Hi Friends.. Today im gonna post some important points about Indian banking industry, these are the very essential points which will be asked in banking examinations and interviews. I have given it as point wise information and simple to learn. I hope this will be useful for all of you..! FIRST BANKS :- ~> First India bank Got ISO : Canara Bank ~> First Governor of RBI : Mr. Osborne Smith ~> First Indian governor of RBI : Mr. C D Deshmukh ~> First Bank to Introduce ATM in India : HSBC~> First Bank to introduce savings : Presidency bank in 1833~> First Bank to Introduce Cheque system : Bengal Bank 1784 ~> First Bank to introduce Internet Banking: ICICI BANK ~> First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India ~> First Bank to introduce Credit Card : Central Bank of India ~> First Foreign Bank in India : Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860 ~> First Bank Set Up in India : Bank of Hindustan in 1770 ~> First Joint Stock Bank of British India : State Bank of India ~> First Joint Stock Bank of India : Allahabad Bank ~> First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India : Allahabad Bank ~> First national bank that is merged with Punjab National Bank : New Bank of India in 1993 ~> First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946 : Bank of India ~> First Indian Bank started with Indian capital / indigenous Bank of India : Punjab National Bank ~> First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank - Was started by : Syndicate Bank ~>First Bank to launch branch in foreign was Bank of India in 1946 in London UK. ~> First bank to Introduce Credit card in India was Central Bank of India With Central Card 1980. ~> First Bank to introduce Debit Card in India was Citi Bank In Bangalore in 1987 BANKING GK :- 1.The oldest Joint Stock Bank of India -- Allahabad Bank 2. The bank founded by Freedom Fighter Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya -- Andhra Bank 3. First bank to open a branch outside India -- Bank of India, London, 1946 4. The first bank to be given an ISO 9002 certificate for one of its branches -- Canara Bank 5. The Postal Dept has issued a commemorative stamp in the name of this bank celebrating 100 years in 2011 -- Central Bank of India 6. First Indian Bank to be wholly owned by Indians -- Central Bank of India 7. The bank formed on the efforts of Lala Lajpat Rai -- Punjab National Bank 8. The only merger of nationalized banks took place between -- Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India in 1993 9. The bank whose brand equity is Pygmy Deposit Scheme -- Syndicate Bank 10. The bank which was conceived by Shri GD Birla -- UCO Bank 11. The bank which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 -- Union Bank of India 12. The largest among nationalized banks -- Punjab National Bank 13. The bank established in the year 1913 as Bank of Mysore Ltd. at the instance of the banking committee headed by the great Engineer - Statesman, Late Dr. Sir M.Visvesvaraya -- State Bank of Mysore
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 13:04:25 +0000
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