Small Finance Banks vs Payment Banks
Small Finance Banks and Payment BanksThere are two kinds of banking licences that are granted by the Reserve Bank of India – Universal Bank Licence and Differentiated Bank Licence. Differentiated Banks (niche banks) are banks that serve the needs of a certain demographic segment of the population. Small Finance Banks and Payment Banks are examples of differentiated banks in India. Custodian Banks and Wholesale and Long-Term Finance banks (WLTF) are newly proposed differentiated banks. Differentiated Banks vs Universal Banks Differentiated banks are distinct from Universal Banks (Eg: Commercial Banks like SBI, HDFC, ICICI etc) as they are infused as niche segments. Niche banks typically target a specific market and tailor the bank’s operations to this target market’s preferences. The differentiation could be on account of capital requirement, the scope of activities or area of operations. As such, they offer a limited range of services/products or funct