Union Bank of India announces digitalization of Kisan Credit Cards
20 September 2022, Mumbai: Union Bank of India yesterday announced digitalization of Kisan Credit Card. It will be the first bank to make KCC product digital as part of flagship Digital Transformation project ‘Sambhav’. The product aims to digitalize KCC lending process, making it more efficient and farmer friendly.
Digitalization of Kisan Credit Card is a Fintech initiative of Union Bank of India in collaboration with Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH). It will help to overcome the challenges faced by farmers like in-person visit to a bank branch, submission of land ownership and other documents, and high turn-around time in getting the KCC.
Launched by Ms. A Manimekhalai, MD & CEO, Union Bank of India in Harda District of Madhya Pradesh, as Pilot Project, the event was attended by Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Chief Product Manager, Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) and Senior Management Team of Union Bank with more than 400 farmers of Harda District.
At the launch event, Ms. A Manimekhalai spoke about the importance of Digitalization of KCC as a transformation in rural financing. She further briefed about the benefits of digitalization of KCC with initiation of journey directly through mobile handset. There is no need to visit a branch. No document submission is required. Farmland verification will be done online. The Turn Around Time (TAT) reduces as entire sanction & disbursement process gets completed in couple of hours.
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