Wednesday 29 March 2017

SBI to raise stake in SBI Card to 74% by June-end

State Bank of India (SBI) said it will increase its stake in SBI Card to 74 % by June end, reported PTI. "Stake will be increased by first quarter of next financial year.There are few regulatory issue that is being sorted out," SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said at the launch of SBI Card Unnati. 

 

The board of SBI has already given approval for hike of the bank's stake in its two credit card joint ventures with General Electric Company to 74 %. The bank has approval to infuse Rs 1,160 crore in the two JVs SBI Cards and Payment Services Pvt Ltd (SBICPSL) and GE Capital Business Processes Management Services Ltd (GECBPMSL)-- through purchase of equity shares from GE Capital so as to increase the bank's stake in both the companies to 74 %. Asked about remaining 26 % stake, she said, the decision has to be taken by GE. "Within next one month there should be finality on the remaining stake sale," it said. The American company seeks to exit SBI Cards. SBI currently holds 60 % stake in SBICPSL and 40 % in GECBPMSL.

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