Bajaj Finance Ltd. turns up new year’s excitement with Digital Fixed Deposit experience @ upto 8.85%
By Puja Devjani Mishra
Bhubaneswar, Jan 8:Bajaj Finance Ltd., part of Bajaj Finserv, one of the country’s largest financial services groups, today announced the launch of Digital Fixed Deposit (FD), offering exclusive rates of up to 8.85% on deposits booked via its App and Website.
Coinciding with the turn of the year, the Digital FD transforms the saving experience by encouraging customers to use digital and assisted digital mode to book deposits. The journey on the Bajaj Finserv app and website is simple, safe and seamless with near-instant FD booking.
Effective January 2, 2024, Bajaj Finance is offering upto 8.85% per annum to senior citizensfor a tenure of 42 months for FDs booked on the Bajaj Finserv App and web. Depositors below 60 years can earn up to 8.60 per cent per annum. The revised rates will be applicable on fresh deposits and renewals of maturing deposits of up to Rs 5 crore for tenure of 42 months.
Sachin Sikka, Head – Fixed Deposits & Investments at Bajaj Finance, said,“Our frictionlessprocesses, attractive interest rates and customer-friendly policiesdefine consumer experiences with Bajaj Finance FDs. The 2x times growth of our deposit book in 2 years is also a testament to the trust customers placein the Bajaj brand. Our FDsnow enable depositors to think digital-first. It isbuilt as a simple end-to-end digital journey with higher interest rates available exclusively on the Bajaj Finserv App and Web. It brings the FD opening experience into the digital age.”
Bajaj Finance has 76.56 million customers with44.68 million net users on its App platform as on September 30, 2023. The Bajaj Finserv App is the 4th most downloaded app in the financial domain on Playstore in India as per data.io report.
The companyhas emerged as the country’s largest deposit-taking NBFC with a consolidated deposit book of over Rs. 54,821 crore as on September 30, 2023, and with over 1.4 million deposits. The Bajaj Finance Fixed Deposit program has the highest stability ratings with CRISIL’s AAA/Stable and ICRA’s AAA(Stable), offering one of the safest investment options for investors.
The company’s App also offers an Investment Marketplace where customers can access a wide array of mutual funds.
