The country’s second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank expanded its religious donation online facility today after it signed an agreement with the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for offering e-collection service through its payment gateway.

HDFC Bank Country Head, Operations A. Rajan said this tie-up will enable lakhs of devotees of the Golden Temple spread across the world, to conveniently send their offerings to the holy shrine using HDFC Bank's secured net banking services thus enabling the devotees to select the specific purpose for which they want to donate.

Rajan and SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar formally launched the payment gateway.

HDFC Bank is already offering transfer of donations to 37 places of worship for different religions and talks are on to bring more into the fold.