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HR, technology integration key challenge for Fincare-AU SFB merger

AU Small Finance Bank may find it challenging to manage the asset quality of Fincare SFB's microfinance institution portfolio

Fincare Small Finance Bank merger with AU SFB gets RBI approval

To function as combined entity from April 1, 2024

AU SFB appoints former RBI deputy guv HR Khan as non-executive chairman

The lender added that Khan's tenure will begin from the date of taking charge, January 30, 2024, after approval from the Board of Directors and from the RBI and shareholders of the bank

Weak Q3 FY24 performance weighs on SBI Card, AU Small Finance Bank

Analysts downgraded the stock tracking elevated provisions, interest rates, and funding costs

AU Small Finance Bank hits 9-mth low, tanks 12% on disappointing Q3 results

The bank's Gross Non-Performing Assets (GNPAs) rose to 1.98 per cent in Q3FY24 from 1.81 per cent in Q3FY23 and 1.91 in Q2FY24

AU Small Finance Bank Q3 results: Net profit down 4% at Rs 375 crore

Margins under pressure; provisions rise sharply

AU Small Finance Bank's net interest income up 15% Y-o-Y in Q3FY24

The Jaipur-based bank posted a 4 per cent year-on-year decrease in profit in the latest quarter at Rs 375 crore compared to Rs 393 crore in the Q3FY23

CCI clears merger of Fincare Small Finance Bank with AU Small Finance Bank

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger of Fincare Small Finance Bank with AU Small Finance Bank, as per an exchange filing on Tuesday. In October last year, the board of directors of AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) and that of Fincare Small Finance Bank (Fincare SFB) approved an all-stock merger of AU SFB and Fincare SFB. As per the terms of scheme of amalgamation, Fincare Business Services, promoter of Fincare SFB, shall infuse Rs 700 crore into Fincare SFB prior to the completion of the merger. "...CCI vide its letter dated January 23, 2024 has communicated that CCI in its meeting held on January 23, 2024, considered and approved the proposed combination involving amalgamation of Fincare Small Finance Bank Limited into and with AU Small Finance Bank...," AU SBF said in the filing to stock exchanges. The lender further said the scheme remains subject to the Reserve Bank of India's approval. Shares of AU SFB ended at Rs 715.95 apiece on the BSE on Tuesday

AU Small Finance Bank's advances rise 20% to Rs 67,624 cr in Q3FY24

According to the exchange filing, advances rose by 4 per cent sequentially from Rs 65,029 crore

US-based data analytics firm FICO launches its cloud platform in India

"We can deliver vehicle loans faster and more accurately," said Uttam Tibrewal, executive director, AU Small Finance Bank

10% off on flights: What AU Small Finance Bank's travel credit card offers

The AU- ixigo Travel Credit Card offers up to a 10 per cent discount on flight bookings, instant discounts on hotel bookings, and zero payment gateway charges for train bookings, among other deals

SFBs can turn into universal banks, say experts at BS BFSI Summit 2023

There is nothing to stop our firm from turning into a Universal Bank, said Ittira Davis, managing director and chief executive officer of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Stocks to Watch: Reliance, Ultratech Cement, AU SFB, NTPC, Gujarat Gas, MGL

Stocks to watch on October 30, 2023: Fincare Small Finance Bank is set to merge with AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB) in an all-share deal; Gujarat Gas has hiked industrial gas price to Rs 45.6 per scm

Fincare SFB to merge with AU Small Finance Bank in all-share deal

At present, AU's market capitalisation is Rs 46,000 crore, the highest among small finance banks. The market capitalisation of the merged entity will be slightly over Rs 50,000 crore

AU Small Finance Bank Q2 results: Net profit up 17% to Rs 402 crore

AU Small Finance Bank on Saturday reported 17 per cent rise in standalone net profit at Rs 402 crore for September quarter 2023-24 aided by improvement in interest income. The Jaipur-based lender had logged a net profit of Rs 343 crore in the year-ago period. Total income rose to Rs 2,957 crore from Rs 2,240 crore in the same period a year ago, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. Net interest income of the bank improved to Rs 1,249 crore from Rs 1,083 crore in September 2022. Net interest margin stood at 5.5 per cent at the end of September 2023. The bank's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) stood at 1.91 per cent of gross advances at the end of the September quarter 2023 as against 1.90 per cent a year ago. Net NPAs or bad loans rose to 0.60 per cent as against 0.56 per cent in the year-ago period. The Capital Adequacy Ratio of the bank decreased to 22.4 per cent from 23.3 per cent at the end of September 2022.

SBI, IDBI to Canara Bank: Lucrative offers to explore this festive season

Banks and credit card companies have different lucrative offers for customers amid the ongoing festive season. Check which bank has the best offers for customers

Discounts, cashbacks galore: AU Small Finance Bank unveils festival offers

For Dhanteras, customers can get 5% Cashback on Jewelry purchases using AU Credit Card.

AU SFB Q1 net profit jumps 44% to Rs 387 cr, net interest income rises 28%

AU Small Finance Bank on Saturday reported a 44 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 387 crore in the June quarter helped by growth in interest income. The Jaipur-based lender had posted a net profit of Rs 268 crore in the year-ago period. Total income in the first quarter of the current fiscal rose to Rs 2,773 crore from Rs 1,979 crore in the same period a year ago, AU Small Finance Bank said in a regulatory filing. Interest earned by the bank improved to Rs 2,458 crore over Rs 1,820 crore in June 2022. Net interest income (NII) increased by 28 per cent to Rs 1,246 crore from Rs 976 crore in the same quarter a year ago. However, the net interest margin declined to 5.7 per cent as compared to 5.9 per cent in the same period a year ago. Despite Q1 being a seasonally weak quarter for banking, the bank saw growth across its assets and deposits with profitability growing by 44 per cent on an annual basis supported by a strong NII growth of 28 per cent. The bank's asset quality showed .

AU Small Finance Bank joins Rs 50,000 cr m-cap club as stock hits new high

At 12:11 pm; the stock was up 2.8 per cent at Rs 752.15, with a market capitalisation of Rs 50,154 crore, the BSE data shows.

AU Bank's credit card business will break even in FY25: CEO Sanjay Agarwal

Banking will completely shift from brick-and-mortar to online in some 10 years, he says