Hinduja Bank Ltd was founded as a finance company in 1978 and became a Swiss regulated bank in 1994. Hinduja Bank has its headquarters in Geneva

Geneva

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 and has a developed network in Switzerland including offices in Lucerne

Lucerne

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, Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, Lugano

Lugano

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, St Margrethen, and Basle. Additionally, it has a global presence in London

London

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, Dubai

Dubai

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, Paris

Paris

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, New York

New York

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, Mauritius

Mauritius

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, and Chennai

Chennai

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The Bank's divisions include Wealth Management

Wealth management

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, Trade finance

Trade finance

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 Services, Global Investment Solutions, and Corporate Finance

Corporate finance

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Hinduja Bank (Switzerland) Ltd is part of the Hinduja Group

Hinduja Group

The Hinduja Group is a conglomerate company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1914 by Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja, initially operating in Mumbai, India, and setting up its first international operation in Iran in 1919. The headquarters of the Group moved to Iran where it...

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In December 2009, it was announced that Hinduja Bank acquired a majority stake in Chennai-based Paterson Securities.

In February 2010 it was announced Hinduja Bank acquired Lugano-based Banca Commerciale Lugano.

Hinduja Bank also has a Middle Eastern subsidiary with a Category 1 Banking Licence, this new licence enables it to provide a full range of banking services from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).