End-to-end advisory for RBI banking licence applications.
Obtaining a banking licence in India is among the most rigorous regulatory journeys a business can undertake. The Reserve Bank of India evaluates promoters, capital, governance and business models with exacting scrutiny, whether for a Universal Bank, Small Finance Bank or Payments Bank licence.
Realms Enterprises guides promoter groups through the complete journey: assessing eligibility honestly before you commit, structuring the entity and capital to RBI norms, preparing the application and business plan, and managing the regulatory dialogue through to licence grant and operationalisation.

Promoter profile, capital and business model assessed against RBI guidelines.
Entity structure, capital plan and complete application pack built.
Application filed; queries, presentations and follow-ups managed.
Grant conditions completed and operations readied for launch.
Universal Bank, Small Finance Bank and Payments Bank licences, each with distinct capital norms, promoter criteria and business scope. On-tap licensing guidelines currently govern Universal and Small Finance Bank applications.
It varies by category under prevailing RBI norms, running into hundreds of crores for Universal Banks and lower thresholds for SFBs and Payments Banks. We confirm the exact current requirement for your target category during feasibility.
Realistically 12 to 24 months from preparation to decision, depending on category and the completeness of the application. Strong preparation shortens the regulatory dialogue considerably.
Yes, RBI guidelines provide a pathway for eligible NBFCs to convert, particularly to Small Finance Banks, subject to track record, capital and fit-and-proper criteria. We assess and manage such conversions.
WhatsApp us at +91 70212 20544 or email cmd@realmsenterprises.com with a brief of your plans, and we will respond within 24 hours with an honest feasibility view.
Bring us the transaction, the tender, or the target — we'll bring the structure, the capital and the network to move it forward.