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KTK· Q1 FY27

Karnataka Bank

Advances reported on a gross basis

Assets
₹1,30,475 Cr
Deposits
₹1,10,396 Cr
7%YoY
Advances
₹86,610 Cr
17%YoY
Business
₹1,97,006 Cr
11%YoY
Net Profit
₹418.95 Cr

Digital & payments

Digital transaction shareNot disclosed
UPI transactionsNot disclosed

Digital transaction share — peer comparison

Digital & payments detail

Digital initiatives
Digital current accounts; CKYC onboarding; digital FD; digital finance for tobacco farmers

Digitization pillar

Q1 FY27· Page 31
UPI / payments
Interest-free & interest-bearing credit lines on UPI; NFC QR Tap & Pay

Strategic partnerships / ADC channels

Q1 FY27· Pages 31, 28
Government payments
GST via UPI; Customs via Internet Banking; RBI Digital Rupee pilot; e-BG on KPPP

One-stop statutory payments strategy

Q1 FY27· Page 36

Digital initiatives

  • Payments

    Pine Labs PoS; NFC QR Tap & Pay; programmable CBDC

    ADC channel expansion

  • Digital banking

    Digital current accounts, CKYC onboarding, digital FD; digital loan underwriting

    Digitization pillar

  • AI / data

    Common Data Platform, Sales Buddy, AI voice bots, Mule Hunter, DevSecOps

    AI/data acceleration

  • Government payments

    GST, customs, direct tax, EPFO, e-BG, RBI CBDC, UPI collections

    One-stop statutory payment strategy

  • Retail Banking - Loans

    Pre-approved Personal Loans for Salaried launched.

  • Retail Banking - Loans

    PM Vidyalakshmi & PM Skill Loan Scheme - Govt Education loan scheme launched.

  • Retail Banking - Loans

    Surrogate based lending for Housing & Mortgage loans in pipeline.

  • Retail Banking - Liabilities

    KBL Soulabhya Plus Deposit Scheme launched, which allows customers to withdraw a portion of their deposit while allowing the remaining balance to continue earning interest at the originally contracted rate.

  • Retail Banking - Liabilities

    Launch of Virtual account facility in pipeline.

  • Retail Banking - Liabilities

    Launch of Capital Gain account Scheme in pipeline.

  • Digital Payments (ADC Channels)

    Tie up with M/s. PINE LABS for POS Services (Launched in April-26).

  • Digital Payments (ADC Channels)

    Programmable CBDC Enables the funds to be used only for Predefined purposes within a specified time or through designated beneficiary.

  • Digital Payments (ADC Channels)

    NFC Based QR Payments- Tap and Pay Facility provided to QR Payments.

  • Digital Payments (ADC Channels)

    Revamp of retail IB with new UI/UX.

  • Digital Infrastructure

    Centralized Data Platform for streamlined Regulatory and Business Reporting.

  • Digital Infrastructure

    Fintech Scale-up with new partnerships on UPI and ULI.

  • Digital Infrastructure

    Embedded AI into CRM for assisting Sales teams.

  • Digital Infrastructure

    Leveraging Cloud for AI and Analytics capabilities.

  • Digital Infrastructure

    Low Code No Code platforms for accelerated Agile delivery.

  • Digital Lending Platforms

    Integration with Maruti Suzuki Smart Finance Platform for Car Loans.

  • Digital Lending Platforms

    Scale up of Dairy Neo Banking Loans on Unified Lending Interface (ULI).

  • Digital Lending Platforms

    Direct Assignment deals With Home Finance Companies supported by Digital Platforms.

  • Digital Systems & Sales

    Enhanced CASA Forecasting.

  • Digital Systems & Sales

    Bureau based Propensity Triggers for X-sell opportunities.

  • Digital Systems & Sales

    Third-Party Products sales Dashboard.

  • Digital Systems & Sales

    5+ Digital systems Live.

  • Core Business Excellence

    Delivering Excellence in Core Businesses with Underlying Technology Platform through tech-driven Processes, Products & People targeting Rural, MSME and Retail sector.

  • Digital Transformation

    Digitalisation and Partnership to Accelerate Book Growth, becoming a Digital First private sector Bank.

  • Retail Focus

    Focus on Retail – Home, Gold Loans to enhance RoA and RoE.

    46% -> 51% Increase in % of Retail Advances from FY20 to FY26

  • Geographical Expansion & Digital Acquisition

    Wider Geographical Presence, Digital and Data-driven client acquisition, and Cross Selling to leverage Pan-India presence.

    4% Market share in Karnataka (By share of Deposits as on Dec 2025), 22 States Pan-India presence

  • Retail Banking Products

    Offerings include Housing, Loans against property, Gold, Vehicle, Education, Personal loans.

  • Retail Banking Services

    Services include Simple & smarter digital loans, Centralized processing, Immediate in-principle sanction, Dedicated RLPSCs / branch network.

  • Retail Reach & Partnerships

    Partnerships focused to expand Home, Car, Gold, Retail and Agri loan book.

  • Retail Reach & Partnerships

    The bank has established 15 Retail Loan Processing and Sanctioning Centers (RLPSCs).

    15 Retail Loan Processing and Sanctioning Centers (RLPSCs)

  • Digital Innovation - Technology Hub

    State-of-the-art 'Technology, Digital & Product Hub' at Bengaluru, spanning 40,000 sq. ft. with 300+ skilled employees, integrating products and business solutioning covering technology, digital and analytics.

    40,000 sq. ft. super built-up area, 300+ skilled employees

  • Retail Lending / Partnerships

    Forming sector-focused tie-ups to expand retail reach.

    Partnerships focused to expand Home, Car, Gold, Retail and Agri loan book

  • Retail Lending / Operations Efficiency

    Scaling up Retail Loan Processing Hubs.

    The bank has established 15 Retail Loan Processing and Sanctioning Centers (RLPSCs)

  • Digital Transformation / Technology Infrastructure

    Establishing a state-of-the-art 'Technology, Digital & Product Hub' at Bengaluru.

    40,000 sq. ft. super built-up area; 300+ skilled employees; Products and Business Solutioning have been integrated covering technology, digital and analytics

  • Digital Innovation / Open Banking

    Launching a developer portal with over 800+ APIs and upgraded infrastructure.

    over 800+ APIs with upgraded infrastructure

  • Digital Banking / FinTech Partnerships

    Partnering with FinTechs to drive digital banking in its scale-up phase and increase product penetration per customer through analytics-enabled cross-selling.

    Increase Product Penetration per customer through analytics-enabled cross selling

  • Digital Transformation

    Release of the new UI/UX for the KBL Mobile Plus banking app and expansion of the bank's digital footprint.

    0.75 lakh+ additional mobile application downloads during Q3 FY2026

  • Supply Chain Finance

    The bank has successfully gone live with its Supply Chain Finance platform.

  • Digital Banking

    Expanding the bank's digital footprint and touchpoints across mobile apps, net banking, and debit card issuance to drive engagement.

    40,10,294 Mobile App Installations

  • Digital Transformation

    Moving towards a digital-first bank by creating a disruptive 'Bank within a Bank' and upgrading API 2.0 infrastructure for enhanced performance.

    API 2.0 infrastructure has been upgraded

  • Digital Strategy

    Establishment of a Technology, Digital & Product Hub in Bengaluru integrating technology, digital, and analytics.

    40,000 sq. ft. super built-up area

  • Digital Banking / Distribution

    Bank has been onboarded on ONDC rails to offer Personal Loan product and CBDC for transactions.

  • Digital Banking / Product & Digitization

    Increasing digital footprint through additional mobile application downloads.

    0.45 lakh+ additional mobile application downloads during Q2 FY2O26

  • Digital Banking / Product & Digitization

    Expanding debit card network.

    22,000+ new debit cards added to KBL's network during Q2 FY2O26

  • Digital Transformation

    Creating a 'Bank within a Bank' by integrating products into a Technology and Digital Hub and implementing an API 2.0 framework for open banking and in-house digitization.

  • Retail and Agri Strategy

    Scaling up specialized hubs for retail loan processing and deploying dedicated Agriculture Field Officers to source quality agri proposals.

    established 15 Retail Loan Process and Sanctioning Centers (RLPSCs)

  • Digital Infrastructure

    Establishing a Technology, Digital & Product Hub in Bengaluru to integrate technology, digital solutions, and analytics.

    300+ skilled employees

  • Digital Transformation

    Promoting an open banking ecosystem through a developer portal and improving mobile banking accessibility.

    Developer portal featuring over 570+ APIs

  • Digital Banking

    Launched liability DIY platform for Savings Account opening and reactivation of dormant accounts.

  • Digital Lending

    Onboarding on ONDC rails to offer Personal Loan products, becoming the first bank to do so.

  • Retail Strategy

    Addition of mortgage products to the Retail Asset Centre (RAC) model to enhance retail lending focus.

  • Digital Growth

    Expansion of digital footprint through mobile app adoption and debit card distribution.

    0.86 lakh+ additional mobile application downloads and 75,000+ new debit cards added during Q1 FY2026

  • Digital Banking

    Expansion of Alternative Delivery Channels (ADC) through corporate mobile applications and multilingual QR sound boxes.

    KBL One – Corporate Mobile App; QR Sound Box of multi language

  • Digital Banking

    Creating a disruptive 'Bank within a Bank' by implementing API 2.0 to facilitate seamless Open Banking partnerships and in-house digitization.

    API 2.0 integrating seamless APIs for Open Banking

  • Digital Infrastructure

    Establishing a 40,000 sq. ft. 'Technology, Digital & Product Hub' in Bengaluru with over 300 skilled employees to integrate technology, digital, and analytics.

    40,000 sq. ft. super built-up area