HDFC Bank
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| Public company | |
| Traded as | : : HDFCBANK BSE SENSEX Constituent CNX Nifty Constituent |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai India |
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Area served
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India |
| Products | Banking |
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Number of employees
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87,555 (31st March 2016) |
| Website | www.hdfcbank.com |
HDFC Bank (Housing Development Finance Corporation) is an Indian banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It has about 87,555 employees and has a presence in Bahrain, Hong Kong and Dubai. HDFC Bank is the first largest private bank in India as measured by assets. It is the largest bank in India by market capitalization as of February 2016. It was ranked 69th in 2016 BrandZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands.
In 1994 HDFC Bank was incorporated, with its registered office in Mumbai, India. Its first corporate office and a full service branch at Sandoz House, Worli was inaugurated by the then Union Finance Minister, Manmohan Singh.
As of June 30, 2016, the Bank’s distribution network was at 4,541 branches and 12,013 ATMs.
Market leader in e-commerce, HDFC Bank provides a series of digital offerings like - 10 second personal loan, Chillr, PayZapp, SME Bank, Watch Banking, 30-Minute Auto Loan, 15-minute Two-Wheeler Loan, e-payment gateways, Digital Wallet, etc.
HDFC Bank provides a number of products and services which includes Wholesale banking, Retail banking, Treasury, Auto (car) Loans, Two Wheeler Loans, Personal loans, Loan Against Property and Credit Cards.
The latest entry in the league is 'Project AI', under which HDFC Bank, over the next few weeks, would deploy robots at select bank branches. These robots will offer options such as cash withdrawal or deposit, forex, fixed deposits and demat services displaying on the screen to persons coming into the branch.
HDFC Bank merged with Times Bank in February 2000. This was the first merger of two private banks in the New Generation Private Sector Banks category. In 2008, Centurion Bank was acquired by HDFC Bank. HDFC Bank Board approved the acquisition of CBoP for 95.1 billion INR in one of the largest mergers in the financial sector in India.
The equity shares of HDFC Bank are listed on and the . Its American Depository Shares are listed on NYSE and the Global depository receipt are listed on the where two GDRs represent one equity share of HDFC Bank..
HDFC Bank has taken several steps as a part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. It has collaborated with several NGOs to assist in its activities.
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