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| Company type | Public |
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| ISIN | INE238A01034 |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 3 December 1993; 31 years ago (1993-12-03) asUTI Bank |
| Headquarters | Axis House,, India[1] |
Number of locations | 5706 (December 2024) |
Key people |
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| Products | |
| Revenue |  ₹155,917 crore (US$18 billion)[2] (2025) |
| ₹44,888 crore (US$5.3 billion)[2] (2025) | |
| ₹28,055 crore (US$3.3 billion)[2] (2025) | |
| Total assets | ₹1,656,962 crore (US$200 billion)[2] (2025) |
| Total equity | ₹185,433 crore (US$22 billion)[2] (2025) |
| Owner | |
Number of employees | 104,333[3] (as of March 2024) |
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| Capital ratio | 9.35% (December 2019) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [5][6][7] | |
Axis Bank Limited, formerly known asUTI Bank (1993–2007), is an Indianmultinationalbanking andfinancial services company headquartered inMumbai.[8] It is India's third largest private sector bank by assets and fourth largest by market capitalisation. It sells financial services to large and mid-size companies, SMEs and retail businesses.[1]
As of 30 June 2016, 30.81% shares are owned by the promoters and the promoter group (United India Insurance Company Limited,Oriental Insurance Company Limited,National Insurance Company Limited,New India Assurance,General Insurance Corporation of India,Life Insurance Corporation of India andUnit Trust of India).[9] The remaining 69.19% shares are owned by mutual funds,FIIs, banks, insurance companies, corporate bodies and individual investors.[10]
The bank was founded on 3 December 1993 asUTI Bank as a part ofUnit Trust of India, aGovernment of India entity, opening its registered office inAhmedabad and a corporate office inMumbai.[11] The bank was promoted jointly by the Administrator of theUnit Trust of India (UTI),[12]Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), General Insurance Corporation, National Insurance Company,The New India Assurance Company, The Oriental Insurance Corporation andUnited India Insurance Company. The first branch was inaugurated on 2 April 1994 inAhmedabad byManmohan Singh, then finance minister of India.[13]
In 2001 UTI Bank agreed to merge withGlobal Trust Bank, but theReserve Bank of India (RBI) withheld approval and the merger did not take place. In 2004, the RBI put Global Trust under moratorium and supervised its merger withOriental Bank of Commerce. The following year, UTI bank was listed on theLondon Stock Exchange.[14] In 2006, UTI Bank opened its first overseas branch inSingapore. The same year it opened an office inShanghai,China. In 2007, it opened a branch in theDubai International Financial Centre and branches inHong Kong.[15]
On 30 July 2007, UTI Bank changed its name to Axis Bank.[16]
In 2009,Shikha Sharma was appointed as the MD and CEO of Axis Bank.[17]
In 2013, Axis Bank's subsidiary, Axis Bank UK commenced banking operations.[18]
In March 2014, the Indian government sold a 9% stake, out of its total 20.7% stake in Axis Bank.[19]
In 2017, Axis Bank acquiredFreecharge, a digital marketplace for financial services for approximately ₹385 crore.[20]
On 1 January 2019,Amitabh Chaudhry took over as MD and CEO.[21]
In 2021, Axis Bank had reduced its stake inYes Bank from 2.39% to 1.96%.[22]
In 2023, Axis Bank completed the acquisition ofCitibank India's consumer banking business for₹12,325 crore (US$1.57 billion).[23]
In 2025, Axis Bank has partnered withJ.P. Morgan to provide real-time U.S. dollar payment capabilities for commercial clients in India. This partnership, facilitated by J.P. Morgan's blockchain and digital assets unit, Kinexys, is a first for any Indian companies, allowing them to make or receive dollar payments at any time. The new service will be available to clients based in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). Currently, cross-border payments are settled on the same day, but the new system will allow companies to make payments at any time, including weekends. Naveen Mallela from Kinexys highlighted the cost benefits of reduced liquidity processing times and no-deduction payment rails, ensuring the full amount reaches the intended recipient.[24]
As of 31 December 2024, the bank had a network of 5,706 branches and extension counters, 14,476 automated teller machines and cash recyclers.[25]
The bank has nine international offices with branches atSingapore, Hong Kong, Dubai (at theDIFC), Shanghai,[26] Colombo and representative offices at Dhaka, Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, which focus on corporate lending, trade finance, syndication, investment banking and liability businesses.[27] In addition, the bank has a presence inUK with its wholly owned subsidiary Axis Bank UK Limited.[28]
The bank offers lending services to individuals and small businesses, along with liability products, card services, Internet banking,automated teller machines services, depository, financial advisory services, andNon-resident Indian (NRI) services.[29] Axis bank is a participant in RBI's NEFT enabled participating banks list.[30]
Transaction banking: Axis Bank provides products and services related to transaction banking to customers in areas of current accounts, cash management services, capital market services, trade, foreign exchange and derivatives, cross-border trade and correspondent banking services, and tax collections on behalf of the Government and various State Governments in India.[31]
Investment banking and trustee services: The bank provides investment banking and trusteeship services through its owned subsidiaries. Axis Capital Limited provides investment banking services relating to equity capital markets, institutional stock brokering besides M&A advisory. Axis Trustee Services Limited is engaged in trusteeship activities, acting as a debenture trustee and as a trustee to varioussecuritization trusts.[32]
The bank offers corporate banking, trade finance, treasury and risk management through the branches at Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai and Colombo, and as also retail liability products from its branches atHong Kong andColombo.[33] The representative office atDhaka was inaugurated during the current financial year.[34]
Axis Banks'sequity shares are listed on theBombay Stock Exchange (BSE) andNational Stock Exchange of India (NSE).[29][35] The company'sglobal depository receipts (GDRs) are listed on theLondon Stock Exchange.[36] The Bonds issued by the bank under theMTN program are listed on theSingapore Stock Exchange.[29]
An Indian online magazineconducted a sting operation which was publicised along with 2013 videos evidence showing a wide range of violations and money-laundering schemes by top officials at a number of Indian banks, including Axis Bank. Consequently, penalties of₹50 million (US$590,000) on Axis Bank,₹45 million (US$530,000) onHDFC Bank, and₹10 million (US$120,000) onICICI Bank were imposed by theReserve Bank of India.[37]
Following the2016 Indian banknote demonetisation, a number of Axis Bank employees were arrested for facilitating money laundering activities.[38] Some media outlets highlighted the disproportionate number of cases involving the bank, and claimed that the bank's aggressive performance targets and internal culture fostered such activities and that the blame does not lie solely in the hands of arrested employees.[39]
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An innovation hub located inBengaluru has an in-house innovation team and an accelerator program, primarily working onartificial intelligence.[40][41] With this launch, Axis Bank became the first Indian bank to introduce a dedicated innovation lab in the country.[42][43][44]
Asha home loans targets first-time home buyers in the lower-income segment.[45][46] The product offers loans from₹100,000 (US$1,200)–₹1.5 million (US$18,000) in small towns (population less than 1 million) and up to₹2.8 million (US$33,000) in larger towns (population over 1 million), to customers with family incomes of₹8,000 (US$95)–₹10,000 (US$120) per month and above.[47]
eKYC (electronicknow your customer)[48] is an online, paperless Aadhaar card-based process for fulfilling KYC requirements to start investing in mutual funds without the submission of any documents. Axis Bank partnered withVisa Inc. to launch the 'eKYC' facility, and was the first organization in India to introducebiometrics-based KYC.[49]
Axis Capital Ltd. was incorporated in India as a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank on 6 December 2005 and received its certificate of commencement of business on 2 May 2006. Certain businesses of M/s. Enam Securities Pvt. Ltd. were merged with Axis Capital Ltd. as part of a scheme and the following companies became direct subsidiaries of Axis Capital:[50]
Axis Securities Ltd., Axis Finance Ltd. and Axis Securities Europe Ltd. later became direct subsidiaries of the bank in line with the RBI directives.[citation needed]
In 2024, Axis Capital was barred from taking on any new debt assignments by SEBI, the Indian securities regulator, on account of irregularities it found in the non-convertible debentures (NCDs) issue of Sojo Infotel, a tech consultancy.[51]
Axis Securities Ltd.was incorporated in India on 21 July 2006. The sales and securities business, including the retail broking business of Axis Capital Ltd, was merged with ASL on 25 May 2013. ASL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank and offers retail asset products, credit cards and retail brokerage services.[52]
Axis Private Equity Ltd. was incorporated in India as a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank on 3 October 2006 and received its certificate of commencement on 4 December 2006. APE manages investments, venture capital funds and offshore funds.[citation needed]
Axis Mutual Fund is a subsidiary of Axis Bank established in 2009 with in headquarters inMumbai.
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