Bandhan Bank Flourishes Despite Economic Slowdown
Banking Frontiers|March 2020
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, MD & CEO, Bandhan Bank, explains how the bank achieved growth in the midst of economic slowdown and NBFC crisis:
Bandhan Bank Flourishes Despite Economic Slowdown

Bandhan Bank offers world class banking products and services to its urban, semi urban and rural customers alike. Though it is a bank for all, its focus remains unchanged – meeting the financial needs of the people who are overlooked by the formal banking system.

The bank started with 501 branches, 50 ATMs and 2022 door-step service centres (DSCs) on day one of its formal launch – 23 August 2015. By 31 December 2019, it registered its presence at 34 of the 36 states and union territories in India and now has 4288 banking outlets, 1009 branches, 3084 DSCs, 195 GRUH centres and 485 ATMs.

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