........ In 1995, the then Finance Minister Dr Manmohan Singh was invited to inaugurate HDFC Bank. Because of imminent elections, a formal inauguration was scrapped. However, Dr Singh did come, with Dr C Rangarajan, the then RBI Governor. Dr Singh was impressed with computerisation and ATMs. “The bank had prepared dummy ATM cards in the name of Singh and Rangarajan. While demonstrating how an ATM worked, Ram (the bank’s technology head) inserted the card with Singh’s name into the machine and punched in the keys. The ATM instantly flashed a message indicating insufficient funds,”.......
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