In our five-year journey as a small finance bank, we have focused on building a
stable, scalable and sustainable bank while creating value for all our stakeholders.
Since inception, we are on a mission to create the most valuable bank for all our stakeholders, with a prudent approach towards delivering profitable growth.
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15 Years of Trust
Redefining purpose.
With commitment.
With a purpose to offer financing solutions to India’s vast unserved and underserved segment, we developed an innovative credit assessment system which enabled us to extend loans to customers, with limited to no recorded credit or income history.
RBI grants in-principle
Small Finance Bank license
2016
Commencement of operations as SFB post receipt of final approval from RBI
2017
RBI grants Scheduled Commercial Bank status to ESFB
2018
Commencement of MSE Financing product
Gross Advances crossed
` 100 Bn
2019
Total deposits exceed `100 Bn
2020
Completed the IPO and successful listing of Equitas Small Finance Bank
2021
Equitas SFB completes 5 years of operations as a Bank
2022
Gross advances exceed ` 205 Bn
Total deposits exceed ` 189 Bn
Successfully raised ` 550 crore via the QIP route
CHAIRMAN’S COMMUNIQUÉ
Stepping into the future. With confidence.
It would not be an overstatement to say that the Bank has weathered well the pounding of the three waves of the pandemic and its massive ripple effects. I believe we now have a Bank whose foundation is strong and will get stronger as it grows.
Arun Ramanathan Part-Time Chairman and
Non-Executive Independent Director
Predicting the future is often a tricky proposition, simply because no forecasting model is remotely capable of factoring in the ‘unknown-unknowns’. The pace of technology evolution and human ingenuity have the power to derail the plausible outcomes. However, the one thing that can be said with a degree of certainty is that the bank of the future will be embedded in customer journeys in such a way that it becomes the platform or channel on which their life moves.
Equitas is one of the largest small finance banks in India. We provide tailored solutions to individuals with limited access to formal channels and drive financial inclusion to the last mile.
We have always adopted a conservative approach to lending – focusing on staying adequately capitalised and maintaining stable asset quality. Our advances growth has consistently outpaced balance sheet expansion, indicating fund movement to high-yielding assets and translating to much better net interest margins generated with a similar balance sheet size.
At Equitas, we are building the bank of the future by deploying key growth
levers, leveraging the changing technology landscape and sharpening
competitive edge in borrowing costs. We view fintechs as complements
to our own strengths, and not as competitors, thereby entering into robust
partnerships to drive innovation and engagement at scale.
Introduce consumer loans as liability franchise scales up
Leverage changing technology landscape to drive growth
Think like a fintech to propel innovation and engagement
Develop a truly seamless phygital business model
Sharpen competitive advantage with lowering cost of funds
CONSUMER BRANDING
Being a force of good. With Beyond Banking.
‘Circle of Life’ web series
We launched a web series on our social media platforms, named ’Circle of Life’. It features real-life transformative stories of bravery, sacrifice and compassion. The first story narrates Shanthi’s journey from being a pavement dweller to a proud, independent parent. The second story is about a transwoman street play artist Dhanalakshmi’s self-discovery and rebirth, to a woman of substance and an artist. The third story was about a couple with disabilities, Indra Jitendra, who overcome supposedly insurmountable challenges, every day.