Jio Financial Services Ltd (JFSL) is an Indian financial services company, based in Mumbai. Originally a subsidiary of Reliance Industries (RIL), it was demerged as an independent entity and listed on the Indian stock exchanges in August 2023.[3] The company provides financial services, including payment services and insurance broking.[4][5] Its subsidiary Jio Finance holds an NBFC license from the RBI. Another subsidiary, Jio Payments Bank, is also a payments bank registered in India.
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| Formerly | Reliance Strategic Investments Private Limited (1999–2002) Reliance Strategic Investments Limited (2002–2023) |
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| Company type | Public |
| ISIN | INE758E01017 |
| Founded | 22 July 1999 |
| Founder | Mukesh Ambani |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Area served | India |
Key people | |
| Owners | Ambani family (47.12%)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Jio Finance Jio Insurance Broking Jio Payment Solutions Jio Leasing Services[2] Jio Payments Bank (82.17%) |
| Website | www |
History
editJio Financial Services was initially a financial services subsidiary of Reliance Industries. In July 2023, it was spun-off via a demerger,[3] with shareholders of Reliance Industries receiving one equity share of Jio Financial Services for every share they held in Reliance.[6] Reliance Industries transferred Rs 15,500 crore of cash and liquid investments to Jio Financial Services as part of the demerger scheme. This gave Jio Financial Services a liquid asset base of Rs 20,700 crore.[7]
JFSL was listed on the stock exchanges on August 21, 2023. Following the demerger and listing, JFSL was briefly a part of Nifty 50, BSE SENSEX and FTSE indices, but was removed from these indices over the following weeks as it did not meet their inclusion criteria.[8][9][10]
In July 2023, JFSL entered the asset management company (AMC) business, by forming a 50:50 joint venture with BlackRock called Jio BlackRock.[11] In April 2024, JFSL and BlackRock announced a partnership in wealth management and broking business.[12]
In May 2024, JFSL launched JioFinance, an app with digital payments, loans and insurance offerings.[13]
Controversies
editRelated party transactions
editIn 2024, Jio Financial Services established a subsidiary called Jio Leasing Services Ltd, an unrelated leasing services business.[14] The subsidiary signed a $4.4 billion deal with another promoter-owned company, Reliance Retail for leasing routers.[15] Some commentators saw this deal as a way to prop up the revenue of Reliance Retail.[16]
References
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- ^ Kayastha, Anshika (15 July 2024). "After loans against MFs, Jio Financial eyes LAP, loans against securities". Mint. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ a b Gohel, Ankit (August 18, 2023). "Jio Financial Services to be listed on stock exchanges on August 21". mint.
- ^ "Banking & Financials: Jio Financial Services: Decoding the unknown". indiainfoline.com.
- ^ "Jio Financial Services to provide simple, affordable solutions: Mukesh Ambani". Business Today. August 6, 2023.
- ^ Jauhari, Ujjval (2023-07-20). "Reliance demerger: Jio Financial Services valued at ₹261.85". mint. Archived from the original on 2023-08-23. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Reliance Industries shifts Rs 15,500 crore to Jio Financial Services". July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Jio Financial Services to be removed from BSE Indices from September 1". Moneycontrol. August 31, 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
- ^ Livemint (2023-08-24). "Why Jio Financial Services shares are hitting lower circuit everyday - Explained". mint. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "The index fund attack on Jio Financial Services is over. Almost". Finshots. 2023-09-04. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ Narayanan, KS Badri (August 4, 2023). "Interesting times ahead for AMC business with the entry of Jio BlackRock". BusinessLine.
- ^ Singh, Manish (15 April 2024). "Jio Financial, BlackRock to tap India's wealth management market". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Singh, Manish (2024-05-30). "Ambani fires opening salvo in Indian fintech race with JioFinance". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Jio Financial Service to enter equipment leasing segment". India Infoline. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Jio Financial Services arm plans Rs 36K crore deal with Reliance Retail". Business Standard. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Jio Financial wants to lend routers so that Reliance Retail's revenue goes up". Boring Money. Retrieved 27 June 2024.