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Aditya Birla Payments Bank

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Aditya Birla Payments Bank
Company typePrivate
IndustryFinancial services
Founded19 February 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-19)
FateClosed (2019)
Headquarters,
Key people
  • Dev Bhattacharya (Non-Executive Director)
  • Sudhakar Ramasubramanian (MD & CEO)
ProductsSavings Account, BHIM ABPB UPI, ABPB Wallet, ABPB Payments Gateway
ServicesBanking, Payments & Payments Systems, UPI, NEFT, IMPS, Third Party Loan Referral, Digital wallet, Group Insurances
ParentGrasim Industries Limited (51%)
Idea Cellular Limited (49%)
Websitewww.adityabirla.bank

Aditya Birla Payments Bank Limited (ABPB) was a payments bank started as a joint venture by Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd. and Idea Cellular.[1] Launched on 22 February 2018, it is the fourth payments bank to begin operations since issuance of licenses to 11 firms by the Reserve Bank of India in August 2015.[2][3]

On 20 July 2019, Aditya Birla Payments Bank announced that it would be shutting down operations subject to the receipt of requisite regulatory consents and approval.[4]

History

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Aditya Birla Nuvo (now Grasim Industries Limited) was one of the 11 entities to receive an in-principle approval by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set-up payments banks in India, in August 2015.[5] Post the in-principle approval, RBI had issued a license to Aditya Birla Payments Bank under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 to commence with the business of payments bank in April 2017.[6]

Aditya Birla Payments Bank earlier operated as IMCSL (Idea Mobile Commerce Services Ltd) as a brand of Idea Cellular Ltd.[7]

Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited holds 51 percent shares while the remaining 49 percent are with Idea Cellular.[1]

Aditya Birla Payments Bank, which was a joint venture between Aditya Birla Nuvo and Idea Cellular, discontinued its banking business within 2 years of its inceptions due to lack of funds.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aditya Birla Nuvo forms JV with Idea Cellular for payments bank". The Hindu Business Line. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank begins operations". The Economic Times. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank Limited commences operations". 22 February 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank to close operations - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Grasim gets investors' nod to merge AB Nuvo with itself". The Hindu Business Line. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. ^ "ABNLSELetter-april17" (PDF). 5 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Idea Mobile Commerce to merge with Aditya Birla Idea Payments". The Economic Times. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Aditya Birla Group closes its banking business within 2 years of operations - ET BFSI". The Economic Times. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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