{"id":218012,"date":"2024-12-02T11:05:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T11:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/banking\/?page_id=218012"},"modified":"2025-04-13T11:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T11:30:32","slug":"esaf-small-finance-bank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smallnews.in\/banking\/esaf-small-finance-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"ESAF Small Finance Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#c82111&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/smallnews.in\/banking\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/02\/esaf-bank-logo.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;esaf bank logo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]ESAF Small Finance Bank is an Indian bank headquartered in Thrissur, Kerala. 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