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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.
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.
The Karnataka Vikasa Grameena Bank (KVGB) is an Indian Regional Rural Bank sponsored by Canara Bank. It is under the ownership of the Ministry of Finance , Government of India . The bank provides retail banking services to rural users and has 629 branches in North and Western Karnataka .
This is a list of banks which are considered to be Scheduled Banks under the second schedule of RBI Act, 1934. [1] [2]At end-March 2024, India’s commercial banking sector consisted of 12 public sector banks (PSBs), 21 private sector banks (PVBs), 45 foreign banks (FBs), 12 SFBs, six PBs, 43 RRBs, and two LABs.
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.
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.
Kerala Gramin Bank (KGB) is an Indian regional rural bank (RRB), headquartered in Malappuram, Kerala. Like other RRBs, the Government of India holds the majority 50% shares, while the Kerala state government holds 15% and Canara Bank owns the remaining 35% stake.