IDFC Bank acquires Grama Vidiyal
Q. Which bank that started banking operations in October 2015 will acquire Grama Vidiyal, a Tiruchi based micro finance institution?- Published on 13 Jul 16a. IDBI
b. IDFC
c. AIIB
d. WB
ANSWER: IDFC
IDFC Bank, which started banking operations only in October last year, will be acquiring Grama Vidiyal, a Tiruchi-headquartered microfinance institute, in an all cash deal.
- The value of the transaction, however, was not disclosed.
- The MFI will also be a subsidiary for the business correspondent operations of the business.
- This marks the first acquisition of an MFI by a bank in this industry.