- IDFC Ltd. is undergoing a demerger to spin off its banking operations into a new entity called IDFC Bank Ltd. - On completion of demerger, 53% of IDFC Bank equity will be held by IDFC Financial Holding Company and 47% by IDFC shareholders. - IDFC Bank launched operations on October 1, 2015 with 23 branches and plans to focus on wholesale banking by leveraging IDFC's large corporate customer base and retail banking starting in January.