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The Oldest Joint Stock Bank of the Country, Allahabad Bank was founded on April 24, 1865 by a group of Europeans at Allahabad. At that juncture Organized Industry, Trade and Banking started taking shape in India.

"Andhra Bank" was founded by the eminent freedom fighter and a multifaceted genius, Dr.Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya. The Bank was registered on 20th November 1923 and commenced business on 28th November 1923 with a paid up capital of Rs 1.00 lakh and an authorised capital of Rs 10.00 lakhs.

Axis Bank was the first of the new private banks to have begun operations in 1994, after the Government of India allowed new private banks to be established. The Bank was promoted jointly by the Administrator of the specified undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (UTI - I), Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) and other four PSU insurance companies, i.e. National Insurance Company Ltd.

It has been a long and eventful journey of almost a century across 25 countries. Starting in 1908 from a small building in Baroda to its new hi-rise and hi-tech Baroda Corporate Centre in Mumbai, is a saga of vision, enterprise, financial prudence and corporate governance.

Bank of Baroda USA (American & Pacific Operations) - Premier Indian National Bank with International Standards. New York branch of Bank of Baroda - NRIs can find useful information for money transfer, deposits and other business related banking transactions.

Bank of India was founded on 7th September, 1906 by a group of eminent businessmen from Mumbai. The Bank was under private ownership and control till July 1969 when it was nationalised along with 13 other banks.

Registered on 16th Sept 1935 with an authorized capital of Rs 10.00 lakh and commenced business on 8th Feb 1936.After nationalization in 1969, the bank expanded rapidly. It now has 1292 branches (as of 30th September 2005) all over India.

The Bank of Rajasthan Ltd., a leading Private Sector Bank, having branches all over India with prominent presence in Rajasthan having specialised forex and Industrial finance branches.

Founded as 'Canara Bank Hindu Permanent Fund' in 1906, by late Sri. Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, a philanthropist, this small seed blossomed into a limited company as 'Canara Bank Ltd.' in 1910 and became Canara Bank in 1969 after nationalisation..

Established in 1911, Central Bank of India was the first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians. The establishment of the Bank was the ultimate realisation of the dream of Sir Sorabji Pochkhanawala, founder of the Bank. Sir Pherozesha Mehta was the first Chairman of a truly 'Swadeshi Bank'.

Centurion Bank of Punjab is a new generation private sector bank offering a wide spectrum of retail, SME and corporate banking products and services. It has been among the earliest banks to offer a technology-enabled customer interface that provides easy access and superior customer service.

It was on 31st October, 1904 that the bank, 'The KUMBAKONAM BANK LIMITED.,' as it was then called was incorporated as a limited company. The first Memorandum of Association was signed by twenty devoted and prominent citizens of Kumbakonam including Sarvashri R. Santhanam Iyer, S. Krishna Iyer, V. Krishnaswami Iyengar and T.S. Raghavachariar.

Public-sector bank with 835 branches and 54 extension counters in 21 states and two union territories; headquartered in Mangalore, Karnataka.

Dena Bank was founded o­n 26th May, 1938 by the family of Devkaran Nanjee under the name Devkaran Nanjee Banking Company Ltd.It became a Public Ltd. Company in December 1939 and later the name was changed to Dena Bank Ltd.

Development Credit Bank (DCB) is one of the emerging private sector banks in India and provides to its customers, access to over 18,000* ATMs and 80 state-of-the-art branches and extension counters spread over ten states and two union territories.

Dhanalakshmi Bank was incorporated on 14th November 1927 by a group of enterprising entrepreneurs at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala with a Capital of Rs.11,000/- and 7 employees. It became a Scheduled Commercial Bank in the year 1977.

Dhanalakshmi Bank was incorporated on 14th November 1927 by a group of enterprising entrepreneurs at Thrissur, the cultural capital of Kerala with a Capital of Rs.11,000/- and 7 employees. It became a Scheduled Commercial Bank in the year 1977. It has today attained national stature with 181 branches and 26 Extension Counters spread over the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal. The Bank serviced a business of over Rs. 5770 crores as on 31.03.2008 comprising deposits of Rs.3608 crores and advances of Rs.2164 crores. The Bank made a net profit of Rs.28.46 crores for the year ended 31st March 2008.

Exim Bank is managed by a Board of Directors, which has representatives from the Government, Reserve Bank of India, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) of India, a financial institution, public sector banks, and the business community.

Exim Bank is managed by a Board of Directors, which has representatives from the Government, Reserve Bank of India, Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) of India, a financial institution, public sector banks, and the business community.

1931:The Federal Bank Limited (the erstwhile Travancore Federal Bank Limited) was incorporated with an authorised capital of rupees five thousand at Nedumpuram, a place near Tiruvalla in Central Travancore on 28/4/1931 under the Travancore Company's Act.

India is in a state of transformation from being a closed and protected economy to an open free market driven one. Such radical change throws up both economic opportunities and many dangers. Opportunities are in the form of new fields and technologies offering potential for growth, development and prosperity. The dangers lie in being marginalized and left behind due to ones inability to adapt to this fast pace of change.

HDFC Bank was incorporated in August 1994, and, currently has an nationwide network of 744 Branches and 1658 ATM's in 339 Indian towns and cities.

Whatever your banking needs: from accounts to convenient credit cards to a home loan or business account, HSBC India is the best around. Apply today.

ICICI Bank is India's second-largest bank with total assets of Rs. 3,997.95 billion (US$ 100 billion) at March 31, 2008 and profit after tax of Rs. 41.58 billion for the year ended March 31, 2008.

IDBI Bank Ltd. is a Board-managed organisation. The responsibility for the day-to-day management of operations of the Bank is vested with the Chairman & Managing Director and two Deputy Managing Directors, who draw upon the support and expertise of a cross-disciplinary Top Management Team. As on March 31, 2008, IDBI Bank Ltd. had a combined employee base of 8989, including professionals from the fields of accountancy, management, engineering, law, computer technology, banking and economics.