“Can ICICI Securities make ICICIdirect the default all-in-one investment and wealth platform for India's digital-first retail and NRI investors?”
ICICIdirect is the retail brokerage and investment platform of ICICI Securities, a subsidiary of ICICI Bank. It started as an online equities trading platform for Indian retail investors and has since expanded into mutual funds, derivatives, bonds, and global market access. The platform leverages its parent bank's infrastructure for seamless fund transfers and is increasingly expanding into wealth management and financial advisory services for retail and NRI customers.
Icicidirect discloses ICICI Bank Limited (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
Icicidirect does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through ICICI Bank Limited (in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Icicidirect's stack: Banking / BaaS (ICICI Bank Limited (in-house)); Lending (Loan Against Securities and Margin Trading Facility).
Icicidirect is founded in 2000 and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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