Post-LVB integration, DBS aiming to treble growth in 5 years: MD & CEO

Surojit Shome, MD and CEO of DBS Bank India, said having crossed the Rs one trillion business (deposit and loans) mark in September, the bank is looking to grow 3x in five years

Singapore-based DBS Bank completed two years of the merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with its wholly-owned subsidiary in India. Earlier this month, it completed IT integration of over 500 branches that gave it a platform to ramp up business. Surojit Shome, managing director and chief executive of DBS Bank India, tells Abhijit Lele that having crossed the Rs 1-trillion business (deposit and loans) mark in September, the bank is looking to treble its growth in five years. Excerpts:

DBS Bank just completed two years of its amalgamation with Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB). Is the integration in areas such as systems