Friends of Women’s World Banking, India (FWWB-I)
Friends of Women’s World Banking, India (FWWB-I), an affiliate of Women’s World Banking (WWB), was established in 1982 with a vision to build a socially just society in which women are active partners in holistic development. Through the Revolving Loan Fund, FWWB provides bulk loans to partner non-governmental organisations and microfinance institutions. The recipient institutions use these loans to reach out to women with sustainable income-generating activities. FWWB’s mission is to provide financial and capacity-building services to organisations that promote the livelihoods and self-reliance of poor women.

HDFC Bank Limited
The Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) established HDFC Bank Limited in 1994, after the Reserve Bank of India, seeking to liberalise the Indian Banking Industry, granted HDFC one of the first “in principal” approvals to establish a private sector bank. HDFC Bank is a Scheduled Commercial Bank with a focus on treasury products, retail banking services and wholesale banking services for blue-chip manufacturing companies, small to mid-sized corporations and agri-businesses. HDFC Bank is headquartered in Mumbai and is operative in 780 cities across India.

Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered Bank was established in India in 1858. The Bank specialises in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, in addition to the delivery of treasury services. Standard Chartered is operative in over 70 nations and territories around the world. Since the early 1990s, the Bank has concentrated on expanding its network of franchises throughout Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Standard Chartered Bank supports microfinance institutions (MFIs) across Asia, Africa and the Middle East by providing technical assistance and access to finance and banking products.

Axis Bank Ltd.
Axis Bank Ltd. was the first of the new private banks to begin operations in 1994, during the Reserve Bank of India’s liberalisation of the Indian Banking Industry. Operative in both India and Hong Kong, Axis Bank focuses on retail and corporate banking. The Bank has one of the largest automated teller machine (ATM) networks in India, with over 4,474 ATMs nationwide. Axis Bank has provided financial assistance to microfinance institutions (MFIs) throughout India in the form of term loans for onlending to its clients.

Development Credit Bank Ltd.
Development Credit Bank Ltd. (DCB) is an emerging new-generation private sector bank. DCB has been professionally managed in India since the 1930s and converted into a private sector commercial bank in 1995. The Bank’s business segments include retail, micro small and medium enterprises (SMEs), large SMEs, mid-corporate entities, microfinance institutions, agriculture, commodities, the public sector, government, Indian banks, co-operative banks and Non-Banking Finance Companies.

Central Bank of India
Central Bank of India was established in 1911. This Mumbai-based public sector bank operates in 27 of India’s 28 states and in four of India’s seven Union Territories. In accordance with Reserve Bank of India guidelines, Central Bank actively promotes the key thrust areas of agriculture, small-scale industries, and medium- and large-scale industries. The Bank has also introduced a number of self-employment schemes to promote livelihood development among educated youth. In addition to a wide range of personal banking products and services, Central Bank provides treasury products, international banking services and corporate banking services.