Kotak Bank group was born in the year 1985 as a capital management firm. Over the years, the company diversified to include auto finance, investment banking and fund syndication activities. In 2003, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) gave banking license to the group. Thus, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. became Kotak Bank or Kotak Mahindra Bank. In the Indian history, it was the first instance when a financial institution acquired banking license.
Kotak Bank Group has following subsidiaries:
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited (KMCC)
Kotak Securities Ltd.
Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (KMAMC)
Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Limited
Kotak International
As per 2009 data, the group has a net worth of Rs. 6,799 crore. Service delivery is managed by a network of branches, representative offices, satellite offices and franchisees across 33 town and cities in India.
Kotak Bank also enjoys sound overseas business profile. It has offices in Dubai, London, Mauritius, New York, San Francisco and Singapore. Kotak Bank caters to almost 2.6 million customers worldwide
Kotak Bank classifies its wide array of products and services into four categories. In Banking and savings, this includes:
Banking Accounts
Credit Cards
Convenience Banking
Demat
Deposits
NRI Services
Privy League
Wealth Management
Investment and insurance products and service available under this category include:
Estate Planning
Gold
Life Insurance
Mutual Funds
Share Trading
Structured Products
Loan and borrowings categories including products such as:
Car Finance
Commercial Loans
Home Loans
Loans Against Property
Personal Loans
Corporate finance: Specialized financial products for corporate customers are:
Finance
Investment Banking
Institutional Equities
Treasury
Incidentally, in 2009, Kotak Bank bagged the Hewitt Best Employer’s in India award for second time consecutively.