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    <date>2023-08-16 13:09:47</date>
    <fulldesc>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chennai, Aug 16 (KNN)&lt;/strong&gt; Indian Bank, a Public Sector lender on Tuesday inaugurated 10 startup cells across different locations on the eve of 77th Independence Day and 117th foundation day.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;S L Jain, MD and CEO, Indian Bank inaugurated the startup cell at Chennai Centre.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS&quot; src=&quot;https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;He virtually inaugurated startup cell across major startup hubs of the country viz. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kanpur and Mumbai.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Under the initiative, a bouquet of tailor-made banking products and services are designed for startups keeping in mind their unique and specialized banking requirements. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;It includes offering payment gateways, corporate credit cards and credit facilities apart from other existing products of the bank.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;With the aim to bolster the start-up ecosystem and address the unique financial challenges faced by these dynamic enterprises, Indian Bank has formulated customised loan product 'IND SPRING BOARD' for meeting credit requirement (OPEX/CAPEX) of Startups. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;Indian Bank has also entered into strategic collaborations with renowned institutions viz IITs / IIMs and Incubation Cells, fostering an environment of growth and innovation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The launch of the startup cells is a major milestone in Indian Banks journey to support the growth of the startup ecosystem in India, said, S L Jain, Managing Director and CEO, Indian Bank.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The Indian Bank startup branches will have dedicated Relationship Managers, who would partner with start-ups and build lifecycle engagement with them. This will also enable us to contribute to the Government of India and State govt efforts to promote startups.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size:14px&quot;&gt;The event was attended by Imran Amin Siddiqi (IAS), Executive Director, Vikas Kumar, Chief General Manager (Retail Assets &amp;amp; MSME), Narendra Sharma, General Manager (MSME) and Field Functionaries across the country. Good number of Start-Ups also attended the Inaugural event and sanction tickets were issued to various Startups.  &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(KNN Bureau)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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    <id>34453</id>
    <link>https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/indian-bank-opens-startup-cells-across-10-major-cities</link>
    <pubDate>2023-08-16 13:09:47</pubDate>
    <source>knnindia.co.in</source>
    <title>Indian Bank Opens Startup Cells Across 10 Major Cities</title>
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