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Equitas Small Finance Bank misses RBI mandate of listing within 3 years

Experts say approval from Sebi may not come through easily as schemes of arrangement similar to the one proposed by Equitas could give room to indirect listing of the subsidiary

"Once we get approval from Sebi on the proposed structure, we shall proceed to the NCLT for implementing the scheme of arrangement" P N Vasudevan MD, Equitas SFB
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“Once we get approval from Sebi on the proposed structure, we shall proceed to the NCLT for implementing the scheme of arrangement” P N Vasudevan MD, Equitas SFB

Hamsini Karthik Mumbai
Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB), which completed three years of operations on Wednesday, has missed its listing timeline.

While the holding company — Equitas Financial Holdings, which owns 100 per cent stake in Equitas SFB — is a listed entity, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules mandate that the SFB be listed separately within three years of launch of business. Equitas SFB, the first such bank, began operations on September 5, 2016.

The company has been considering a reorganisation of its share capital through a scheme of arrangement under Section 230 read with Section 52 of the Companies Act 2013. The
Topics : Equitas SFB