ICICI Bank Ltd.

ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) have launched the ‘ICICI Bank Unifare Bangalore Metro Card’. This card offers the commuters dual benefits of an ICICI Bank credit or debit card and BMRCL’s smart card, called Namma Metro Smart Card. This is a cobranded card in association with MasterCard.

In order to support both the functionalities in one card, the ‘ICICI Bank Unifare Bangalore Metro Card’ is embedded with the chip of Namma Metro Smart Card along with the EMV chip of ICICI Bank credit or debit card. It has a unique auto recharge facility of loading Rs 200 when the balance drops below Rs 100. This auto recharge facility eliminates the need to wait in queues at ticket counters and vending machines.

ICICI Bank is India’s largest private sector bank with consolidated total assets of $124.76 billion at March 31, 2014. ICICI Bank’s subsidiaries include India’s leading private sector insurance companies and among its largest securities brokerage firms, mutual funds and private equity firms.