Kotak Mahindra Bank acquires Standard Chartered Bank India’s personal loan portfolio for $428M, boosting its retail lending.

Kotak Mahindra Bank completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank India's personal loan portfolio worth Rs 3,330 crore, following regulatory approvals. This move aims to strengthen Kotak's retail credit market position and enhance its leadership in lending to affluent customers. The acquisition is the first under new CEO Ashok Vaswani. It comes as regulators have increased risk weights on unsecured loans to discourage their growth. Kotak Mahindra Bank's shares closed 1.88% down on the BSE on January 23.

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