Fact file about Indian Banks ( 10 story makers in indian Financial Industry )

1) The first bank in India to be given an ISO Certification
Canara Bank
2) The first bank in Northern India to get ISO 9002 certification for their selected branches
Punjab and Sind Bank
3) The first Indian bank to have been started solely with Indian capital
Punjab National Bank
4) The first among the private sector banks in Kerala to become a scheduled bank in 1946 under the RBI Act
South Indian Bank
5) India's oldest, largest and most successful commercial bank, offering the widest possible range of domestic, international and NRI products and services, through its vast network in India and overseas
State Bank of India
6)India's second largest private sector bank and is now the largest scheduled commercial bank in India
The Federal Bank Limited
7) Bank which started as private shareholders banks, mostly Europeans shareholders
Imperial Bank of India
8) The first Indian bank to open a branch outside India in London in 1946 and the first to open a branch in continental Europe at Paris in 1974
Bank of India, founded in 1906 in Mumbai
9)The oldest Public Sector Bank in India having branches all over India and serving the customers for the last 132 years
Allahabad Bank
10) The first Indian commercial bank which was wholly owned and managed by Indians
Central Bank of India