Five associate banks, Bharatiya Mahila Bank merge with SBI

Five associate banks and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank merged with the State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday, moving the country's largest lender among the top 50 banks in the world. With this, the total customer base of the bank will reach 37 crore. Further, the bank will have a branch network of around 24,000 and nearly 59,000 ATMs.