Axis Bank

Axis Bank
Public
Traded as BSE: 532215
LSE: AXBC
NSE: AXISBANK
Industry Banking, Financial services
Founded 1993 (as UTI Bank)
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
Key people
 Shikha Sharma (MD & CEO) Sanjiv Misra (Chairman)
Products Credit cards, consumer banking, corporate banking, finance and insurance, investment banking, mortgage loans, private banking, private equity, wealth management
Revenue ₹414.0925 billion (US$6.2 billion) (2016)[2]
₹83.5759 billion (US$1.2 billion) (2016)[2]
Total assets ₹5.25468 trillion (US$78 billion) (2016)[3]
Total equity ₹4.7657 billion (US$71 million)
Number of employees
 56,084 (March 2016)[4]
Website axisbank.com

Axis Bank is the third largest private-sector banks in India offering a comprehensive suite of financial products. Headquartered in Mumbai, the bank has 2,959 branches, 12,743 ATMs and nine international offices. The bank employs over 50,000 people and had a market capitalization of ₹1.0583 trillion (US$16 billion) (as on March 31, 2016).[4] It offers the entire spectrum of financial services to customer segments, spanning large and mid-corporates, SME, and retail businesses.[1] Axis Bank has its registered office in Ahmedabad.[5]

As of 30 Jun. 2016, 30.81% shares are owned by promoters & promoter group (United India Insurance Company Limited, Oriental Insurance Company Limited, National Insurance Company Limited, National Assurance Company Ltd, GIC, LIC & UTI).[6] Remaining 69.19% shares are owned by Mutual Funds Institutions, FIIs, Financial Institutions (banks), Insurance companies, corporate bodies & individual investors among others.[7]

History

UTI Bank opened its registered office in Ahmedabad and corporate office in Mumbai in December 1993.[8] The first branch was inaugurated on 2 April 1994 in Ahmedabad by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Finance Minister of India. UTI Bank began its operations in 1993, after the Government of India allowed new private banks to be established. The Bank was promoted in 1993 jointly by the Administrator of the Unit Trust of India (UTI-I),[9] Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), General Insurance Corporation, National Insurance Company, The New India Assurance Company, The Oriental Insurance Corporation and United India Insurance Company.

In 2001 UTI Bank agreed to merge with and amalgamate Global Trust Bank, but the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withheld approval and nothing came of this. In 2004 the RBI put Global Trust into moratorium and supervised its merger into Oriental Bank of Commerce.

In 2003 Axis Bank became the first Indian bank to launch the travel currency card.[10][11]

In 2005, Axis Bank got listed on London Stock Exchange.[12]

UTI Bank opened its first overseas branch in 2006 Singapore. That same year it opened a representative office in Shanghai, China. UTI Bank opened a branch in the Dubai International Financial Centre in 2007. That same year it began branch operations in Hong Kong. In 2008 it opened a representative office in Dubai.[13]

Axis Bank opened a branch in Colombo in October 2011, as a Licensed Commercial Bank supervised by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.[14] Also in 2011, Axis Bank opened a representative offices in Abu Dhabi.[15] In 2011, Axis bank inaugurated Axis House, its new corporate office in Worli, Mumbai.[16]

In 2013, Axis Bank's subsidiary, Axis Bank UK commenced banking operations. Axis Bank UK has a branch in London.[17]

Deepika Padukone, a Bollywood actress is the brand ambassador of Axis Bank.[18]

In 2015, Axis Bank opens its representative office in Dhaka.[19]

The bank has over 50,000 employees (as of 31 March 2016). The bank incurred ₹26.7 billion (US$400 million) on employee benefits during the FY 2012–13.[20] The average age of an Axis Bank employee is 29 years.[21] The attrition rate in Axis Bank is approx. 9% per year.[22]

Operations

Indian Business

As of 12 Aug 2016, the bank had a network of 3,120 branches and extension counters and 12,922 ATMs.[23] Axis Bank has the largest ATM network among private banks in India[24][25] and it operates an ATM at one of the world’s highest sites at Thegu, Sikkim at a height of 4,023 meters (13,200 ft) above sea level.[26]

International Business

The Bank has nine international offices with branches at Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai (at the DIFC), Shanghai,[27] Colombo and representative offices at Dhaka, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, which focus on corporate lending, trade finance, syndication, investment banking and liability businesses.[28] In addition to the above, the Bank has a presence in UK with its wholly owned subsidiary Axis Bank UK Limited.[29]

Services

Retail Banking

In the retail banking category, the bank offers services such as lending to individuals/small businesses subject to the orientation, product and granularity criterion, along with liability products, card services, Internet banking, automated teller machines (ATM) services, depository, financial advisory services, and Non-resident Indian (NRI) services.[20] Axis bank is a participant in RBI's NEFT enabled participating banks list.[30]

Corporate Banking

Credit:The Bank offers various loan and fee-based products and services to Large and Mid-corporate customers and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) businesses. These products and services include cash credit facilities, demand and short-term loans, project finance, export credit, factoring, channel financing, structured products, discounting of bills, documentary credits, guarantees, foreign exchange and derivative products. Liability products including current accounts, certificates of deposits and time deposits are also offered to large and mid-corporate segments.

Transaction Banking:Formed in April 2015, TxB provides integrated products and services to customers in areas of current accounts, cash management services, capital market services, trade, foreign exchange and derivatives, cross-border trade and correspondent banking services and tax collections on behalf of the Government and various State Governments in India.[31]

Treasury:The Treasury manages the funding position of the Bank and also manages and maintains its regulatory reserve requirements. It invests in sovereign and corporate debt instruments and engages in proprietary trading in equity and fixed income securities, foreign exchange, currency futures and options. It also invests in commercial papers, mutual funds and floating rate instruments as part of the management of short-term surplus liquidity. In addition, it also offers a wide range of treasury products and services to corporate customers.

Syndication:The Bank also provides services of placement and syndication in the form of local currency bonds, rupee and foreign term loans and external commercial borrowings.

Investment Banking and Trustee Services:The Bank provides investment banking and trusteeship services through its owned subsidiaries. Axis Capital Limited provides investment banking services relating to equity capital markets, institutional stock broking besides M&A advisory. Axis Trustee Services Limited is engaged in trusteeship activities, acting as debenture trustee and as trustee to various securitization trusts.[32]

International Banking

The Bank continues to offer corporate banking, trade finance, treasury and risk management solutions through the branches at Singapore, Hong Kong, DIFC, Shanghai and Colombo, and also retail liability products from its branches at Hong Kong and Colombo.[33] The representative office at Dhaka was inaugurated during the current financial year.Through the Representative Office at Dhaka.[34]

Initiatives

Axis Pay

The newly introduced UPI will facilitate banking transactions using only a single 'Virtual Payment Address' (VPA).[35] While transferring money to an account, the sender will not be forced to feed the slew of details like the account number and bank's IFSC Code, but can transact using only the VPA.[36]

Ping Pay

The bank launched Ping Pay in 2015, which is a multi-social payment solution that allows customers to transfer funds using their smart phones to both Axis Bank accounts and other banks' account holders.[37][38]

Augmented Reality

Axis Bank augmented reality feature within its mobile app which lists all the dining destinations, property lists, shopping centers, bank ATMs, branches and many other things not only as a location on GPS but also in real life pictures along with distance and directions.[39][40][41]

Axis Thought Factory

The innovation hub located in Bengaluru, has an in-house innovation team and an accelerator programme.[42] The Innovation Lab work closely with the startup community that is redefining banking in the digital era. With this launch, Axis Bank becomes the first Indian bank to introduce a dedicated innovation lab in the country.[43][44][45]

Insta Personal Loan

Axis Bank provide a ‘24X7 Instant Personal Loan’ on smartphones and ATM kiosks. Customers can get instant loan approval and disbursement,[46] which gets credited directly into their account.[47]

Locker Booking

The Bank has launched an online locker booking facility through the Mobile App; allow customers to check availability from their homes and book instantly.[48][49][50]

Microfinance Institutions (MFI) Lending

A new tablet based Loan Origination System developed to digitize the entire lending process of MFI business. This will replace the existing paper based loan sanctioning process.[51]

Multicurrency Forex Cards

Axis Bank offer contactless Multicurrency Forex Cards to Indian travelers enabling faster and more convenient transactions while abroad.[52] The same technology has also been extended to the Bank’s Debit and Credit card platforms.[53] The Bank has setup an in-house Payment Gateway that allows for secure ecommerce transaction processing capability and reduces the cost incurred on using external gateways.[54]

Asha Home Loans

Asha home loans, our home loan product, caters to the first time home buyers in the lower income segment; and helps them by providing affordable EMI options.[55][56] The product offers loans from ₹100,000 (US$1,500)–₹1.5 million (US$22,000) in small towns (population less than 1 million) and up to ₹2.5 million (US$37,000) in larger towns (population over 1 million), to customers with family incomes of ₹8,000 (US$120)–₹10,000 (US$150) per month and above.[57]

ISIC Forex Card

ISIC Forex Card' for students, is the first photo Travel Currency Card available in USD, EUR, GBP and AUD currencies. It can be used across 34 million merchant locations and at over 2 million MasterCard ATMs globally.[58]

eKYC

Axis Bank has partnered with Visa to launch 'eKYC' (electronic Know your customer) facility, first organisation in India to introduce Biometrics based KYC, offering convenience, speed and ease to Aadhaar-registered individuals to open bank accounts.[59]

Subsidiaries

The Bank has ten wholly owned subsidiaries:

Awards and recognitions

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Listing and shareholding

Axis Banks's equity shares are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.[20][87] The company's global depository receipts (GDRs) are listed on the London Stock Exchange.[88] The Bonds issued by the Bank under the MTN programme are listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.[20]

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