ICICI Prudential AMC ties up Saraswat Co-op Bank to tap rural potential

Our Bureau Updated - March 04, 2020 at 05:06 PM.

Will distribute mutual fund products with co-op bank customers

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund through this tie-up aims to increase its footprint, especially in smaller towns and cities.

ICICI Prudential AMC has tied up with Saraswat Co-operative Bank, the largest in the urban co-operative banking space in India, to distribute its products with the bank’s customers.

The tie-up Saraswat Co-operative Bank will offer investment products of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund to its customers, through its 280 branches, spread across six States.

ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund through this tie-up aims to increase its footprint, especially in smaller towns and cities and leverage on the bank’s over 100-year of presence in the country.

Nimesh Shah, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Prudential AMC, said Saraswat Co-operative Bank customers will have a wider choice of financial products that may bring them closer to achieve their financial goals.

Gautam Thakur, Chairman, Saraswat Co-operative Bank, while speaking about the development, said the bank will blend its 100-year legacy with the flexibility and foresight of a contemporary institution, bringing in latest products and services to customers.

The tie-up would go a long way in further strengthening the bond with customers by offering them investment options in mutual fund schemes of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, he added.

Published on March 4, 2020 11:16