Industry · Financial Services
Banking
12 MegaBrands lead the Banking industry in India in 2026–27. Each is the benchmark brand of its category in the MegaBrands 501, selected by research alone. The Industry MegaBrand for Banking will be drawn from this list and recognised at the National Conclave on 18 March 2027.
| ID | MegaBrand | Category | Industry | Market | Assessed alongside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-188 | HDFC Bank | Banks — private sector | Banking | B2C | ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Yes Bank |
| MB-189 | State Bank of India | Banks — public sector | Banking | B2C | Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank, Indian Bank |
| MB-190 | AU Small Finance Bank | Banks — small finance | Banking | B2C | Equitas, Ujjivan, Jana, Suryoday, ESAF |
| MB-191 | Airtel Payments Bank | Payments banks and digital-first banking | Banking | B2C | Paytm Payments Bank, Fino, Jio Payments Bank, India Post Payments Bank, NSDL Payments Bank |
| MB-192 | Standard Chartered India | Banks — foreign in India | Banking | B2C | HSBC, Citi, DBS, Deutsche Bank, Barclays India |
| MB-193 | SBI Card | Credit cards | Banking | B2C | HDFC Bank Cards, ICICI Cards, Axis Cards, Amex India, Kotak Cards |
| MB-194 | Kotak Mahindra Bank | Private and wealth banking | Banking | B2C | IndusInd, Yes Bank, IDFC First, HDFC Private Banking, ICICI Private Banking |
| MB-195 | Federal Bank | NRI and cross-border banking | Banking | B2C | South Indian Bank, CSB Bank, Karur Vysya, Axis NRI, ICICI NRI |
| MB-196 | Bandhan Bank | Rural and financial inclusion banking | Banking | B2C | Ujjivan, ESAF, Utkarsh, Fincare, Suryoday |
| MB-227 | ICICI Bank | Corporate and institutional banking | Banking | B2B | HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, Kotak, IndusInd |
| MB-228 | Axis Bank | Transaction banking and trade finance | Banking | B2B | ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, StanChart, Citi |
| MB-229 | HSBC India | Treasury and capital-raising services | Banking | B2B | Standard Chartered, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Barclays India, JP Morgan India |
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