankingwealth managementcredit cardsfinance and insuranceโ€ฆThe Bank was also awarded the Best Digital Bank in the
World
in the year 2016 by 
Euromoney With operations in 17 markets through-out East and south
east Asia
…….
Visit site.






16. DCB Bank:










DCB Bank is the Indian private
sector
 scheduled commercial bank
with its 
headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded in 1930, bearing a network of over 331 branches, 505 ATMs across
India. Holding
total
assets โ‚น24,046.37 crore(US$3.3 billion)
as on 2017..dealing with Consumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and Insurance distributionMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment bankingโ€ฆ..Visit site.






17. HDFC Bank:











HDFC Bank Ltd (Housing Development Finance
Corporation)
is the newest Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded in august, 1994, bearing a network of over 4963 branches and 13160 ATMs across
2727 Indian cities and also international branches in
BahrainHong Kong and Dubaiโ€ฆHolding
net income
โ‚น17,486 crore(US$2.4 billion) and total assets โ‚น1,018,170 crore(US$140 billion) as on 2018..dealing with Credit cardsconsumer bankingbankingfinance and insuranceinvestment bankingmortgage loansprivate bankingprivate equity, wealth
management
โ€ฆ..Visit site.











18. ICICI
Bank
:










ICICI Bank Ltd( Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of
India)
is the newest Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded on 05th
Jan,
1994, bearing a
network of over 4867 branches and 14367 ATMs across Indian cities and
also international branches in
16 countriesโ€ฆHolding
net income

โ‚น6,777.42 crore(US$940 million)
and
total assets โ‚น879,189.16 crore(US$120 billion) as on 2018..dealing with R
etail bankingcorporate bankinginvestment
banking
mortgage loansprivate bankingwealth managementcredit cardsfinance and
insurance

โ€ฆ..Visit site.










19. IDFC:









IDFC
First Bank
 (formerly IDFC Bank) is the newest Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded in Oct, 2015, bearing a network of over  150 branches, 400 business correspondent branches and
several Micro ATMs and Aadhar Pay system across Indian cities
& villagesโ€ฆHolding net income

โ‚น1,020 crore
(US$140 million)  and total assets โ‚น112,160 crore(US$16 billion) as
on 2017
..dealing with
Consumer bankingCorporate bankingWholesale bankingMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment banking
โ€ฆ..Visit site.









20. IndusInd Bank:










IndusInd Bank Ltd is
the newest Indian 
private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded in 1994, bearing a network of over 1558 branches and 2453 ATMs across Indian cities and also overseas branches in
 London, Dubai and Abu Dhabiโ€ฆHolding net
income
โ‚น2,867.89 crore(US$400 million) and total assets โ‚น178,648.41 crore(US$25 billion)
as on 2017
..dealing with Credit cardsConsumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and InsuranceMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment banking

โ€ฆ..Visit site.








21. Kotak
Mahindra Bank
:










Kotak
Mahindra Bank
is the newest Indian private
sector
 bank with its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded in Feb,2003, bearing a network of over  1369
branches
and  2163 ATMs across Indian cities and third largest private bank in India by
market capitalization after 
HDFC Bank and icici bankโ€ฆHolding net income
โ‚น3,411.50 crore(US$470 million) and total assets โ‚น214,589.95 crore(US$30 billion)
as on 2017..dealing
with
Credit cardsconsumer bankingcorporate bankingfinance and
insurance
mortgage loansprivate bankingwealth managementinvestment
banking
โ€ฆ..Visit site.





22. YES Bank:









Yes
Bank
is the newest Indian private
sector
 bank & 4th largest bank by market
capitalization
with its 
headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, founded in 2004, bearing a network of over  1150
branches
and  1800 ATMs across Indian citiesโ€ฆHolding net income
โ‚น4,224 crore(US$590 million) and total assets โ‚น301,390 crore(US$42 billion) as on 2018..dealing
with
Credit cardsConsumer bankingCorporate bankingFinance and InsuranceMortgage loansPrivate bankingWealth managementInvestment bankingVisit site.





Defunct Private Banks :





Few old private sector
banks in India have merged already with other banks that isโ€”Lord Krishna Bank merged with Centurion Bank of Punjab in 2007; Sangli Bank merged with ICICI
Bank
in 2006; Centurion Bank of Punjab merged with HDFC bank in 2008.More recently, in 2016,
the ING Vysya Bank merged with Kotak Mahindra Bank, creating the
fourth largest private sector bank in India.



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