First in Banks: Banking History

• 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 of the Bank is 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 (Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) 
• 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 
• First bank to sell mutual funds – State Bank of India 
• First bank to issue credit cards - Central Bank of India 
• First Rural Regional Bank (Grameen Bank) – Prathama Bank (sponsored by Syndicate Bank) 
• First bank to get ‘in principle’ banking license – IDFC and Bandhan Bank 
• First Bank to introduce merchant banking in India – Grind lays bank 
• First bank to introduce block chain technology – ICICI 
• First bank to introduce voice biometric – Citi Bank 
• First bank to introduce robot in banking service- HDFC 

Miscellaneous points:

• Largest public sector bank in India – State Bank of India 
• Largest private sector bank in India – ICICI 
• Largest foreign bank in India – Standard Chartered Bank 
• Bank with more branches in India – State Bank of India 

Present 5 Associates of SBI : 

• Bank of Travancore 
• Bank of Patiala 
• Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur 
• Bank of Hyderabad 
• Bank of Mysuru