MUMBAI: Axis Bank has arisen as the leader to purchase Citi's customer business in India, which is being esteemed at around $1.5 billion in an arranged arrangement that is probably going to happen this month, as per two sources with direct information on the matter.
Kotak Mahindra Bank is as yet in the race yet has presented a lower offered than Axis Bank so positions second in Citi's request for inclination, the sources told Reuters.
Hub Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank didn't promptly react to demands for input.
"We keep on pushing ahead with our cycle concerning our India shopper business deal as per our more extensive key revive," said Citi India because of an email inquiry on the arrangement status.
Money Street monster Citi said last year that it would leave its shopper establishments in 13 business sectors, including India, as it pulls together on its more worthwhile institutional and abundance the executives organizations. Its Indian purchaser banking business contains charge cards, home advances and retail banking.
Gaining the resources would reinforce the very good quality charge card and home loan organizations of Axis Bank, India's third biggest private moneylender, examiners at ICICI Direct said in a note.
"The securing of Citi's India retail business would additionally assist Axis Bank with extending their range and set out more open doors," they added.
Citi has been in India for quite a long time and was among the primary bank to acquaint Indians with Mastercards in 1987.
It had an arrangement of 2.57 million Visas in the country as of November, as indicated by the Indian national bank, while Axis Bank's card portfolio surpassed 7.9 million. Despite the fact that Axis has more cards, Citi revealed higher spend per card.
Citi's absolute retail credit book in India remained at Rs 21,600 crore ($2.91 billion) for 2021, Systematix Institutional Equities said in a report the month before.
