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Financial Services
Financial Services has 55 MegaBrands in the 2026–27 MegaBrands 501 — 39 consumer and 16 business brands across 6 industries. Each is the benchmark brand of its category, selected by research alone against five assessed competitors.
BankingCapital Markets, Asset & WealthInsuranceNBFC & LendingPayments & FinTech InfrastructurePayments & FinTech — Consumer
Banking 12
| 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 |
Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth 9
| ID | MegaBrand | Category | Industry | Market | Assessed alongside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-221 | SBI Mutual Fund | Mutual funds and AMCs | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2C | ICICI Prudential MF, HDFC MF, Nippon India MF, Axis MF, Kotak MF |
| MB-222 | Motilal Oswal | Broking — full service | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2C | ICICI Direct, Kotak Securities, HDFC Securities, Sharekhan, Axis Securities |
| MB-223 | Zerodha | Broking — discount and digital | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2C | Groww, Upstox, Angel One, 5paisa, Dhan |
| MB-224 | IIFL | Wealth management and advisory | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2C | 360 ONE, Anand Rathi, Nuvama, Julius Baer India, Waterfield |
| MB-225 | NSE | Exchanges and depositories | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2C | BSE, MCX, NSDL, CDSL, NCDEX |
| MB-226 | Edelweiss | Portfolio management and alternatives | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2C | Marcellus, ASK, White Oak, Motilal Oswal PMS, Abakkus |
| MB-240 | CRISIL | Credit rating agencies | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2B | ICRA, CARE Ratings, India Ratings, Brickwork, Acuité |
| MB-241 | JM Financial | Investment banking | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2B | Kotak Investment Banking, Axis Capital, ICICI Securities, Nuvama, Avendus |
| MB-242 | Bloomberg | Financial data and market intelligence | Capital Markets, Asset & Wealth | B2B | Refinitiv, S&P Global, CMIE, Morningstar, Prime Database |
Insurance 11
| ID | MegaBrand | Category | Industry | Market | Assessed alongside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-197 | LIC | Life insurance — public sector | Insurance | B2C | SBI Life, HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential, Max Life, Postal Life Insurance |
| MB-198 | HDFC Life | Life insurance — private sector | Insurance | B2C | ICICI Prudential, SBI Life, Max Life, Bajaj Allianz Life, Tata AIA |
| MB-199 | Star Health | Health insurance | Insurance | B2C | Niva Bupa, Care Health, HDFC ERGO, Aditya Birla Health, ManipalCigna |
| MB-200 | ICICI Lombard | Motor insurance | Insurance | B2C | Bajaj Allianz, HDFC ERGO, Tata AIG, Go Digit, Reliance General |
| MB-201 | New India Assurance | General and property insurance | Insurance | B2C | Oriental Insurance, United India, National Insurance, ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz |
| MB-202 | Bajaj Allianz | Insurance — private general and multiline | Insurance | B2C | Tata AIG, Reliance General, SBI General, Go Digit, Cholamandalam MS |
| MB-203 | Max Life | Term and pure protection | Insurance | B2C | Tata AIA, Bajaj Allianz Life, PNB MetLife, Click2Protect, iProtect |
| MB-204 | SBI Life | Life insurance — bancassurance and savings | Insurance | B2C | Kotak Life, Canara HSBC Life, Aditya Birla Sun Life, IndiaFirst Life, Star Union Dai-ichi |
| MB-230 | Tata AIG | Corporate and group insurance | Insurance | B2B | ICICI Lombard, Bajaj Allianz, HDFC ERGO, New India Assurance, Oriental |
| MB-231 | GIC Re | Reinsurance | Insurance | B2B | Munich Re India, Swiss Re India, ITI Re, SCOR India, Hannover Re India |
| MB-232 | Niva Bupa | Employee benefits and group health insurance | Insurance | B2B | Star Health, Care Health, Aditya Birla Health, ICICI Lombard Group, ManipalCigna |
NBFC & Lending 9
| ID | MegaBrand | Category | Industry | Market | Assessed alongside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-205 | Bajaj Housing Finance | Housing finance | NBFC & Lending | B2C | LIC Housing, PNB Housing, Can Fin Homes, Aavas Financiers, HomeFirst |
| MB-206 | Shriram Finance | Vehicle finance | NBFC & Lending | B2C | Cholamandalam, Mahindra Finance, Sundaram Finance, Tata Motors Finance, HDB Financial |
| MB-207 | Muthoot Finance | Gold loans | NBFC & Lending | B2C | Manappuram, IIFL Gold, Federal Bank Gold, Rupeek, Muthoot Fincorp |
| MB-208 | Bajaj Finserv | Consumer and personal lending | NBFC & Lending | B2C | Tata Capital, Aditya Birla Capital, HDB Financial, L&T Finance, Poonawalla Fincorp |
| MB-209 | Navi | Digital lending platforms | NBFC & Lending | B2C | KreditBee, MoneyTap, Fibe, PaySense, CASHe |
| MB-210 | CreditAccess Grameen | Microfinance | NBFC & Lending | B2C | Bandhan, Spandana, Muthoot Microfin, Asirvad, Satin Creditcare |
| MB-211 | LazyPay | Buy-now-pay-later and embedded credit | NBFC & Lending | B2C | Simpl, Amazon Pay Later, ZestMoney, Flipkart Pay Later, Slice |
| MB-233 | Tata Capital | MSME and business lending | NBFC & Lending | B2B | Aditya Birla Finance, Bajaj Finance, Lendingkart, Indifi, FlexiLoans |
| MB-234 | Power Finance Corporation | Infrastructure and project finance | NBFC & Lending | B2B | REC, IREDA, IIFCL, NaBFID, SBI Capital |
Payments & FinTech Infrastructure 5
| ID | MegaBrand | Category | Industry | Market | Assessed alongside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-235 | Pine Labs | Merchant acquiring and POS | Payments & FinTech Infrastructure | B2B | Innoviti, MSwipe, Paytm for Business, BharatPe, Ezetap |
| MB-236 | Razorpay | Payment gateways | Payments & FinTech Infrastructure | B2B | Cashfree, PayU, CCAvenue, Juspay, Instamojo |
| MB-237 | NPCI | Banking-as-a-service and lending infrastructure | Payments & FinTech Infrastructure | B2B | Visa, Mastercard, Setu, Yubi, M2P Fintech |
| MB-238 | BillDesk | Enterprise payments and collections | Payments & FinTech Infrastructure | B2B | CCAvenue, Techprocess, Atom, Razorpay Enterprise, Worldline |
| MB-239 | PayU | Online checkout and global payments | Payments & FinTech Infrastructure | B2B | Razorpay, Stripe India, Cashfree, Adyen, Checkout.com |
Payments & FinTech — Consumer 9
| ID | MegaBrand | Category | Industry | Market | Assessed alongside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MB-212 | PhonePe | Consumer payment apps and UPI | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | Google Pay, Paytm, Amazon Pay, BHIM, Navi UPI |
| MB-213 | Paytm | Digital wallets and prepaid | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | MobiKwik, Amazon Pay, Airtel Money, Freecharge, Ola Money |
| MB-214 | Groww | Wealth-tech and investing apps | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | Zerodha, Upstox, Angel One, Kuvera, INDmoney |
| MB-215 | Acko | Insure-tech platforms | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | Go Digit, ICICI Lombard Online, Bajaj Allianz Online, Policybazaar, Onsurity |
| MB-216 | CIBIL | Credit scoring and bureau services | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | Experian, Equifax, CRIF High Mark, OneScore, Paisabazaar |
| MB-217 | CRED | Neo-lending and credit apps | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | Slice, OneCard, Jupiter, Fi Money, Uni Cards |
| MB-218 | Wise | Cross-border remittance | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | Remitly, Western Union, Thunes, MoneyGram, BookMyForex |
| MB-219 | Visa | Global card networks | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | Mastercard, RuPay, American Express, Diners Club, UnionPay |
| MB-220 | Mastercard | Card networks and issuing — challenger | Payments & FinTech — Consumer | B2C | Visa, RuPay, Diners Club, Amex, JCB |
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