StanChart reviews offers from India's Kotak, Federal to acquire credit-card-only customers, sources say

Standard Chartered is reviewing offers from Kotak Mahindra Bank and Federal Bank to acquire up to 600,000 Indian customers who hold only credit card accounts. The move would pare Standard Chartered's Indian card-only customer base and provide an instant retail franchise boost to the bidders; financial terms were not disclosed, so near-term market impact is likely limited to stock-specific repricing for the banks involved.

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Standard Chartered is reviewing offers from Kotak Mahindra Bank and Federal Bank to acquire up to 600,000 Indian customers who hold only credit card accounts. The move would pare Standard Chartered's Indian card-only customer base and provide an instant retail franchise boost to the bidders; financial terms were not disclosed, so near-term market impact is likely limited to stock-specific repricing for the banks involved.