CSB Bank Adopts Bloomberg to Support Its Growing Derivatives Business
February 09, 2026
Mumbai – Bloomberg today announced that CSB Bank, a leading private sector Indian bank with more than 2.1 million customers, adopted Bloomberg’s BVAL Derivatives solution. The use of BVAL Derivatives will enable CSB Bank to strengthen its valuation processes and risk management practices as it expands its derivatives and fixed income businesses.
CSB Bank will utilize BVAL Derivatives’ independent, transparent and consistent valuations, cross-asset product coverage, and a comprehensive quantitative library to bring greater accuracy, consistency, and efficiency to its valuation processes, aligning with global best practices and regulatory standards.
“At CSB Bank, we are focused on building a robust and future-ready treasury function. Using Bloomberg’s solutions, enables us to leverage world-class valuation solutions that align with our commitment to transparency, precision, and prudent risk management,” said Alok Singh, Head of Treasury, CSB Bank.
“We are pleased to support CSB Bank as it enhances its derivatives and risk management framework. By adopting BVAL Derivatives, CSB Bank will benefit from transparent and data-driven valuations that bring greater consistency and confidence to its operations,” said James Bell, Head of Sell side Solutions – APAC, Bloomberg. “This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to applying global best practices and advanced technology to support the continued development of India’s financial markets.”
BVAL Derivatives is powered by Bloomberg’s market data and pricing models, and covers all asset classes including interest rate, foreign exchange, inflation, credit, commodity, equities and hybrids. Clients have access to hourly snapped Golden Copy market data as well as payoff adapted models displayed with full transparency. Audit trails and support of pricing challenges are two other pillars of the service. Market data inputs are validated using best-in-class techniques for outliers filtering, data aggregation, curve stripping and volatility modelling. BVAL Derivatives delivers independent, unbiased and transparent valuations for a broad range of instruments from vanilla derivatives such as swaps, options and forwards to the most complex exotic structures and hybrids.
About CSB Bank
Founded in 1920, CSB Bank Limited is Kerala’s oldest private sector bank and a prominent player in India’s banking industry. Headquartered in Thrissur, the Bank operates 838 branches and 810 ATMs across the country and serves over 2.1 million customers through SME, Retail, Corporate, and Treasury businesses. Backed by FIH Mauritius Investments Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, CSB Bank continues to modernize its operations with upgraded technology, digital transformation, and strengthening the monitoring and risk management framework.
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