1. The first bank in India to be given an ISO Certification-Canara Bank
2. The first bank in Northern India to get ISO 9002 certification for its selected branches. Punjab and Sind Bank
3. The first Indian bank to have been started solely with Indian capital- PNB
4. The first among the private sector banks in Kerala to become a scheduled bank in 1946 under the RBI Act. -South Indian Bank
5. India's oldest, largest and most successful commercial bank, offering the widest possible range of domestic, international and NRI products and services, through its vast network in India and overseas-State Bank of India
6. Bank which started as private shareholders banks, mostly Europeans shareholders- Imperial Bank of India
7. The first Indian bank to open a branch outside India in London in 1946 and the first to open a branch in continental Europe at Paris in 1974.
8. The oldest Public Sector Bank in India -Allahabad Bank
9. The first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians- Central Bank of India
10. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established in 1935 and Nationalized in 1949.
11. Savings Account system in India was started by Presidency Bank, in 1833.
12. Cheque system was first introduced by Bengal Bank which was established in 1784.
13. Allahabad Bank is the oldest existing public sector bank in India.
14. Central Bank of India was the first public bank to introduce credit card.
15. Central Bank of India is the first commercial bank which was managed by Indians.
16. ICICI Bank was the first bank to provide Mobile ATM
17. Bank of Baroda has the maximum number of overseas branches.
18. India’s first “Talking” Automated Teller Machine (ATM) launched by Union Bank of India
19. (UBI) for visually impaired, was launched in Ahmedabad (Gujarat).
20. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) launches India’s first rural bank ATM card with a regional rural bank in Varanasi.
21. First bank established in India : Bank of Hindustan in 1770.
22. Second Bank established in India : General Bank of India, 1786
23. The Imperial Bank of India (IBI) was the oldest and the largest commercial bank of the Indian subcontinent. It was created in Jan 1921 by amalgamation of three presidency banks, those are,
• Bank of Bengal
• Bank of Bombay
• Bank of Madras
• After nationalization in 1955, the Imperial Bank of India was named as State Bank of India (SBI) State Bank of India merged with three banks namely Bank of Bengal,
Bank of Bombay and Bank of Madras in 1921 to form the Imperial Bank of India which was converted as State Bank of India.
24. First Indian bank got ISO : Canara Bank
25. First Indian Bank started solely with Indian capital investment is PNB (Punjab National Bank).
26. Founder of Punjab National Bank is Lala Lajpat Rai.
27. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was instituted in 1935.
28. First Governor of RBI : Mrs. Osborne Smith
29. First Indian Governor of RBI : Mr. C. D. Deshmukh
30. First Bank to introduce Savings Account in India : Presidency Bank in 1833
31. First Bank to introduce Cheque System in India : Bengal Bank in 1833
32. First Bank to introduce Internet Banking : ICICI Bank Bank
33. Bank is an institution which attracts deposits from the public and lends the money to the needy persons at various interest rates.
34. Under Banking Regulation Act 1949, controls Banking Activities in India.
35. First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund : State Bank of India
36. First Bank to introduce Credit Card in India : Central Bank of India
37. Credit cards are known as Plastic Money
38. Open market operations are carried out by RBI
39. Capital Market Regulator is SEBI
40. Largest Commercial Bank in India – State Bank of India
41. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) is known as – World Bank
42. India’s First Financial Archive has been set up at – Kolkata
43. CRR, SLR, Repo Rate, Reverse Repo Rate are decided by RBI
44. Savings banks interest rates, fixed deposit interest rates, Loan Rates etc are decided by Individual Banks.
45. The bank which has launched Mobile Bank Accounts in association with Vodafone’s mpaisa- HDFC Bank
46. Minimum money transfer limit through RTGs : 2 Lakhs
47. Maximum money transfer limit through RTGs : No Limit
48. Minimum & Maximum money transfer limit through NEFT : No Limit
49. NABARD was established in – July 1982
50. Largest Public Sector Bank in India – SBI
51. Largest Private Sector Bank in India – ICICI
52. Largest Foreign Bank in India – Standard Chartered Bank
53. Frist Indian Bank to open branch outside India i.e. London in 1946 – Bank of India
54. First RRB named Prathama Grameen Bank was started by Syndicate Bank.
55. First Bank to introduce ATM in India : HSBC in 1987, Mumbai
56. Bank of Baroda has the maximum number of overseas branches.
57. Premium Credit Cards exclusively for women launched recently by HDFC Bank.
58. Private Sector Bank that recently launched a product of Personal Loan called “SWIFT” – HDFC
59. The RBI Central Board consists of One Governor and not more than Four Deputy
Governors (Appointed / Nominated for a period of Four years).
• Present(23rd) Governor – Raghuram Rajan
• Present Deputy Governors :
• Urgit Patel
• H. R. Khan
• R. Gandhi
• S. S. Mundra
60. The first headquarter of RBI is Calcutta (1935)
61. Present Headquarter of RBI – Mumbai (1937 to present)
62. RBI has 29 Regional Offices in India
63. The Financial year of the RBI starts on 1st July and ends on 30th June
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