Swot of HDFC Bank
Swot of HDFC Bank
Swot of HDFC Bank
History
Times Bank Limited (owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co. / Times Group) was
merged with HDFC Bank Ltd., in 2000. This was the first merger of two
private banks in India. Shareholders of Times Bank received 1 share of HDFC
Bank for every 5.75 shares of Times Bank.
In 2008 HDFC Bank acquired Centurion Bank of Punjab taking its total
branches to more than 1,000. The amalgamated bank emerged with a base
of about Rs. 1,22,000 crore and net advances of about Rs.89,000 crore. The
balance sheet size of the combined entity is more than Rs. 1,63,000 crore.
Business focus
HDFC Bank deals with three key business segments - Wholesale Banking
Services, Retail Banking Services, Treasury. It has entered the banking
consortia of over 50 corporates for providing working capital finance, trade
services, corporate finance and merchant banking. It is also providing
sophisticated product structures in areas of foreign exchange and
derivatives, money markets and debt trading and equity research.
[[The objective of the Retail Bank is to provide its target market customers a
full range of financial products and banking services, giving the customer a
one-stop window for all his/her banking requirements. The products are
backed by world-class service and delivered to customers through the
growing branch network, as well as through alternative delivery channels like
ATMs, Phone Banking, NetBanking and Mobile Banking.]] [[HDFC Bank was
the first bank in India to launch an International Debit Card in association
with VISA (VISA Electron) and issues the Mastercard Maestro debit card as
well. The Bank launched its credit card business in late 2001. By March 2009,
the bank had a total card base (debit and credit cards) of over 13 million.
The Bank is also one of the leading players in the “merchant acquiring”
business with over 70,000 Point-of-sale (POS) terminals for debit / credit
cards acceptance at merchant establishments.]] The Bank is well positioned
as a leader in various net based B2C opportunities including a wide range of
internet banking services for Fixed Deposits, Loans, Bill Payments, etc.
Treasury
Within this business, the bank has three main product areas - Foreign
Exchange and Derivatives, Local Currency Money Market & Debt Securities,
and Equities. These services are provided through the bank's Treasury team.
To comply with statutory reserve requirements, the bank is required to hold
25% of its deposits in government securities. The Treasury business is
responsible for managing the returns and market risk on this investment
portfolio.
Strengths : -
Weakness: –
Opportunities : –
Threats : -
The Bank also has 3,898 networked ATMs across these cities. Moreover,
HDFC Bank's ATM network can be accessed by all domestic and international
Visa/MasterCard, Visa Electron/Maestro, Plus/Cirrus and American Express
Credit/Charge cardholders
Established in 1978
Objectives of HDFC
Organizational goals
Develop close relationships with individual households
HDFC Founder
Had vision for mortgage finance for housing, gave birth to the Housing
Development Finance Corporation
Home loan
Mr. Deepak Parekh awarded the 'Business Leader of the Year' by NDTV
Ranked 3rd amongst the Asian Banking and Finance Sector for ‘Highest
Return on Equity’ by Asia money
HDFC BANK
NETWORK
1416 branches
Business Strategy
Achievements
HDFC Bank wins the Asian Banker Best Retail Bank in India Award 2008
for outstanding performance.
Vision