ICICI Bank launches digital service for retail merchants, offers credit

Lender says it aims to provide services in 'one single place' to more than 20 million retail merchants.

ICICI Bank on Thursday launched digital banking services for more than 20 million retail merchants in the country.

 “Merchant Stack” will provide grocers, supermarkets, large retail store chains, online businesses, and large e-commerce firms with an array of banking services in ‘one single place’.

The private lender said its research showed the retail merchant segment needs services such as digital and instant account opening, multiple digital collection options, as well as instant working capital availability in one place quick working capital availability, among other things.

The services include “Super Merchant Account”, which is a zero balance account linked to the usage of the