Capital First Strategy, Loan Growth and Profitability Trends
Section 6: Liability Strategy for IDFC FIRST Bank as guided at the time of merger in December 2018.
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CASA Growth: This is a key focus and growth area for the bank. We plan to increase the CASA Ratio from 8.68% as of
December 31, 2018 on a continuous basis year on year and strive to reach 30% CASA ratio within 5 years, and increase it to
40-50% from there on. An array of digital savings & current accounts are planned to be offered to the customer base (more
than 7 million customers) of Erstwhile Capital First.
Diversification of Liabilities: We will focus on Retail CASA and Retail Term Deposits in order to diversify the liabilities of
the bank. As a percentage of the total borrowings, the Retail Term Deposits and Retail CASA is proposed to increase from
8.04% as of December 31, 2018, to over 50% in the next 5 years and set up a trajectory to reach 75% thereafter.
Branch Expansion: In order to grow Retail Deposits and CASA, the bank plans to set up 600-700 more bank branches in the
next 5 years from the branch count of 206 (as of 31 Dec 2018). This would be suitably supported by the attractive product
propositions and other associated services as well as cross selling opportunities.
Section 6: Strategy Going Forward
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