NIC Asia Bank’s last week opened a new branch at Tilota­ma Municipality Ward 15, Kotihawa, Rupandehi. Ashok Kumar Poudel, director of Nepal Rastra Bank (Bhairaha­wa), inaugurated the branch, NIC’s 173rd. The bank will now serve its customers through 172 ATM counters and four exten­sions counters.

NIC Asia Bank is one of the largest private sector commer­cial banks in the country in terms of capital, balance-sheet size, customer base, number of branches and its ATM network. More branches are planned, says a bank statement.