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In a much-awaited announcement this week, the Reserve Bank of India (the RBI) granted permission to IDFC, an infrastructure finance firm and Bandhan Financial Services, a micro-lender to the poor, to start banks. The lucky pair was chosen from a group of 25 firms that had applied for a banking license nine months ago. (Forbes)

A credit union is a member-owned financial cooperative, democratically controlled by its members, and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members. (Wikipedia)

In financial economics, a financial institution is an institution that provides financial services for its clients or members. (Wikipedia)

Financial services are the economic services provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of businesses that manage money, including credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, accountancy companies, consumer finance companies, stock brokerages, investment funds, real estate funds and some government sponsored enterprises. (Wikipedia)