About the Conference

BW Businessworld is pleased to present the 5th edition of BFSI Summit – BFSI National Credit & Urban Cooperatives Banking Summit in association with Cooperative Bank of India, New Delhi, Gujarat State Cooperative Union & Gujarat State Coop Credit Societies Federation, Ahmedabad in March 2018 at Ahmedabad. The conference will be an insightful and full of innovations done the field of the Rural Banking.

Cooperative banking is retail and commercial banking organized on a cooperative basis, Cooperative banking institutions take deposits and lend money in most parts of the world. Cooperative banking, as discussed here, includes retail banking carried out by credit unions, mutual savings banks, building societies and cooperatives, as well as commercial banking services provided by mutual organizations (such as cooperative federations) to cooperative businesses.

Cooperative credit structure in India is characterised by a plethora of institutional segments. Leaving aside the agricultural cooperative credit institutions, in the urban cooperative credit fold itself, there are 3 types of institutions recognised by the Banking Regulation Act 1949 (As Applicable to Cooperative Societies). These are:-

  1. Primary credit societies.
  2. Primary cooperative banks.
  3. Cooperative credit societies.

Why to Attend

  • Exclusive one on one networking opportunities
  • Presence of key officials from Cooperative Banks & Societies
  • Conclave backed by Gujarat Cooperative Society
  • More than 500 cooperative bank representatives at one place
  • Exchange of Innovations, Ideas
  • Open platform for one on one technology discussion
  • Exclusive networking & business opportunity


Event Focus

  • Credit Cooperative & Society
  • Urban Cooperatives Banks
  • District Cooperatives Banks
  • Multi State Cooperative Bank
  • Rural Cooperatives Banks


Participation Options

  • Partnership
  • Exhibitor
  • Delegates (Only for Banks, Government)

Target Audience

  • Chairman of credit cooperative societies & Cooperative Banks
  • Chairman & Managing Director from District Cooperative Banks
  • Chairman & Managing Director from Multistate Cooperative Banks
  • Secretary (Co-operation) & Registrar of Co-operative Societies
  • Key officials from Reserve Bank of India
  • Key officials from IRDBT, NABARD
  • National Federation of Urban Co-operative Banks & Credit Societies Ltd (NAFCUB)
  • IT Heads of Co-operative Banks
  • IT Solution Providers


Discussion Points

  • Discussion on roadmap and other issues in Urban Co-operative Banking Sector.
  • To bring the critical issues and challenges faced by credit Cooperative Sector in the country.
  • What types of innovation is required in rural area banks.
  • How can the cooperative banks increase the digitalisation in this sector?
  • What is the impact of Digitalisation in cooperative Banks and credit cooperative societies?
  • Information Security Challenges in Cooperative Sector