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CCAvenue to go live with Bassein Catholic Co-op Bank's net banking facility
4th September, 2023
In an endeavour to augment the revenue stream of its merchant partners, CCAvenue Payment Gateway, Infibeam Avenues' leading payment aggregator will soon be including the internet banking facility of Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank Ltd (BCCB) in its widest payment network. Merchants on board CCAvenue's advanced platform can leverage this lucrative payment option to expand their businesses substantially.

Bassein Catholic Cooperative Bank is a prominent urban cooperative bank in Maharashtra with a large network of 63 branches across the state. It was conferred the Scheduled Bank status in 1990. As per the Audit Report for 2022-2023, BCCB achieved a business mix of Rs 12,712 crore, while recording a net profit of Rs 76.58 crore as on 31st March 2023. The bank's deposits increased from Rs 7,970 crore in FY21-22 to Rs 8,159 crore in FY22-23, whereas advances grew from Rs 4,155 crore to Rs 4,553 crore during the same period.

The huge customer base of BCCB will shortly be able to make easy payments via internet banking mode while shopping on innumerable eCommerce websites powered by CCAvenue through a direct debit in their account. CCAvenue has the largest direct debit engine in the country, comprising the netbanking facility of nearly 60 leading banks operating in India.

"We at CCAvenue are proud to collaborate with an urban co-operative bank having a glorious track record of over hundred years in providing credit to a huge consumer base in Maharashtra," commented Mr. T. Nandakumar Menon, Sr. Vice President - Alliances and Operations, Infibeam Avenues Ltd. "The addition of BCCB's net banking facility on our platform will open up new business opportunities for lakhs of merchants registered with CCAvenue who can now reach out to the bank's rapidly growing customer base to boost their earning potential."

CCAvenue has always been aware of the crucial role played by cooperative banks like BCCB towards financial inclusion and last-mile delivery of credit and banking services in India. Over the years, we have been partnering with a large number of cooperative banks which contribute significantly to the large-scale socio-economic development of regions and communities across the country.

About Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank Ltd
Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank Ltd Founded as a credit co-operative society in 1918, Bassein Catholic Cooperative Bank (BCCB) is today among the leading urban cooperative banks of Maharashtra. In 1990, the bank achieved scheduled bank status. It successfully implemented core banking software across all existing branches in 2010. As per the Audit Report for 2022-2023, Bassein Catholic Cooperative Bank attained a business mix of Rs 12,712 crore, with a net profit of nearly Rs 77 crore as on 31st March 2023. The bank's deposits grew substantially from Rs 7,970 crore in FY21-22 to Rs 8,159 crore in FY22-23, while advances rose from Rs 4,155 crore to Rs 4,553 crore during the same period. BCCB won the FCBA 2022 Award for its best investment initiative as well as the 'Late Padmabhushan Vasant Dada Patil, Best Urban Co-op. Bank' accolade among numerous other recognitions.

About CCAvenue
CCAvenue CCAvenue, the flagship brand of Infibeam Avenues Limited, is a PCI DSS 3.2.1 compliant payments platform for eCommerce businesses in India. The organization serves millions of merchants spread across verticals such as Retail, Travel, Real Estate, Telecommunication, Government departments, and Utility billers, Hospitality, Education and Healthcare. It enables merchants to accept online payments through a spectrum of new-age payment options including 6 major Credit Cards, 97+ Debit Cards (All MasterCard / Visa / Maestro / RuPay Cards), Amex EzeClick, 58+ Net Banking, Mobile Wallets, UPI and up to 15 Multi Bank EMI options.