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Sudarshan Bhandari

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<li>Rajeev Jain elevated to Vice Chairman and Executive Director; Anup Saha to take over as MD from April 2025, ensuring continuity at India’s top consumer finance company.</li>
<li>Jain’s continued executive role removes leadership overhang, reinforcing confidence in Bajaj Finance’s Long-Range Strategy 2029 amid rising competitive intensity in digital lending.</li>
<li>Succession clarity and strategic alignment suggest Bajaj Finance is not just preserving momentum—but doubling down on execution for its next phase of scale and innovation.</li>
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Rajeev Jain elevated to Vice Chairman and Executive Director; Anup Saha to take over as MD from April 2025, ensuring continuity at India’s top consumer finance company.
Jain’s continued executive role removes leadership overhang, reinforcing confidence in Bajaj Finance’s Long-Range Strategy 2029 amid rising competitive intensity in digital lending.
Succession clarity and strategic alignment suggest Bajaj Finance is not just preserving momentum—but doubling down on execution for its next phase of scale and innovation.


Bajaj Finance: The Overhang Clears as Rajeev Jain Steps Up as Vice Chairman

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8950:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Finance Ltd ("BAF")</a> reported a strong Q3FY25 led by good volume growth and AUM growth. It saw highest ever new loans at 12.06mm. AUM growth was INR 24119cr. </li>
<li>Despite elevated credit costs for peers, BAF has been relatively insulated and reported steady asset quality. ROA and Opex were also steady at around 4.5% and 33%, respectively.</li>
<li>In line with BAF's long-range strategy, BAF is increasingly adopting AI to improve productivity. As part of this, BAF unveiled a BFL 3.0 FINAI company.</li>
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Bajaj Finance Ltd ("BAF") reported a strong Q3FY25 led by good volume growth and AUM growth. It saw highest ever new loans at 12.06mm. AUM growth was INR 24119cr. 
Despite elevated credit costs for peers, BAF has been relatively insulated and reported steady asset quality. ROA and Opex were also steady at around 4.5% and 33%, respectively.
In line with BAF's long-range strategy, BAF is increasingly adopting AI to improve productivity. As part of this, BAF unveiled a BFL 3.0 FINAI company.


Bajaj Finance (BAF): Robust Growth in Place

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<ul><li>Credit costs to moderate gradually: The net increase in Stage 2 and Stage 3 assets has stabilised, with BAF continuing to take proactive risk actions by cutting segments and pruning exposures.</li><li>BAF has also brought down the share of customers having 3+ live unsecured loans significantly, and as it exits FY25, the share will be at par with pre-COVID levels.</li><li>BAF has seen an improvement in collection efficiency (CE) across most segments in Dec’24- Jan’25 vs Oct-Nov’24 and expects the trend to continue. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Credit costs to moderate gradually: The net increase in Stage 2 and Stage 3 assets has stabilised, with BAF continuing to take proactive risk actions by cutting segments and pruning exposures.BAF has also brought down the share of customers having 3+ live unsecured loans significantly, and as it exits FY25, the share will be at par with pre-COVID levels.BAF has seen an improvement in collection efficiency (CE) across most segments in Dec’24- Jan’25 vs Oct-Nov’24 and expects the trend to continue. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Bajaj Finance Ltd. - Strong Quarter; Levers Identified to Drive Next Leg of Growth!

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Nimish Maheshwari

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<li>Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership is a game-changer in the digital financial services sector in India. It combines the strengths of both companies to create a powerful platform.</li>
<li>By leveraging Airtel's extensive distribution network and Bajaj Finance's financial expertise, this collaboration has the potential to disrupt the market and challenge established players.</li>
<li>It follows the successful playbook of other global partnerships and demonstrates how digital platforms and financial institutions can work together to enhance financial accessibility</li>
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Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership is a game-changer in the digital financial services sector in India. It combines the strengths of both companies to create a powerful platform.
By leveraging Airtel's extensive distribution network and Bajaj Finance's financial expertise, this collaboration has the potential to disrupt the market and challenge established players.
It follows the successful playbook of other global partnerships and demonstrates how digital platforms and financial institutions can work together to enhance financial accessibility


What the Airtel-Bajaj Finance Partnership Means for Their Growth Plans?

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bajaj-finance-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8950:1" rel="noopener">Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN)</a> is transitioning into a "FINAI" company, integrating AI across all operations to drive transformative growth.</li>
<li>This strategy will focus on acquiring the next 100 million customers, penetrating new growth frontiers like MSME lending, and bolstering risk management and operational efficiency. </li>
<li>The company's success hinges on the successful execution of its FINAI strategy, navigating competition, managing credit costs, and adapting to the evolving regulatory landscape.</li>
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Bajaj Finance Ltd (BAF IN) is transitioning into a "FINAI" company, integrating AI across all operations to drive transformative growth.
This strategy will focus on acquiring the next 100 million customers, penetrating new growth frontiers like MSME lending, and bolstering risk management and operational efficiency. 
The company's success hinges on the successful execution of its FINAI strategy, navigating competition, managing credit costs, and adapting to the evolving regulatory landscape.


FINAI: Decoding Bajaj Finance's AI-Powered Strategy for Financial Dominance

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Bajaj Finance Limited is a financial services company that operates branches in India, which provide an assortment of financial services.

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Sudarshan Bhandari

Bajaj Finance (BAF): Robust Growth in Place

BAF reported a robust Q3FY25 led by strong growth. Asset quality and NIM has stabilized despite macro challenges. BAF's growth longevity suggests...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Bajaj Finance Ltd. - Strong Quarter; Levers Identified to Drive Next Leg of Growth!

The net increase in Stage 2 and Stage 3 assets has stabilised, with BAF continuing to take proactive risk actions by cutting segments and pruning...

Axis Direct

What the Airtel-Bajaj Finance Partnership Means for Their Growth Plans?

Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership in India's digital financial services sector is a game-changer, combining strengths to disrupt the market and...

Nimish Maheshwari

FINAI: Decoding Bajaj Finance's AI-Powered Strategy for Financial Dominance

Bajaj Finance is transforming into a "FINAI" company, using AI to drive growth by acquiring new customers, expanding into new markets, and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

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Bajaj Finance: The Overhang Clears as Rajeev Jain Steps Up as Vice Chairman

​Rajeev Jain promoted to Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Anup Saha to become MD in 2025, ensuring continuity and strategic alignment at Bajaj...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Bajaj Finance (BAF): Robust Growth in Place

BAF reported a robust Q3FY25 led by strong growth. Asset quality and NIM has stabilized despite macro challenges. BAF's growth longevity suggests...

Ankit Agrawal, CFA

Bajaj Finance Ltd. - Strong Quarter; Levers Identified to Drive Next Leg of Growth!

The net increase in Stage 2 and Stage 3 assets has stabilised, with BAF continuing to take proactive risk actions by cutting segments and pruning...

Axis Direct

What the Airtel-Bajaj Finance Partnership Means for Their Growth Plans?

​Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership in India's digital financial services sector is a game-changer, combining strengths to disrupt the market and...

Nimish Maheshwari

FINAI: Decoding Bajaj Finance's AI-Powered Strategy for Financial Dominance

​Bajaj Finance is transforming into a "FINAI" company, using AI to drive growth by acquiring new customers, expanding into new markets, and...

Sudarshan Bhandari

Rajeev Jain promoted to Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Anup Saha to become MD in 2025, ensuring continuity and strategic alignment at Bajaj...

Airtel-Bajaj Finance partnership in India's digital financial services sector is a game-changer, combining strengths to disrupt the market and...

Bajaj Finance is transforming into a "FINAI" company, using AI to drive growth by acquiring new customers, expanding into new markets, and...