Private lender Bandhan Bank on Wednesday said it has inked an MoU with the Indian Air Force to provide corporate salary accounts to the defence personnel. The Bandhan Bank Shaurya Salary Account' will have features like zero balance savings account, protection for self and family, and attractive interest rates, the lender said in a statement. "Bandhan Bank, with its pan Indian presence, is deeply committed to support the nation through every initiative. We are excited to strengthen our partnership with the IAF to deliver superior banking experience," Executive Director and Chief Business Officer Rajinder Babbar said. The RBI has appointed Bandhan Bank as an agency bank. The lender has been also authorised by the Central Board of Direct Taxes for collection of taxes, and disbursement of central civil and railway pensions. Bandhan Bank currently has 6,300 banking outlets, with total business touching Rs 2.73 lakh crore, the statement said.
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Private lender Bandhan Bank on Friday reported a 42 per cent decline in its net profit for the third quarter of the current financial year at Rs 426 crore as compared to Rs 733 crore in the year-ago period. Lender's MD and CEO Partha Pratim Sengupta said that the drop in net profit was primarily due to a change in accounting procedure and an additional provision of Rs 336 crore for loans, which turned bad, during the October-December quarter. He said accounting for the Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOP) also impacted the net profit to the tune of Rs 166 crore. Sengupta told reporters that the bank has drawn up a strategy for its next phase of growth. He said the strategy is "to be more secular in its approach as a large contribution is coming from the microfinance sector which is facing challenges. More stress will be given on liability products and digital banking". The bank's net revenue during the third quarter of the current fiscal stood at Rs 3,926 crore as compared to Rs 3,
The lower profit was attributed to a change in the accounting policy for ESOPs, higher provisions due to stress in the microfinance portfolio
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In Q3FY25, Bandhan Bank's collection efficiency continued to deteriorate by approximately 60 bps quarter-on-quarter to 97.6 per cent from 98.2 per cent in Q2FY25
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The acquisition will help Bandhan Group expand its global footprint with new offices in the US, UK, and India, significantly enhancing its presence in these markets
Bandhan Bank shares jumped 9.74 per cent at Rs 184.40 per share on the BSE in Monday's intraday deals
Bandhan Bank on Friday reported a 30 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 937 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The bank had earned a net profit of Rs 721 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 6,095 crore in the quarter under review, from Rs 5,032 crore in the same period a year ago, Bandhan Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest income of the bank rose to Rs 5,500 crore in the July-September quarter, from Rs 4,492 crore in the September quarter of 2023. Asset quality of the bank witnessed improvement with gross non-performing assets (NPAs) falling to 4.68 per cent of gross advances at the end of the September quarter of 2024, as against 7.32 per cent a year ago. Net NPAs or bad loans also declined to 1.29 per cent, as against 2.32 per cent in the year-ago period. However, the Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank declined to 14.34 per cent, from 19.21 per cent at the end of September 2023.
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The bank has been maintaining a net interest margin of 7.6 per cent in both quarters of FY25 and Q4 of FY24
The bank informed the exchanges that it has received RBI approval to appoint career PSU banker Partha Pratim Sengupta as MD&CEO of the bank for a period of three years
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Ex-SBI Sengupta was credited for turning around IOB
Additionally, since they have already settled the bank's first claim of Rs 916 crore, they will pay an additional claim of Rs 314.68 crore to the bank