Important for IBPS Clerk Exam: ---------------------------------------- Banking In India: • Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established in 1935 and Nationalized in 1949. • Sir Osborne Smith was the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. • CD Deshmukh was the first Indian Governor of RBI. • Savings account system in India was started by Presidency Bank, in 1833. • Cheque system was first introduced by Bengal Bank which was established in 1784. • Allahabad Bank is the oldest existing public sector bank in India. • Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) introduced first time ATM in India in 1987, Mumbai. • Bank of India is the first Indian Bank to open overseas branch. It established a branch in London in 1946. • Central Bank of India was the first public bank to introduce credit card. • Central Bank of India is the first commercial bank which was managed by Indians. • ICICI Bank was the first Indian Bank to provide internet banking facility. • ICICI Bank was the first Bank to provide Mobile ATM. • Bank of Baroda has the maximum number of overseas branches. • SBI (State Bank of India) has the total number of maximum branches and holds 2nd position in the world. • Indias first talking Automated Teller Machine (ATM) launched by Union Bank of India (UBI) for visually impaired was launched in Ahmedabad (Gujarat). ======================================
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