An Overview of Major Banks in India

Indian banking industry has recently witnessed the roll out of innovative banking models like payments and small finance banks. The central bank granted in-principle approval to 11 payments banks and 10 small finance banks in FY 2015-16. RBI¿s new measures may go a long way in helping the restructuring of the domestic banking industry.The Indian banking system consists of 26 public sector banks, 25 private sector banks, 43 foreign banks, 56 regional rural banks, 1,589 urban cooperative banks and 93,550 rural cooperative banks, in addition to cooperative credit institutions. Public-sector banks control nearly 80 percent of the market, thereby leaving comparatively much smaller shares for its private peers. Banks are also encouraging their customers to manage their finances using mobile phones. Standard & Poor¿s estimates that credit growth in Indiäs banking sector would improve to 11-13 per cent in FY17 from less than 10 per cent in the second half of CY14. On the whole this book mainly highlights on the overview of major activities being carried out by the major banks in India.