Cosmos Cooperative Bank on IMPS

            On 14/03/2013, Cosmos Co-operative Bank has joined the Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) Network. On the same day, the bank has gone live with MMID and Account Number/IFS Code IMPS sub-products.

            This will enable Cosmos Bank customers to enjoy double benefits of IMPS, as two new payment modes have been activated on a single day.

Cosmos Bank operates through 110 branches and 9 Extension Counters in India spread across 6 States and in 28 Major Cities.

The bank was founded in 1906 in Pune by India's famous Freedom fighter, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He allocated the bank's managing responsibility to his friend, Namdar (Solicitor) Gokhale, an economist and freedom fighter. During that period, the British- East India Company had their own banks in India. Following the ideals of "Swarajya" and "Swadeshi", Lokmanya Tilak thought of starting this bank so that Indians could save money. Tilak himself recommended the name "COSMOS BANK". The word "COSMOS" means "UNIVERSE" and also a "FLOWER".

It also received an Authorised Dealer License from the Reserve Bank of India to become the third co-operative bank in India to acquire such a license in thirty years. The bank is headquartered in Pune.

           

IMPS - (India's Magical Payment System )Member Banks reaches the 50 mark

The IMPS enabled member bank list has reached 50, with Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank joining IMPS on 23-Jul-12.

July 12 had been a particularly busy period for IMPS network, with 6 Banks becoming part of the IMPS family.

The following Banks have joined IMPS in July 12.

• Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank on 23-Jul-12
• Standard Chartered Bank on 22-Jul-12
• ING Vysya Bank on 21-Jul-12
• Karnataka Bank on 20-Jul-12
• Janata Sahakari Bank, Pune on 12-Jul-12
• United Bank of India on 4-Jul-12

All the above banks have are still in the soft launch stage. Once the IT Applications are stabilized, and Operations Team familiar with the in and out of the IMPS flow, the respective Bank Customers will be invited to avail the IMPS benefits.