History of HDFC Bank Ltd.
1994
- The Bank was Incorporated on 30th August. A new private sector Bank promoted by housing Development Corporation limited [HDFCs], a premier housing finance company. The bank is the first of its kind to receive an in-principle approval from the RBI for establishment of bank in the private sector. Certificate of Commencement of Business was received on 10th October 1994 from RBI.
- The Bank transacts both traditional commercial banking as well as investment banking. HDFC, the promoter of bank has entered into an agreement with National Westminister Bank Pc. & its subsidiaries [Natwest Groups] for subscribing 20% of banks issued capital and providing technical assistance in relation to the banks proposed banking business.
1995
- 70 No. of equity shares issued to subscribers to the Memorandum & Articles of Association on 30th August 1994. On the same date 500,00,000 equity shares were allotted to HDFC promoters. 509,20,000 shares were allotted to HDFC Employees Welfare Trust & HDFC Bank Employees Welfare Trust on 22nd December, 1994.
- On 16.1.1995, 90,79,930 No. of equity shares were allotted to Jarrington Pte. limited Another 400,00,000 equity shares were allotted on private placement basis to Natwest Group on 9.5.1995. 500,00,000 shares were allotted to the public on 9.5.95 [all were taken ups].
- The Bank opened its first branch in Ramon House at Churchgate, Mumbai on January 16th.
- The Bank has created an efficient operating system using well tested state-of-the-art software.
1996
- HDFC Bank has entered the banking consortia of over 50 corporates, including some leading multinational companies, flagship companies of local business houses & strong public sector companies.
- HDFC Bank has set up a state-of-the-art dealing room to handle all transactions possible in Indian financial markets.
- The Certificates of Deposits were awarded a PP1+ rating which is the highest rating for short term instruments indicating superior capacity for repayment.
1997
- The bank is one of largest mobilisers of retail deposits through its network of 20 branches. Its credit deposits ratio was 53.8%.
- The bank has set up a ultra-modern hub at Powai in Mumbai where the bank central computer is housed. This hub housed in 35,000 square feet of space, houses data of all the branches & facilitates the introduction of new products & services.
- HDFC has installed state-of-the-art systems to facilitate inter-connectivity between branches & link up with on line system.
- The bank has also recently signed up as a depository participant, under the newly set up NSDL, wherein the members clearing accounts settlement for dematerialised shares can be done through the bank.
- HDFC Bank, one of nine new-generation private sector banks, has planned to set up an all-India on-line automated teller machine [ATMs] network.
- HDFC Bank proposed to launch tele-banking for first time in June in Mumbai at its Chandiveli branch.
- HDFC Bank has drawn up plans to become a niche player in corporate banking by sticking to top-rung corporates.
- HDFC Bank has become the first private sector bank to conclude a structured interest rate option deal.
- HDFC Bank has launched its Versova branch, the 11th branch in Mumbai.
- HDFC Bank, as part of its expansion plans in the South, has opened another branch in Chennai.
- HDFC Bank has entered into strategic alliances with 10 overseas banks to provide customers with a wide range of derivatives including interest rate & foreign currency swaps.
- HDFC Bank on October 14 introduced ATMs that converse in a regional language.
- HDFC Bank has introduced the Freedom Account for average retail customer located in the major metros as a means to wean away the middle-income market from nationalised banks.
- HDFC Bank has launched an Acc. in all its 28 branches across India that seeks to free depositors from minimum balance requirement, for the first time in the country.
- HDFC has introduced a new loan product for payment of betterment fees announced by Bangalore Mahanagar Palike. - HDFC Bank is all set to launch its debit card by April 1998.
1998
- HDFC Bank has tied up with the Ahmedabad Stock Exchange [ASEs] to act as its clearing bank.
- HDFC Bank proposes to strengthen its branch network in Calcutta with the addition of two new branches in the first quarter of next fiscal.
- HDFC Bank has signed an agreement with the National Stock Exchange [NSEs] which will give it a second charge over the brokers deposit for providing loan against share facility to NSE brokers.
- The bank has also entered into a similar understanding with the Bombay Stock Exchange [BSEs] whereby the bourse will provide support for recovery of money against the card for loan against share facility.
- The bank has also entered into `Cirrus' arrangements by which all master card holders across the globe will be able to transact at HDFC Bank in India.
- The bank will also provide phone-banking facility in Bangalore. HDFC has tied up with Visa International to offer its Debit Card. - HDFC Bank Ltd has entered into a memorandum of understanding for a strategic business collaboration with Chase Manhattan Bank.
- HDFC Bank has become the first bank in India to link up its automated teller machine [ATMs] network with all the three major payment systems world-wide.
- HDFC Bank will be the first bank in the Asia-Pacific region to connect the American Express [Amexs] payment system.
- The HDFC Bank is expanding its ATM network to connect to American Express Interchange based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. With this connectivity, HDFC Bank has become the first bank in the Asia-pacific region to connect to the Amex Interchange.
- HDFC Bank was the first to sign up with AMEX in December of 1998.
- The Bank has tied up with ITC Threadneedle Mutual Fund to provide its investors with the High Interest Fund [HIFs], a facility to encash their units through the bank Automated Teller Machines in addition to a cheque book facility also to be provided by bank.
- Sony India Ltd [SILs] has joined hands with HDFC Bank to work out an innovative car finance package under which a sony car audio system would be installed to a new car for no additional upfront cash outflow.
- The bank has decided to issue 1,33,10,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each to HDFC & a wholly-owned subsidiary of it at a price of Rs. 94 per share.
- The bank will also issue 13,70,000 equity shares to India Private Equity Fund & 51,20,000 shares to Indocean Financial Holding, the two equity funds controlled by Chase Manhattan Bank.
- HDFC Bank, has tied up with BPL Ltd to offer Internet-enabled supply-chain management & business-to-consumer [B2Cs] e-commerce services to corporates.
- Hutchison Max Telecom & HDFC Bank introduced the country's first-ever mobile-banking services in the city.
2000
- HDFC Bank also signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore Telecom e-commerce arm Sesami.Com Pvt Ltd. - The Bank latter also entered into a partnership agreement with National Computer Systems, the e-commerce unit of Singtel.
- A new Comp. called SESAMi.com [Indias] has been formed by a strategic alliance between HDFC Bank & Singapore Telecom e-commerce company SESAMi.com, to offer e-commerce solutions for Indian market.
- HDFC Bank has a tie-up with Maxtouch for giving the facility to the latter customers in Mumbai. This is the first & only service of this sort in the country, he said.
- HDFC Bank is also launching an online electronic banking solution called Enet which will allow corporates to access their Acc. over the net & carry out trade related transactions & cash management functions.
- HDFC Bank entered into a tie-up with Telco by which the bank would provide preferential financing options for Tata range of passenger cars including the Indica, Sumo, Safari, Estate & Sierra.
- HDFC Bank allotted 1.98 crore shares of Rs 10 each at an issue price of Rs 94 per share to promoters & strategic investors on March 29.
- HDFC Bank is also set to become the first bank in the country to offer wireless application protocol [WAPs] services to customers.
- SkyCell Communications Ltd, one of two cellular service providers in Chennai, has launched `Sky Banking', for which the Comp. has tied up with ICICI Bank & HDFC Bank.
- The bank has tied up with 12 utility companies nationwide including BSES, MSEB, BEST, Orange, BPL & MTNL.
- The Bank has tied up with financial portals, e-brokerages & the National Stock Exchange to enable broker payments for e-broking ventures. - The Bank has set up 100 new electronic data capture [EDCs] terminals in Mumbai. - HDFC Bank has launched its first B2C payment gateway which allows Visa & MasterCard credit card-holders to do transaction online and realtime. - CYBERITMALL.COM has joined hands with HDFC Bank to provide VISA/MasterCard users with an online payment gateway solution to enable them to have a secure eshopping experience. - HDFC Bank plans to extend its mobilephone banking services introduced in select metros to mobilephone broking when it introduces its Internet on-line trading in July. - HDFC Bank & portal clickforsteel.com have signed a memorandum of understanding for offering online credit & services to facilitate `post transaction' activities through the portal `allied services providers' programme. - Indianfoline.com signed an agreement with HDFC bank for use of payment gateway to enable online financial transactions.
- HDFC Bank, in association with cellular service provider Orange, has launched the entire range of mobile banking services & mobile commerce services using wireless application protocol [WAPs] technology.
- The Comp. has introduced a new scheme whereby it will provide loans to individuals for payment of self assessment tax on their properties in Bangalore.
- The Foreign Investment Promotion Board has cleared the proposal of the HDFC Group to enter into a joint venture with Singapore Telecom's e-commerce Comp. for providing a comprehensive range of business-to-business e-commerce solutions to companies in India.
- The Comp. proposes to pick up an equity stake in Softcell Trade and Technologies Ltd., a Mumbai-based software company.
- BPL Mobile has tied up with HDFC Bank to offer Internet banking through the mobile phone.
- HDFC Bank launched `eInstant Car Loans' a new scheme for offering customers a range of net-enabled loan products.
- HDFC Bank launched depository services on the net.
- HDFC Bank tied up with NSE.IT, a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange, for providing payment gateway services for the latter Internet trading operations.
- HDFC Bank has been identified as the best domestic commercial bank for the second consecutive year by FinanceAsia.com, which provides a network for financial decision makers.
- The Mumbai-based Geojit Securities limited has tied up with HDFC Bank for Internet trading of shares.
- Calcutta cellular services provider Modi Telstra, & HDFC Bank have entered into a collaboration to provide mobile commerce in Calcutta.
- HDFC Bank has got the Kerala-based Nedungadi Bank as its first customer for its new joint venture Comp. with I-Flex Solutions.
- HDFC Bank has set a target of attaining a business of over Rs 15,000 crore this fiscal mainly through expansion & new product launches, including a credit card.
- HDFC Bank, in association with Tata Cellular, has launched Mobile Commerce Service, for customers in Hyderabad & Vishakaptnam.
- HDFC Bank has tied up with about 25 equity brokerages for enabling third party transfer of funds & securities through its business-to-business portal -- `e-Net'.
- The Bank has entered into an alliance with Deloitte Haskins and Sells, a member firm of Deloitte & Touch, to offer banking services to its non-resident Indian customers.
- HDFC Bank has launched its 123rd outlet at Delhi Stock Exchange building at Asaf Ali Road.
- The Bank proposes to acquire up to 24.5 per cent stake in the MIEL e-Security Pvt. Ltd., which is engaged in the business of developing and marketing of security products & services for a range of e-commerce & enterprises security applications.
- The Bank has tied up with Rajan Raheja-owned Hathway for providing banking at home as part of Net-over-cable initiative of latter in Mumbai. - HDFC Bank launched its on-line bill payment facility in alliance with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board has also begun to offer bridge loans against fixed deposits of parent Housing Development Finance Corporation the financial institution.
- HDFC Bank has tied up with portal brainvisa.com to retail education loans to students. - The Gujarat Cellular operator Fascel, has signed up with the HDFC Bank to introduce mobile commerce for first time in the State.
- HDFC Bank has tied up with BPL Mobile for mobile commerce facility.
- CricketNext.com, a sports e-commerce site has tied up with HDFC Bank to provide an on-line payment gateways & marketing opportunities for a wide range of cricket sports gear on its on-line shop BatNext.
- Singapore-based Growasia.com has entered into an understanding with HDFC Bank & credit rating agency Icra, for picking up equity in the company Indian subsidiary Gasia.com.
- The Bank has launched `Freedom - The e-Age Savings Account' for cellular phone users.
- Spice Cell has tied up with Citibank N A, HDFC Bank & ICICI Bank for mobile bill settlements.
- HDFC Bank & Cosmos Bank launched a co-branded ATM card.
- The Chatterjee Group-promoted Captech Online limited has signed memorandum of understanding with HDFC Bank & UTI Bank for setting up a payment gateway for its debt negotiation platform, Riskxpress.com.
- HDFC Securities Ltd., promoted by HDFC group with equity participation from the Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd., HDFC Bank & Chase Capital Partners, has launched its brokerage services for retail investors in the Capital.
- The HDFC Bank & Airtel launched their mobile-banking service through WAP in Delhi.
- HDFC Bank has launched wireless application protocol-based mobile-banking in Coimbatore & Trichy in association with Aircel.
2001
- The Bank has opened its first branch in Aurangabad.
- HDFC Standard Life Insurance has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Chennai-based Indian Bank.
- The Bank has launched the international Maestro debit card in association with Master Card.
- HDFC Bank will launch its credit card in June through link-ups with MasterCard & Visa.
- LTtrade.com has entered into a strategic tie-up with HDFC Bank to provide Net banking services to online investors.
- Standard Chartered Bank, HDFC Bank & Bharat Petroleum Corporation have joined the eCash Forum which has been set up by Smart Card Forum of India.
- HDFC Bank has launched a new campaign for its eage savings account.
- HDFC Bank entered into a strategic tie-up with Tally Solutions Pvt. limited to offer online real time accounting services to small & medium enterprises.
- The Bank has opened four ATMs outlets in Bangalore at Coles Road, RT Nagar, Rajaji Nagar & Jaya Nagar on March 26.
- HDFC Standard Life Insurance has launched a `Development Insurance Plan' a low cost life insurance product developed specifically to meet the needs of economically weaker sections.
- Two Directors, Mr. S.S. Thakur & Mr. Amit Judge, have resigned from the board of bank effective from March 30.
- HDFC Bank files with US regulators to list more than 11 million American Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
2002
- HDFC Bank unveiled a new online Acc. aggregation service `OneView'.
- HDFC launched 'One View' service to customers
- HDFC Bank launched its 9th branch in Karnataka.
- HDFC opens its branch in Mangalore.
- HDFC Bank unveils Silver card in Hyderabad.
- HDFC Bank opens first overseas representative office.
- HDFC Bank unveils gold card
- Mediclaim facilities to HDFC Bank gold cardholders.
- HDFC Bank Ltd has informed BSE that Mr Deepak Satwalekar has submitted his resignation as Director of Bank. The Board of Directors has accepted the same. The Board of Directors has co-opted Mrs Renu Karnad as Additional Director of Bank.
- Mrs. Renu Karnad has been co-opted as an Additional Director of Bank. Mrs Karnad shall represent the promoters of bank i.e. HDFC limited Also Mr. Deepak Satwalekar, Managing Director of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Comp. Ltd, has been on the Board of Bank as nominee of HDFC Ltd since September 12, 1994 & shall complete the period of 8 yrs before the next scheduled board meeting. In view of provisions of Banking Regulation Act, 1949, Mr. Satwalekar has submitted his resignation as Director of Bank & the Board has accepted the same.
- HDFC Bank launched new products to its wealth management programme to increase its customer base. The bank introduced a non-interactive product named 'Financial Planner', which would be available for all its customers for an annual fee starting from Rs 10,000. The bank is offering fee based advisory programme to the 'mass affluent' segment, which was earlier offered to high net worth customers. The wealth management programme would cater to individual needs taking into Acc. various factors such as customer age, financial goals & risk profile, which includes equity, MFs & debt instruments such as RBI Relief Bonds.
- Orange JV with HDFC Bank.
2003
- HDFC Bank unveils resident foreign currency account.
- HDFC Bank unveils co-branded credit card with e-Seva.
- The Board of Directors of HDFC Bank Ltd at their meeting held on January 15, 2003 approved the appointment of Mr. Arvind Pande as an Additional Director pursuant to section 260 of Companies Act, 1956.
- EPFO JV with HDFC Bank for its pension distribution.
- HDFC enters into agreement with HDFC Bank to source housing loans.
- HDFC Bank, IRCTC in tie up for online railway booking.
- HDFC Bank inks pact with ANB for remittance service
- HDFC Bank introduces 'HDFC Bank Health Plus Credit Card'.
- Uma Krishnan resigns HDFC Bank as country head.
- Escotel ties up with HDFC Bank for Global Debit Card.
- HDFC Bank launches India first mobile payment solution.
- HDFC Bank debt programme of Rs 400-crore has received triple A [inds] rating from CREDIT rating agency FITCH.
-Mumbai - HDFC Bank in collaboration with Tally Solutions is planning to launch electronic data interchange [EDIs] system for small & medium enterprises [SMEss].
-Warburg Pincus sells 2% stake in HDFC for Rs 235 cr
- HDFC Bank began selling home loans of its promoter Housing Development Finance Corporation [HDFCs].
-Board approved to allot 4,16,400 equity shares to the employees of Bank under the Employee Stock Option Scheme
2004
-Mr Ranjan Kapur and Mr Bobby Parikh appointed as Additional Directors
-NMCE inks pact with HDFC Bank for warehouse receipts
- HDFC Bank has entered into an alliance with Clearing Corporation of India Ltd [CCILs]. The tie-up offers the latter collateral borrowing & lending obligation [CBLOs] product to cooperative banks that are not direct members of negotiated dealing system [NDSs].
-HDFC Bank repurchases HDFC loans worth Rs 208 cr
-Launches Quickremit, a unique online service that enables NRIs in the US to send money to their relatives in India from the comfort of their homes.
-Andhra Bank has entered into an alliance with HDFC Bank for sharing its network of automated teller machines [ATMss]. On March 29, 2004
- HDFC Bank & Bahraini Saudi Bank [BSBs] have announced an alliance to cater to service the needs of non-resident Indians [NRIss] in Bahrain.
- HDFC bank Ltd has informed that Dr [Mrss] Amla Samanta has ceased to be a director of Bank wef April 25, 2004.
- HDFC Bank launches new scheme for Maruti 800 buyers, providing 85 per cent finance on the on-road price of car for seven years.
-HDFC Bank wins Asiamoney award for Best Domestic Bank
-HDFC Bank managing director Aditya Puri has been awarded the management man of year by Bombay Management Association [BMAs]
-HDFC Bank has entered into an agreement with Shrachi Securities Ltd, the flagship Comp. of Kolkata-based Rs 300-crore Shrachi Group, for financing of multi-utility vehicles all over India
-HDFC Bank has launched an online bill payment facility for its customers who are also subscribers to Tata Teleservices
-HDFC Bank join hands with NCR Corporation to offer managed ATM services
- IKF Finance Ltd has entered in to a Joint Lending Arrangement with HDFC Bank Ltd
2005
-TMB forges alliance with HDFC Bank
-HDFC Bank inaugurates first ATM in Hotel
- HDFC Bank ties up with the International Bank of Qatar [IBQs] to launch banking services in Qatar.
- HDFC Bank launches loyalty rewards programme for its debit & credit cardholders under the name InstaWonderz.
-HDFC Bank along with MasterCard International launched credit card targeted at small & medium-sized enterprises
-HDFC Bank has tied up with US-based WL Ross & Comp. LLC for investing in corporate restructuring
-HDFC Bank unveils credit card for farmers
2006
-HDFC sets up two more branches in AP
2007
-HDFC Bank has signed an agreement with Tata Pipes to offer credit facilities to farmers across the country.
-Hdfc Bank Ltd has appointed Mr. Pandit Palande as an additional Director of Bank at the Board Meeting held today i.e. on 24th April 2007.
- HDFC Bank Ltd has informed that the Board of Directors of Bank at its meeting held on October 12, 2007, has been appointed Mr. Paresh Sukthankar and Mr. Harish Engineer as Executive Directors on the Board of Directors of bank. Mr. Sukthankar and Mr. Engineer have been senior employees of Bank since 1994 & have held various positions of responsibility.
The above appointments as Executive Directors of Bank are subject to approval of Reserve Bank of India & of Bank shareholders.
