StanChart becomes first foreign bank licensed at GIFT City

Our Bureau Updated - July 19, 2019 at 09:32 PM.

Standard Chartered will become the first foreign bank to launch operations at International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) located in Gujarat International Finance Tec – City (GIFT City).

Standard Chartered has received in-principle regulatory approvals to set up its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) in GIFT IFSC.

The banking business at GIFT IFSC has seen a 167 per cent jump in two years. The cumulative banking transactions touched $22 billion this year, up from $6 billion in 2016-17.

Published on July 19, 2019 16:02