Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
In 1976, Canara Bank inaugurated its 1000th branch. In 1985, Canara Bank acquired Lakshmi Commercial Bank in a rescue. In 1996, Canara Bank became the first Indian Bank to get ISO certification for "Total Branch Banking" for its Seshadripuram branch in Bangalore. Canara Bank has now stopped opting for ISO certification of branches.
In the fiscal year 2005-06, Canara Bank became India's second-largest public sector bank in terms of advances and deposits. The bank changed its name to Canara Bank Limited in 1910 when it incorporated. [5] In 2002-03, the bank went in for its Initial Public Offer and raised Rs.110 crores. [2] The India government holds a 73% stake in Canara Bank.
At the time of its establishment, the bank was known as Canara Industrial and Banking Syndicate Limited. The bank, along with 13 major commercial banks of India, was nationalised on 19 July 1969, by the government of India. It was headquartered in the university town of Manipal, India. On 1 April 2020, the bank was merged into Canara Bank.
On 30 August 2019, Finance Minister announced that Syndicate Bank would be merged with Canara Bank. The proposal would create the fourth largest PSB trailing SBI, PNB, BoB with assets of ₹ 15.20 lakh crore (US$180 billion) and 10,324 branches. [59] [54] The Board of Directors of Canara Bank approved the merger on 13 September 2019.
He served as the chairman of Canara Bank for five years up to August 2020 and as the administrator of Lakshmi Vilas Bank during 2020 till its merger with DBS Bank. He is currently a member of the Reserve Bank of India Standing External Advisory Committee (SEAC) for evaluating applications for Universal Banks and Small Finance Banks.
Prabhakar started his career as Chief Risk Officer and GM-Integrated Risk management at Allahabad Bank. He joined Punjab National Bank on 1 March 2018 as the executive director. [ 5 ] He became the Managing Director and CEO of Canara Bank from 1 February 2020 and continued to hold his position till 31 December 2022.
It is sponsored by Canara Bank. Like other RRBs, Government of India holds the majority 50 percent shares, while the state government and Canara Bank holds 35 percent and 15 percent, respectively. As of 2013, KGB had 504 branches and a total net worth of ₹471.58 crore and deposits of ₹7,266 crore and advances of ₹7,761 crore, with a total ...
As part of the Central Bank Digital Currency pilot project, Canara Bank has released the Unified Payments Interface compatible digital rupee mobile app. Without the need for a separate on-boarding procedure for CBDC for retailers, it will enable users to scan the existing UPI QR code and make payments using digital rupee.