The country’s second-largest lender, ICICI Bank, is looking at setting up a new entity to house its automated teller machines (ATMs) and point-of-sale (PoS) terminals, which accept credit and debit card payments. The bank has sought bids from banking technology companies and private equity players for participating in the proposed entity.
This is the first time that an Indian bank is planning to transfer its ATMs and PoS assets to a separate company. ICICI Bank has the second-largest ATM network that has more than 4,000 machines, and the largest PoS network with over two lakh terminals.
According to sources, Visa, FSS, Total Systems Services, KKR-owned First Data Corporation, Blackstone-CMS joint venture, Venture Infotek and a few private equity investors have shown interest. Sources said there was a lot of interest in partnering ICICI Bank as payment is an area where many global companies are trying to get a foothold. From April, banks will have to allow customers access to their accounts through any ATM in
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| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| HDFC Bank | 811.65 |
| ICICI Bank | 1388.65 |
| Axis Bank | 1377.75 |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | 381.50 |
| Indusind Bank | 856.45 |
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