HDFC Bank gets into list of top 5 Asian companies by Forbes

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Country's second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has found its place in the list of five companies that have shaped Asia and the world.
It is the only Indian company in the list published by Forbes magazine in its latest edition.
The company established itself by catering to the wealthier segments of Indian society, but has since grown substantially throughout India and today has more than 4,700 branches across three countries, as per the magazine.
Meanwhile, HDFC Bank today launched Industry Academia, an initiative aimed at mentoring and hand-holding fintechs and start-ups incubated at country's top technical and B-schools.

In all, over 50 such partnerships with institutes are envisaged in phase one of the initiative beginning with IIT- Bombay, IIT-Roorkee and CIIE at IIM-Ahmedabad, HDFC Bank said in a statement.
***************** Aviva Life promotes healthy lifestyle on World Heart Day *

Aviva Life Insurance, on the occasion of World Heart Day today, is promoting people to lead a healthy lifestyle to keep cardiovascular diseases at bay.
"On this World Heart Day we advise people to lead a healthy life and yet have a backup plan in case of an uncertainty related to heart through Aviva Heart Care," said Anjela Malhotra, Chief Customer, Marketing and Digital Officer Aviva Life insurance.

She said the company aims to sensitise people as well as its own employees to lead a healthy life.
The company also offers a specialised heart care product, launched last year in December, that covers as many as 19 heart ailments prevalent in India.
The '2 Hearts 1 plan' gives coverage to both husband and wife, with a little extra premium.
****************** Wishfin.com partners CIBIL to offer credit score *
Wishfin.com today said it has partnered TransUnion CIBIL to provide its customers with their free CIBIL score and credit report.
This will help customers to know their credit history and status, Wishfin.com said in a statement.

This also provides borrower an opportunity to rectify errors (if any) in their credit report. Wishfin.com is the first fintech firm to offer this facility with TransUnion CIBIL, it said.