India's Best Banks 2016

Updated : Jan 23, 2017

Driving Growth

In the past three years, the bank's advances grew even faster at 27.85 per cent CAGR, while in 2015/16 it grew by 29.99 per cent, according to BT-KPMG study. Growth in deposits clocked 18.61 per cent CAGR in the three-year period, but picked up pace in 2015/16 to 22.53 per cent.

Jaideep Khanna, CEO, Barclays India Picture: Rachit Goswami

Updated : Jan 23, 2017

Wholesome Returns

Barclays balance sheet is not in the league of the big four foreign banks - Citi, Standard Chartered, HSBC and Deutsche - but the bank surpasses competition in terms of CAGR on deposits, advances, fee income and operating profits.

Updated : Jan 18, 2017

Axis Bank to strengthen digital system for safer online transactions

Axis Bank has emerged as best bank with best digital initiatives.

Updated : Jan 18, 2017

How Arundhati Bhattacharya got SBI ready for the future

Arundhati Bhattacharya, SBIs first woman chairman, has shown her mettle by taking challenges head on.

Updated : Jan 17, 2017

Why RBI's strategic debt restructuring scheme has turned out to be a damp squib

Another issue is confusion due to the lack of a unified law/framework to deal with the problem.

Updated : Jan 17, 2017

Will 'Payment banks' fulfill PM Modi's digital dream

'Payments banks' is the latest buzzword in banking circles, the next big thing, something that has the potential of giving wings to the government's ambitious financial inclusion targets.

Updated : Jan 12, 2017

Best Banks 2016

ADITYA PURI MD, HDFC BANK "I will not try and grow size for the sake of growing size. Our size will grow because the demand for our products is growing." Picture: Rachit Goswami

Updated : Jan 12, 2017

Sizing The Opportunity

HDFC Bank is gradually raising the bar in the banking industry with expanding size, unmatched profitability and low delinquencies.

CHANDRASEKHAR GHOSH CEO & MD, BANDHAN BANK "I realised that the only way to bring down (lending) rates was to get cheaper funds ... that is why we applied for a universal bank licence" Photo: Shekhar Ghosh

Updated : Jan 12, 2017

Making A Difference

How Bandhan Bank has changed the lives of people.

Updated : Jan 11, 2017

India's Best Banks

Indian banks are battling numerous challenges, including digitisation, deteriorating asset quality, disruption from new financial sector players and, now, demonetisation. The 21st edition of the BT-KPMG Best Banks study identifies banks that have flourished despite the odds and raises a toast to those that are the best in class.