13 Banking Facts

• Allahabad Bank is the oldest Joint Stock Bank of India.
• Andhra Bank was founded by Freedom Fighter Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
• Bank of India, London, 1946 was first bank to open a branch outside India.
• The first bank to be given an ISO 9002 certificate for one of its branches -- Canara Bank
• The Postal Dept has issued a commemorative  stamp in the name of this bank celebrating 100 years in 2011 -- Central Bank of India
• First Indian Bank to be wholly owned by Indians -- Central Bank of India
• The bank formed on the efforts of Lala Lajpat Rai -- Punjab National Bank
• The only merger of nationalized banks took place between -- Punjab National Bank and New Bank of India in 1993
• The bank whose brand equity is "Pygmy Deposit Scheme" -- Syndicate Bank
• The bank which was conceived by Shri GD Birla -- UCO Bank 
• The bank which was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 -- Union Bank of India
• The largest among nationalized banks -- Punjab National Bank
• The bank established in the year 1913 as Bank of Mysore Ltd. at the instance of the banking committee headed by the great Engineer - Statesman, Late Dr. Sir M.Visvesvaraya -- State Bank of Mysor