BS Banking Annual 2018: After the merger

People, technology and the opportunity to tap growth in an economy undergoing rapid financialisation are the key factors in play in two historic mergers this year. V Vaidyanathan heads IDFC First Bank after the merger of Capital First with IDFC Bank. P S Jayakumar is MD and CEO of Bank of Baroda, which is in the process of a merger with Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank. The two CEOs discuss the opportunities and challenges

On the way ahead for IDFC First Bank

V Vaidyanathan: I believe that retail is a very big opportunity. Having said that, I also see opportunity in wholesale