Banks in India

First bank in India
Bank of Hindustan (1770)

First Bank managed by Indians
Oudh Commercial Bank

First Bank with Indian capital
Punjab National Bank (Founder – Lala Lajpat Rai)

First Foreign Bank in India
HSBC

First bank to get ISO certificate
Canara Bank

First Indian bank outside India
Bank of India

First Bank to introduce ATM
HSBC (1987, Mumbai)

First Bank to have joint stock public bank (Oldest)
Allahabad Bank

First Universal bank
ICICI Bank

First bank to introduce saving account
Presidency Bank (1833)

First Bank to introduce Cheque system
Bengal Bank (1833)

First bank to give internet banking facility
ICICI Bank

First bank to sell mutual funds
State Bank of India

First bank to issue credit cards
Central Bank of India

First Rural Regional Rural Bank (Grameen Bank)
Prathama Bank (sponsored by Syndicate Bank)

First bank to get “in principle” banking license
IDFC and Bandhan Bank

Largest private sector bank in India
ICICI Bank

Largest foreign bank in India
tandard Chartered Bank

Bank with more branches in India
State Bank of India

First Bank to introduce merchant banking in India
Grind lays bank

First bank to introduce block chain technology
ICICI Bank

First bank to introduce voice biometric
Citi Bank

First bank to introduce robot in banking service
HDFC Bank

first bank in India to allow video KYC
Kotak Mahindra Bank

first bank to introduce Iris Scan Authentication feature for Aadhaar based transactions through its micro ATM tablets
Axis Bank

Largest public sector bank in India
State Bank of India