Jana Small Finance Bank
Jana Small Finance Bank is a small finance bank that commenced operations on March 28, 2018, headquartered in Bangalore, India.[2] The Reserve Bank of India issued a licence to the bank under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.[3] Prior to becoming a bank, the company was India's largest microfinance institution, Janalakshmi Financial Services,[4] founded July 24, 2006.[5]
| Industry | Small finance bank |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2018 |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Ajay Kanwal (CEO)[1] |
| Services | Banking, financial services |
| Website | www |
As a microfinance lender, the company survived large losses following the 2016 Indian banknote demonetisation, reporting total losses of ₹2,504 crore (US$356 million) at the time of its conversion to a small finance bank.[4] Jana reported in November 2019 that the September 2019 quarter was its first profitable quarter since demonetisation.[6]
DigiGenEdit
DigiGen is a digital banking platform launched by Jana Small Finance Bank.[7]
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Major investors in Jana include US-based private equity fund managers TPG Capital and HarbourVest Partners.[6]
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Management Team - Jana Small Finance Bank".
- ↑ "Jana Small Finance Bank". www.janabank.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ↑ Kattoor, Jose J. (March 28, 2018). "Jana Small Finance Bank Limited commences operations" (PDF). Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gopakumar, Gopika (July 18, 2018). "Jana Small Finance Bank launches commercial operations". livemint.com. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Jana Small Finance Bank Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dhanjal, Swaraj Singh (8 November 2019). "TPG Capital leads ₹225 cr funding round in Jana Small Finance Bank". livemint.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ↑ "DIGIGEN by Jana Small Finance Bank".