HDFC Bank Joins Euronet's Cashnet Shared ATM Network in India.LEAWOOD, Kan. & MUMBAI, India -- Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: EEFT EEFT End-to-End Force Tracking ), a leading electronic payments provider, today announced that HDFC Bank has joined its Cashnet shared ATM network in India. Cashnet, operated by Euronet, is the largest nationwide multilateral shared ATM network in the country. HDFC Bank operates the fourth-largest ATM network in India with 1,167 ATMs, serving approximately 3 million cardholders across the country. HDFC Bank is the tenth member bank to join the Cashnet shared ATM network in India, which was established in mid-2003 by Euronet. The addition of HDFC HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation (India) HDFC Housing Development Fund Corporations (New York City limited-equity, low income, housing cooperatives) HDFC Huntington's Disease Family Center will enable the Cashnet network to soon provide access to over 5,000 ATMs across India, serving approximately 12.6 million debit and credit cardholders of the member banks. Customers from the member banks can use any ATM in the network anywhere in the country. Transactions are supported by online connections between each Bank and the Euronet processing center in Mumbai. In April 2003, Euronet received approval from the Reserve Bank of India The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the central bank of India, and was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Since its inception, it has been headquartered in Mumbai. (RBI) to operate a national shared ATM switch with Industrial Development Bank of India This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. (IDBI) as the settlement bank. The network operates under the bank-independent brand Cashnet. It is India's first nationwide shared ATM network switch and initially supported ATMs from the existing founding member banks: Citibank, IDBI Bank and UTI UTI urinary tract infection. UTI abbr. urinary tract infection UTI urinary tract infection. UTI Urinary tract infection, see there Bank. In just two years, Cashnet has grown with the addition of seven more banks: Corporation Bank, Development Credit Bank, Bank of Punjab The Bank of Punjab is a bank based in Lahore, Pakistan serving the entire country. History Established in 1989, in pursuance of The Bank of Punjab Act 1989 and was given the status of scheduled bank in 1994. It is not the same institution as the former Bank of Punjab Ltd. , Centurion Bank, Dhanalakshmi Bank, Dena Bank and HDFC Bank, the most recent addition to the network. "Our participation in Euronet's Cashnet network will provide our customers with increased access to a much larger number of ATMs, in line with our commitment to customer convenience, and providing anywhere, anytime banking," said Mr. Neeraj Swaroop, country head, Retail Banking, HDFC Bank. Euronet plans to have the HDFC Bank ATMs live on the Cashnet network by the end of May 2005, with the establishment of an online connection between the Bank and its operations center in Mumbai. Euronet's operating center in Mumbai also provides ATM outsourcing services for seven leading banks in India List of Banks in India, other than co-operative banks: Public sector banks SBI group: State Bank of India, with its seven associate banks command the largest banking resources in India. . "We are very pleased to welcome HDFC Bank to the Cashnet India network," said Daniel R. Henry, Euronet Worldwide president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "The successful growth of our Cashnet network and ATM outsourcing services in India over the past two years is proof of our strength as a leading provider of fully integrated retail financial outsourcing solutions." About Euronet Worldwide Euronet Worldwide is an industry leader in processing secure electronic financial transactions. The company offers outsourcing and consulting services, integrated EFT software, network gateways, and electronic prepaid top-up services to financial institutions, mobile operators and retailers. Euronet operates and services the largest pan-European group of ATMs and operates the largest India shared ATM network. Euronet is also the largest provider of prepaid processing, or top-up services, for prepaid mobile airtime. The company has processing centers located in the U.S., Europe and Asia, and processes electronic top-up transactions at more than 205,000 point-of-sale terminals across more than 94,000 retailers in Europe, Asia Pacific and the U.S. With corporate headquarters in Leawood, Kansas, USA, and 21 worldwide offices, Euronet serves clients in approximately 70 countries. Visit the company's web site at www.euronetworldwide.com. About HDFC Bank, India HDFC Bank is a leading private-sector bank and financial services company in India. It offers a wide range of financial products and services to retail and wholesale customers. Its ADSs are listed on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange and its equity shares are listed on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and The Stock Exchange, Mumbai Stock Exchange, Mumbai (BSE) Formerly the Bombay stock exchange, the BSE accounts for more than one-third of Indian trading volume. . |
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