Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has awarded two DigiDhan awards to the private sector lender for achieving the target with the highest percentage of BHIM-UPI transactions under the private sector bank category for the last two consecutive financial years.

MeitY and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and MoS, IT and Skill Development Rajeev Chandrasekhar presented the award to Raja BS and Deputy GM Jagdish KS, the bank’s general manager in Delhi, the bank said in a statement.

Mahabaleshwar MS, MD & CEO, Bank said: “Karnataka Bank has always been at the fore in adopting the latest digital technology for its products so as to provide the best service to our customers. Our commitment to promote digital payments in the country further The cash economy has been rewarded through this award.”