India Post Payments Bank

Full-scale launch of DakPay by mid-FY26: India Post Payments Bank MD & CEO

Says transition to small finance bank will help margins but operational cost for small ticket loans are very high

Updated On: 07 Mar 2025 | 11:37 PM IST

RBI fines Equitas SFB, India Post Payments Bank for compliance lapses

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said it has imposed penalties on Equitas Small Finance Bank and India Post Payments Bank for deficiencies in regulatory compliances. In a statement, the RBI said it has imposed a penalty of Rs 65 lakh on Equitas Small Finance Bank for non-compliance with certain directions on 'Levy of Foreclosure Charges/Pre-payment Penalty on Floating Rate Term Loans' and 'Credit Flow to Agriculture -- Collateral free agricultural loans'. A penalty of Rs 26.70 lakh has been imposed on India Post Payments Bank Ltd for non-compliance with certain directions on 'Customer Service in Banks', it said in another statement. Further, a penalty of Rs 3.10 lakh has also been imposed on Aptus Finance India Pvt Ltd for contravention of certain provisions of norms related to non-banking financial company. In each of the three cases, the RBI said the penalties are based on the deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any

Updated On: 31 Jan 2025 | 9:11 PM IST

Sidbi to tap humble postmen to support micro-entrepreneurs across country

Due to our lending obligations, we cannot directly lend, we are utilising Sidbi to provide the loans. Approval from the Reserve Bank of India is still pending, Senior official from IPPB said

Updated On: 10 Jul 2024 | 10:30 PM IST

Payments banks bat for new model, pin hopes on lending licence amid stress

Payments banks can receive deposits of up to ~2 lakh per customer, but cannot lend

Updated On: 21 Apr 2024 | 11:57 PM IST

India Post Payments Bank reports operational profit of Rs 20 cr in FY23

India Post Payments Bank on Tuesday reported its first-ever operational profit of Rs 20.16 crore for 2022-23. The bank saw a 66.12 per cent growth in overall revenue. IPPB saw a 17.36 per cent increase in operating costs during the fiscal, a statement said. "IPPB... generated an operational profit of Rs 20.16 crore during 2022-23, culminating in a year of tremendous progress for the bank," the statement said. The bank's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer J Venkatramu said initiatives like Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar, and India Stack, along with regulatory push in the domain of financial inclusion contributed heavily to its success. "The bank's prudent financial management, backed by regulatory support, has paved the way for exponential growth in customer base and product offerings," he said. Going forward, IPPB aims to transform itself into a universal service platform, bridging last-mile accessibility gaps using Digital Public Infrastructure, the statement said. Prime .

Updated On: 22 Aug 2023 | 10:55 PM IST

IPPB revises charges for Adhaar enabled payments; here all you need to know

The India Post Payments Bank has increased charges for the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System service. The revised AePS Issuer transaction charges will be effective from December 1, 2022

Updated On: 04 Nov 2022 | 6:24 PM IST

Cabinet approves Rs 820 cr financial support for India Post Payments Bank

The support will help state-run payments bank to penetrate deeper into the country, especially in the rural area and work towards financial inclusion

Updated On: 27 Apr 2022 | 7:06 PM IST

India Post Payments Bank customer base crosses 50 mn-mark

Reaching to 50 mn customers in a short span of 3 years speaks of success of this model of providing cost - effective, easy and secure digital ecosystem, says Vineet Pandey, Secretary, Dept of Posts

Updated On: 18 Jan 2022 | 4:15 PM IST

India Post Payments Bank, LIC Housing tie up to sell home loans

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has joined hands with LIC Housing Finance for selling housing finance products of the latter to its 4.5 crore customers, a statement said on Tuesday.

Updated On: 07 Sep 2021 | 4:13 PM IST

Recapitalisation plan in the works for India Post Payments Bank

Viability plan includes Rs 2,000-crore infusion

Updated On: 01 Feb 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

FSS and India Post Payments Bank join hands to promote financial inclusion

Under the deal, IPPB will use FSS' Aadhaar Enabled Payment System to deliver interoperable and affordable doorstep banking services to under-served and un-banked customers across India

Updated On: 12 Jan 2021 | 4:03 PM IST

India Post Payments Bank reaches milestone of 20 million customers

On average, IPPB has been opening and maintaining a run rate of 33 lakh accounts per quarter.

Updated On: 27 Feb 2020 | 9:14 PM IST

Postal dept decides to convert India Post Payments Bank to a SFB

India Post will partner with Common Service Centre to provide a suite of citizen centric services such as banking, remittance, insurance, DBT, bill and tax payments etc at post offices

Updated On: 31 Jul 2019 | 10:47 PM IST

India Post Payments Bank crosses 1.25 lakh branches, soon to hit 1.5 lakh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched IPPB on September 1 last year with an aim to take banking services to the doorstep of every citizen

Updated On: 25 Jan 2019 | 6:36 PM IST

India Post Payments Bank opened 1.9 mn accounts since launch in Jan 2017

The IPPB had kicked-off its operations by rolling out pilot services in Raipur and Ranchi on January 30, 2017

Updated On: 28 Dec 2018 | 4:33 PM IST

India Post payments bank gets 77,000 customers in Goa, Maharashtra

The Post department serves 4 million customers and operates around 150,000 branches across the country with a workforce of 300,000 postmen

Updated On: 09 Oct 2018 | 2:43 PM IST

Post office hopes

India Post Payments Bank has many hurdles to overcome

Updated On: 06 Sep 2018 | 9:55 PM IST

Doorstep banking: Modi launches India Post Payments Bank, country's largest

The freshly-minted payments bank will accept deposits of up to Rs 100,000

Updated On: 01 Sep 2018 | 8:30 PM IST

10 things to know about India Post Payments Bank being launched by PM Modi

The India Post Payments Bank seeks to leverage the expansive network of the postal department to ensure financial inclusion for the masses

Updated On: 01 Sep 2018 | 2:52 PM IST

Banking services at doorstep: Modi to launch India Post Payments Bank today

The IPPB will have 650 branches and 3,250 access points across the country

Updated On: 01 Sep 2018 | 8:27 AM IST