IDFC FIRST Bank 

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About IDFC FIRST Bank Introduction: IDFC FIRST Bank's vision is to build a world-class bank in India that's guided by ethics, powered by technology, and a force for social good. IDFC FIRST is a new age bank that works in the best interest of its customers. Customer-First Philosophy: The Bank has a customer-first philosophy and offers high-quality products to our customers. In any product we launch, we bring something special to our customers. For instance, the Bank is the first and only bank in India that offers Zero fees for 28 essential services on Savings Accounts including for ATM cash withdrawals, IMPS, RTGS, NEFT, Cash Deposits at branches, Cash withdrawals at branches, SMS Alerts, Cheque book, Demand Drafts, Pay-order, duplicate statements, etc. IDFC FIRST Bank is the first bank to offer monthly credit in savings accounts. The bank’s credit cards have unique features such as lifetime free, never-expiring rewards points, zero interest on cash withdrawal at ATMs and low APR, so customer incur less fees on our Credit Cards. Ethics First: The Bank believes that income earned unethically is not worth earning. The Bank applies a "Near and Dear" Test in all product design, so that the employees of the Bank serve only such products to customers that they'd want for their own loved ones. Transformation: IDFC FIRST Bank has transformed from infrastructure to retail banking in four years since merger, increasing CASA ratio from 8.7% to 46.8% (December 31, 2023). Total Customer Deposits have increased by 4.5X from Rs. 39,602 crores at the time of merger as of December 31, 2018, to Rs. 1,76,481 crores as of December 31, 2023. The Bank has set up 897 branches and 1,136 ATMs. Financial Performance: The Bank recorded a PAT of Rs. 2,232 crore (~US$ 269 million) in 9M-FY24, with strong Capital Adequacy of 16.73%. The Bank has a long history of nearly 14 years (including period of Capital First) of maintaining high asset quality, with Retail, Rural & SME book currently having Gross NPA of only 1.45% and Net NPA of 0.51% as of December 31, 2023. Overall Gross NPA including infrastructure is 2.04% and Net NPA is 0.68%. ESG Goals: The Bank is highly committed to ESG. The Bank has high governance scores, the business lines naturally support social goals, and efforts are ongoing to achieve environmental goals.See more