Amitabh Chaudhry

Can work with Paytm if RBI permits: Axis Bank CEO Amitabh Chaudhry

Paytm is an important player in the fintech industry, Amitabh Chaudhry, MD and CEO of Axis Bank, said

Axis Bank capitalised with self-sustaining structure to fund growth: MD

Axis Bank is well capitalised with a self-sustaining capital structure for funding organic growth, its managing director and CEO Amitabh Chaudhry has said. He said the bank expects to grow higher than the industry average on the credit side. It would be 400-600 basis points higher than the industry in the MSME segment this fiscal. To fund business growth, he said, the bank has adequate capital to take care of its needs during the current financial year. "Our overall capital adequacy ratio, including profit, stood at 17.84 per cent with a CET 1 ratio of 14.56 per cent. The Bank accreted 18 bps of CET-1 capital in Q2 FY24 and 54 bps in H1 FY24. Axis Bank is well capitalised with a self-sustaining capital structure for funding organic growth," he told PTI. In March this year, Axis Bank completed the acquisition of Citibank's consumer business and non-banking financial company (NBFC) consumer business. The bank paid Rs 11,603 crore for the acquisition. The sale excludes Citi's ...

Axis Bank aims to augment small-ticket loans this year: MD & CEO Chaudhry

Axis Bank is working on augmenting small-ticket loans, crop loans to small and marginal farmers and microfinance business loans for women borrowers from low-income households during the year, managing director and CEO Amitabh Chaudhry said on Friday. The bank has created a distinctive 'Bharat Bank' unit with tailored rural products, an increased footprint through branches and a digital presence, partnerships with facilitators like Common Services Centers (CSCs), and village-level entrepreneurs enabled by multiple agri-commodity-focused ecosystems, he said. "Among the private sector banks, we are the second largest in the MSME space by book size, and our constant pursuit of redefining customer experience in the digital age has led to various digital innovations poised to transform the banking paradigm of tomorrow," he said at the India SME 100 Awards here. With a forward-looking approach, he said, "we have evolved our processes on a solid digital infrastructure established over the .

RBI not seen taking eye off inflation as prices may stay sticky in 2023

'Govt to continue fiscal prudence,' say bankers at book launch of Roller Coaster - An Affair with Banking by veteran journalist Tamal Bandyopadhyay

BS BFSI Insight Summit: Top pvt bank execs to take part in panel discussion

From Amitabh Chaudhry, MD & CEO, Axis Bank to Rakesh Sharma, MD & CEO, IDBI Bank here is the list of panelists from private sector banks of India at BSFI Insight Summit

Citi deal may be complete in May: Axis Bank MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry

In March 2022, Axis Bank said it would purchase Citi's retail business in a transaction worth Rs 12,235 crore

Financial sector reliance on big tech cos poses major risks: Axis Bank CEO

Companies providing software and other technology support like cloud services to the financial system are trickling down to a few, which can create major systemic risks later, according to a top banker. "Companies which are providing software, platforms and cloud systems to the banking and financial system are trickling down to a few," Axix Bank managing director and chief executive Amitabh Chaudhry said addressing an event on corporate governance. It was organised by ex-Sebi chairman M Damodaran's advocacy Excellence Enablers here on Thursday. Going a step further he warned that "the country's banking system now relies on two three big companies for their software service requirements, and this can lead to emerging risks in case these companies stop investing and ensuring that those platforms are adaptable to this new world". Chaudhry said such concentration is leading to pressure on the banking system to invest in technology in order to take care of the macro requirements. "We h

Axis Bank looking at more partnerships with Big Tech: Axis Bank MD

Amitabh Chaudhry says the private lender spends Rs 900 crore every buying priority sector lending certificates to meet its targets

Govt norms ensure no one makes money in payments space: Axis Bank head

Private sector lender Axis Bank on Wednesday said government mandates on the payments space ensure that no one can make money in the segment. The bank's chief executive and managing director Amitabh Chaudhry feared that smaller entities will not be able to survive amid such diktats. The comments from Axis Bank, which also runs the payments company Freecharge, come amid a debate on whether merchant discount rate (MDR) should be levied on the very popular UPI platform. The government, which wants to popularise digital payments, has been insisting that no charges should be levied. "What the government is doing is that they're taking out the entire P&L (profit and loss) opportunity for us. So if you look at the payments space, no one can make any money in the country at all. You have to use payments as a platform to make money somewhere else," Chaudhry said at the Global Fintech Fest here. The worry is that more and more of such demands will emerge, which will take away revenue and ...

Former BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary passes away at 62

Amitabh Chaudhary, the former BCCI acting secretary and president of Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) died of heart attack on Tuesday morning.

We are looking at being distinctive as a bank: Axis Bank MD & CEO

In a Q&A, Axis Bank MD & CEO Amitabh Chaudhry says bank's core leadership is focused on 19 transformative initiatives, at both business and functional levels in order to become better execution engine

With Citi deal, life has come full circle for Axis Bank's Amitabh Chaudhry

In all likelihood, he would have worn a broad grin; and asked them to get behind their desks. A confirmed workaholic, Axis Bank's boss is not known to suffer fools gladly

March out of retail: Why are foreign banks clinging to corporate banking?

Foreign banks set the template in consumer banking in its infancy, but have almost vacated this booming space

Internet firms must show they can generate cash, profits soon: Axis Bank MD

Amitabh Chaudhry makes this statement at a discussion on new-age internet companies drawing high valuations, sometimes even higher than the traditional businesses

RBI clears re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD of Axis Bank

The Reserve Bank on Thursday approved re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as managing director of private sector Axis Bank for a period of three years. The extended three-year term would be effective from January 1, 2022, Axis Bank said in a regulatory filing. "The Reserve Bank of India vide its letter dated October 14, 2021, has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as the Managing Director & CEO of the bank, with effect from January 1, 2022 till December 31, 2024," it said. The board of the bank had in April approved the extension of his tenure for further period of three years subject to regulatory clearance.

Dramatic improvement in asset quality post June: Amitabh Chaudhry

'The RBI has started normalising its extraordinary injection of liquidity in a calibrated manner', said Chaudhry

Axis Bank board approves re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD & CEO

Private sector lender Axis Bank on Thursday said its board has approved the re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as its Managing Director and CEO for three years with effect from January 1, 2022. "The board of directors of the bank.. considered and approved the proposal relating to re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as the Managing Director and CEO of the bank, for a further period of 3 years, with effect from January 1, 2022 up to December 31, 2024," Axis Bank said in a regulatory filing. The appointment will be subject to the approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and shareholders of the bank, the filing added. Chaudhry was appointed as Managing Director (MD) and CEO of Axis Bank for a period of three years, with effect from January 1, 2019 up to December 31, 2021. Prior to joining Axis Bank, Chaudhry was MD and CEO of HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company.

Working capital cycles returning, especially in manufacturing: Axis Bank MD

On retail loan growth, the season went better than expected, CEO Chaudhry said

Biz optimism returning, economic recovery to be L-shaped: Axis Bank MD

He was quick to add that we are not completely out of the woods yet and a sustained recovery may take a few quarters

Axis Bank's multi-year low valuations a worry for investors

In addition, there's also growing stress in the bank's SME (small and medium enterprise) loans, a segment which was fast growing until FY20