ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) is a leading private-sector bank in India. The bank was founded in 1955 under the guidance of The World Bank, the government of India, and India’s leading businessmen. The purpose of the bank was to provide financing for industrial projects and it held to that mission until the 1990s. Reforms of India’s financial sector allowed the bank to pursue other avenues including but not limited to consumer banking and loans.
Since then, the maturing of India’s market has allowed the company to expand even further. The company was incorporated as ICICI Bank as part of ICICI Group in 1994 and went on to become the first Asian bank outside of Japan to be listed on the NYSE. Over the years, the bank has merged with several subsidiaries of ICICI Group and with ICICI Group itself as it consolidated its position as a leading bank in India.
Today, ICICI Bank provides a broad array of banking products and financial services in India and internationally including personal and business banking as well as NRI, insurance products, and corporate services. The firm is headquartered in Mumbai and is the 5th largest bank in India with operations in 17 countries including the US, UK, Singapore, and Bahrain.
The company operates its Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking, Treasury, Other Banking, Life Insurance, General Insurance, and Other segments through a network of branches, ATMs, and websites. The company listed 5,418 branches in 2022 and more than 13,340 ATMs as well. The company’s services can all be accessed by phone or through the network of nine websites as well as on mobile devices.
The company offers consumer products ranging from savings to checking as well as retirement and insurance products. The company’s loan products run from home, car, personal, and commercial business loans to loans for gold, loans against securities, collateral-free loans, and financing for importers/exporters, start-up businesses, and education. The bank is particularly strong with its Agri and rural business, farmer finance, and tractor loans.
Among the Other services the company provides are portfolio management, brokerage, foreign exchange, NRI banking (non-resident of India), and family wealth accounts. Business services include commercial and investment banking, access to capital markets, and an array of business finance products. In regard to the bank's health, its senior secured notes carry investment grade ratings from both major rating agencies.
ICICI Bank is committed to aiding India’s economic growth and development. The company operates the ICICI Foundation which works hard at improving financial literacy in an all-inclusive manner.
