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State-owned Bank of Maharashtra on Wednesday entered into a strategic co-branding partnership with SBI Card to launch co-branded credit cards tailored to meet the evolving financial and lifestyle needs of its customers. Under this partnership, bank customers will be able to access a range of co-branded credit cards, designed with attractive features including reward points, cashback offers, fuel surcharge waivers, EMI facilities, and exclusive merchant discounts across key spending categories like dining, travel, and e-commerce, Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) said in a statement. Speaking on the occasion, BoM MD and CEO Nidhu Saxena said, "This co-branded card partnership with SBI Card marks a significant step in enhancing our retail product portfolio and delivering greater value to our customers." It reflects the bank's commitment to offering modern, convenient, and rewarding financial solutions through trusted alliances, he said in a statement. This collaboration aims to enhance custo
SBI Card on Thursday reported a 19 per cent decline in profit to Rs 534 crore in the March quarter, on account of a rise in defaults. Pure-play credit card company, promoted by SBI, SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd (SBI Card) had earned a profit of Rs 662 crore in the fourth quarter of the previous fiscal. However, total income rose to Rs 4,832 crore against Rs 4,475 crore in the year-ago period. Interest income too improved to Rs 2,415 crore in Q4 FY25 as compared to Rs 2,139 crore in the same quarter a year ago. During the quarter, the gross non-performing assets were at 3.08 per cent of gross advances against 2.76 per cent as of March 31, 2024. Similarly, net non-performing assets rose to 1.46 per cent as compared to 0.99 per cent at the end of the fourth quarter of previous fiscal. As a result, impairment losses and bad debts jumped to Rs 1,245 crore from Rs 944 crore a year ago. For the full fiscal 2024-25 too, profit declined by 20 per cent to Rs 1,916 crore against Rs 2
SBI Cards and Payment Services on Monday said its board has appointed Salila Pande as the Managing Director & CEO with effect from April 1, 2025. The appointment of Pande, who has been nominated by State Bank of India, will be for a period of two years, SBI Card said in a filing to the BSE. The board has approved the appointment of Pande pursuant to the superannuation of Abhijit Chakravorty from the services of State Bank of India from March 31, 2025, it said. Pande is a Chief General Manager at the State Bank of India. She is a career banker and had joined the SBI in 1995 as a probationary officer, and has been with the country's largest banking group since then. Pande is a post graduate in physics, a Certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM by GARP, USA) and a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. Shares of SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd closed at Rs 853.75, down 0.56 per cent over previous close on the BSE.