Kotak Mahindra is one of India's leading banking and financial services group, offering a wide range of financial services that encompass every sphere of life.

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd is a one stop shop for all banking needs. The bank offers personal finance solutions of every kind from savings accounts to credit cards, distribution of mutual funds to life insurance products. Kotak Mahindra Bank offers transaction banking, operates lending verticals, manages IPOs and provides working capital loans. Kotak has one of the largest and most respected Wealth Management teams in India, providing the widest range of solutions to high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, business families and employed professionals.

Milestones

• 2016

  Kotak Mahindra Bank Acquires 10,00,000 Equity shares of Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Limited

  Kotak Mahindra Bank Acquires 9,83,82,022 (19.90%) Equity Shares of Airtel M Commerce Services Limited Company (AMSL)

  Kotak Mahindra Bank launches International Banking Unit in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), Gandhinagar, Gujarat

  Kotak Mahindra Bank Acquires BSS Microfinance Private Limited

• 2015

  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approves merger of ING Vysya Bank with Kotak Mahindra Bank effective April 1, 2015

  Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Receives IRDAI Approval To Commence Insurance Business

• 2014

  Thrust on digital and social with the launch of innovative solutions - first-of-its-kind fully integrated social bank account - 'Jifi', and world's first bank agnostic instant funds transfer platform using Facebook - 'KayPay'. Subsequently in Jan 2015, 'Jifi Saver' - a savings bank account with secure and seamless transactions on popular social networks was launched.

  Kotak Mahindra Bank acquires 15% equity stake in Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited (MCX)

  Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Ltd. acquires schemes of Pinebridge Mutual Fund

• 2009

  Kotak Mahindra Group launches a pension fund under India's National Pension System (NPS)

• 2008

  Kotak Mahindra Bank opens a representative office in Dubai

• 2006

  Kotak Mahindra Bank buys out Goldman Sachs’ equity stake in Kotak Mahindra Capital Company and Kotak Securities Ltd.

• 2005

  Kotak Mahindra Group realigns joint venture with Ford Credit; takes 100% ownership of Kotak Mahindra Prime (formerly known as Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited) and sells its stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra to Ford

  Kotak Alternate Assets launches a real estate fund

• 2004

  Kotak Mahindra Group enters alternate assets business with the launch of a private equity fund

• 2003

  Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. (KMFL), the group's flagship company, receives banking license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). With this, KMFL becomes the first non-banking finance company in India to be converted into a commercial bank - Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.

• 2001

  Kotak Mahindra Group launches life insurance business, partners Old Mutual plc to form Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Insurance Ltd.

• 1998

  Kotak Mahindra Group launches India's first gilt fund through Kotak Mahindra Asset Management company (KMAMC)

• 1996

  Auto finance business is hived off into a separate company - Kotak Mahindra Primus Limited (now known as Kotak Mahindra Prime Limited), a joint venture with Ford Credit to finance non-Ford vehicles.

  Kotak Mahindra takes a significant stake in Ford Credit Kotak Mahindra Ltd., for financing Ford vehicles.

• 1995

  Joint venture with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. for investment banking; incorporation of Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC)

• 1991

  Establishes investment banking division

• 1990

  Starts auto finance division for financing passenger car

• 1987

  Enters lease and hire purchase business

• 1985

  Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. commences bill discounting business