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Yes Bank is a 'full-service commercial bank' in India, providing quality financial services to its customers since 2004. Rana Kapoor and  Late Ashok Kapur founded the public sector bank which has its headquarters in Mumbai, India. However, it has a pan-India existence with an IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) and a Representative Office in Abu Dhabi. Yes Bank has a massive network of branches with over 1000 branches and 1800 ATMs across India.

They offer a wide range of services, products, and digital assistance driven by technology to serve retail, corporate, and MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises). They offer various banking services such as Business and Transaction Banking, Branch Banking, and Wealth Management.

Corporate Finance: Yes Bank provides financial solutions to institutions like corporates, MNCs, financial institutions, and other clients.

Institutional Banking: Yes Bank offers financial and 'risk control' solutions to big Indian corporates, government institutions, and public sector undertakings.

Investment Banking: It also offers investment services for private equity organizations, acquisitions and mergers, and IPO advisory.

Retail Banking: The Bank offers retail banking services to its customers like current accounts, savings accounts, fixed deposits, and other services.

Banking: Yes Bank also provides financial solutions and banking services to small and medium-scale businesses.

Yes Bank has received several awards and accolades for its services. In 2005, they received the Corporate Dossier award from Economic Times. In addition, Yes Bank bagged the Financial Express Awards for India's Best Banks in 2006. 

Company History

Yes Bank was incorporated in November 2003. In 2003, three private equity syndicates were named investors in Yes Bank Ltd. and they were Citicorp International Finance Corporation, LLC and AIF Capital Inc, and ChrysCapital II. RBI approved their participation in the equity of Yes Bank at 10%, 7.5%, and 7.5%, respectively. The Bank started its operations after its commencement in January 2004.

In 2005, Yes Bank branched out into the sector of retail banking by launching International Gold and Silver debit cards in collaboration with Mastercard International. In June 2005, they issued their shares on the stock market to raise a capital of INR 266-315 crore.

In 2008, Yes Bank partnered with Mashreq, the UAE- based Bank, to launch a global Indian banking service. Yes Bank was the first Indian Bank to get a loan under International Finance Corporation's loan program. In addition, Yes Bank was also the first Bank to receive funding from IFC under its Co-Lending Portfolio program.

In July 2014, Yes Bank partnered with TRANSFAST (an international money transfer platform) to launch online banking services with the facility to make real-time deposits to accounts in any bank in India.

In 2015, Yes Bank launched India's first-ever Green Infrastructure Bonds. They were popular among many investors and raised a capital of INR 1000 crore. The bonds were issued to use the money to finance Green Infrastructure projects in renewable energy.

However, in recent years Yes Bank was struggling to acquire new funds as compensation for its non-performing assets, and it had also incurred quite a few loans that it was unable to repay. Therefore, to prevent the shutdown of this Bank, in 2020, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) took control over the Bank, suspended its Board, and implemented a 30-day moratorium on the activities of Yes Bank Ltd.

RBI realigned the Board and appointed Mr Prashant Kumar (former CFO and deputy managing director of SBI) as the managing director and CEO of Yes Bank Ltd. Mr Sunil Mehta (former non-executive chairman of Punjab National Bank) was also appointed as a non-executive chairman of Yes Bank. Under the visionary guidance of the new Board members, Yes Bank was able to come back stronger and make up for its lost reputation among customers and investors.

In 2020 the Union Cabinet approved a scheme to reconstruct Yes Bank. Under this scheme, seven investors, including Kotak Mahindra Bank, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Azim Premji Trust, and Radhakishan Damani pooled INR 12,000 Cr to revive this Bank.