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DBS Bank is #SparkingTheFuture for kids in Mumbra
MUMBAI: To mark the Children’s Day celebration in India, DBS Bank launched a unique campaign, #SparkingTheFuture, featuring cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, to give the kids an opportunity to play to their hearts' content.
Designed by Social Kinnect the campaign highlights the culture of sports that has been brewing in Mumbra and the way DBS Bank is helping in nurturing the same.
To make this campaign successful, DBS Bank has also invited people to become a part of the movement online and pledge their support in #SparkingTheFuture of kids. Next month, DBS will light up an entire ground in Mumbra, to give the kids access to playground, even after the sun sets.
Social Kinnect COO Chandni Shah said, “At Social Kinnect we strongly believe in bringing out the impact of socially relevant campaigns to ensure that they resonate with the audience and encourage them to join the movement. #SparkingTheFuture by DBS Bank is one such campaign that aims at highlighting the difference that has been made on-ground. The idea was to keep the campaign realistic by featuring kids who have been impacted and Sachin Tendulkar, who is one of the strong pillars of the campaign.”
DBS Bank marketing head Sheran Mehra said, “It all began when we at DBS Bank and Sachin came together to #SparkAPurpose. Sachin’s real-life mission is to facilitate play amongst children, we made it our shared purpose, and decided to provide kids access to play even after the sun sets. It’s been an incredible journey since, and now we are #SparkingTheFuture of the next generation of our country by lighting up our first ground at Mumbra. We intend to fuel the existing counter-culture of sports amongst kids and enable them to play to their hearts content.”
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YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
