List of First in Banks: Banking History

First in Banks

1.  First bank in India – Bank of Hindustan (1770)
2.  First Governor of Reserve Bank of India – Mr. Osborne Smith
3.  First Indian Governor of Reserve Bank of India – Mr. C D Deshmukh
4.  First bank to introduce ATM in India – HSBC (1987, Mumbai)
5.  First bank in India to start saving account system – Presidency Bank (1833)
6.  First bank to introduce cheque system in India – Bengal Bank (1784)
7.  First bank to introduce internet banking facility – ICICI Bank
8.  First bank to introduce mutual fund – State Bank of India
9.  First bank to introduce credit card in India – Central Bank of India
10.  First bank managed by Indians- Oudh Commercial Bank
11.  First foreign bank in India – Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France (1860)
12.  First joint stock public bank of India – Allahabad Bank
13.  First Indian bank to open branch outside India – Bank of India (London 1946)
14.  First Indian bank started with Indian capital – Punjab National Bank (Lala Lajpat Rai - Founder)
15.  First regional rural bank name - Prathama Grameen Bank (started by Syndicate Bank)
16.  First universal bank in India – ICICI Bank
17.  First bank in India listed in New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) – ICICI Bank
18.  First bank in India to launch Talking ATMs for visually impaired person – Union Bank of India
19.  First bank in India to launch its own Payment Aggregators – State Bank of India (SBIePay)
20.  First all woman bank in India – Bhartiya Mahila Bank
21.  First bank to get ISO certificate – Canara Bank
22.  First bank to get ‘in principle’ banking license – IDFC and Bandhan Bank
23.  First Bank to introduce merchant banking in India – Grindlays Bank
24.  First bank to introduce block chain technology – ICICI Bank
25.  First bank to introduce voice biometric – Citi Bank
26.  First bank to introduce robot in banking service - HDFC Bank
27.  Largest public sector bank in India – State Bank of India
28.  Largest private sector bank in India – ICICI Bank
29.  Largest foreign bank in India – Standard Chartered Bank
30.  Bank with more branches in India – State Bank of India