NSDL fundamentals

National Securities Depository Ltd. engages in the provision of security depository services. It operates through the following segments: Depository, Database Management Services, and Banking Services. The Depository segment refers to various services to the investors such as, dematerialization, rematerialization, holding, transfer and pledge of securities in electronic form, providing facility to market intermediaries for “Straight through Processing” and providing e-voting services to companies. The Database Management Services segment includes the National Skills Registry for information technology (IT) and information technology enabled services (ITeS) industry and transactions services like Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Online system. The Banking Services segment covers the accepting of demand deposits in the form of savings bank deposits, provides payment, remittance, and recharge services through mobile application, issuance of debit cards for point-of-sale, ecommerce, and ATM transactions. The company was founded in August 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.