# RBL Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/rbl-bank
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [RBL Bank — official](https://www.rblbank.com/)

## Overview

**RBL Bank** is **BSE: 540065 + NSE: RBLBANK** + **Indian private commercial bank** + **founded Aug 14 1943 as Ratnakar Bank in Kolhapur Maharashtra** + **~14M+ Indian customers + Bajaj Finance + Bajaj Finserv credit card partnership** <sup>[1][1], [India report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN)</sup>.

## History

**Aug 14 1943 — Ratnakar Bank founded in Kolhapur, Maharashtra** distinctive Indian banking heritage.

**2014 — Ratnakar Bank renamed RBL Bank**.

**2014 — RBL Bank mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **RBL Bank Limited** (Indian private commercial bank; BSE: 540065 + NSE: RBLBANK).

**Major shareholders**: **Indian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float (no major controlling shareholder)**.

**Regulators**: **RBI**.

## Technical integration

RBL MoBank mobile app (iOS + Android; ~14M+ Indian customers) + rblbank.com online + RBL Bank branch network across India + RBL Bank Visa + Mastercard + RuPay cards (RBL + Bajaj Finance + Bajaj Finserv credit card co-brand partnership); UPI + BharatQR + IMPS + RuPay.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Indian banking + payments competitors**: [SBI YONO (State Bank of India)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sbi-yono) (SBI YONO State Bank of India; BSE: 500112 + NSE: SBIN; India's largest commercial bank by assets) + [HDFC Bank App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hdfc-bank) (HDFC Bank; BSE: 500180 + NSE: HDFCBANK; India's largest private commercial bank by assets) + [ICICI Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/icici-bank) (ICICI iMobile Bank; BSE: 532174 + NSE: ICICIBANK; India's #2 private commercial bank by assets) + [Axis Bank / Axis Mobile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/axis-bank) (Axis Bank; BSE: 532215 + NSE: AXISBANK; India's #3 private commercial bank by assets) + [Kotak Mahindra Bank / Kotak811](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kotak-mahindra) (Kotak Mahindra Bank; BSE: 500247 + NSE: KOTAKBANK; India's #4 private commercial bank by assets) + [Yes Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/yes-bank) (Yes Bank; BSE: 532648 + NSE: YESBANK; Indian private commercial bank) + [IDFC First Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/idfc-first-bank) (IDFC FIRST Bank; BSE: 539437 + NSE: IDFCFIRSTB; Indian private commercial bank) + [IndusInd Bank / INDIE](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/indusind-bank) (IndusInd Bank; BSE: 532187 + NSE: INDUSINDBK; Indian private commercial bank) + [Federal Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/federal-bank) (Federal Bank; BSE: 500469 + NSE: FEDERALBNK; Indian private commercial bank; Kerala-headquartered) + [PhonePe](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/phonepe) (PhonePe; Walmart Flipkart subsidiary; India's largest UPI wallet by transactions) + [Google Pay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/google-pay) (Google Pay India; India's #2 UPI wallet by transactions) + [Paytm](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/paytm) (Paytm; BSE: 543396 + NSE: PAYTM; Indian super-app wallet).

**Regulator**: RBI.

## Status

**Active, BSE:540065 + NSE:RBLBANK + Indian private commercial bank + founded Aug 14 1943 as Ratnakar Bank in Kolhapur Maharashtra + ~14M+ Indian customers + Bajaj Finance + Bajaj Finserv credit card partnership** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.rblbank.com/ "RBL Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RBL_Bank "RBL Bank — Wikipedia"
[in-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN

- [1] [RBL Bank — official][1]
- [2] [RBL Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[India report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/IN-india.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [rbl-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/rbl-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.