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* First India bank Got ISO :     Canara Bank
* First Governor of RBI :         Mr. Osborne Smith
* First Indian governor of RBI :        Mr. C D Deshmukh
* First Bank to Introduce ATM in India :       HSBC
* First Bank to introduce savings :        Presidency bank in 1833
* First Bank to Introduce Cheque system :        Bengal Bank 1784
* First Bank to introduce Internet Banking :         ICICI BANK
* First Bank to introduce Mutual Fund :            State Bank of India
* First Bank to introduce Credit Card :           Central Bank of India
* First Foreign Bank in India :            Comptoire d’Escompte de Paris of France in 1860
* First Joint Stock Bank of India :              Allahabad Bank
* First Bank that is oldest Public Bank in India :         Allahabad Bank
* First Indian bank to open branch outside India in London in 1946 :            Bank of India
* First Indian Bank started with Indian capital / indigenous Bank of India :        Punjab National Bank
* First Regional Rural Bank name Prathama Grameen Bank - Was started by :            Syndicate Bank
* First Bank to launch branch in foreign was "Bank of India" in 1946 in London UK.
* First bank to Introduce Credit card in India was Central Bank of India With "Central Card" 1980.

* First Bank to introduce Debit Card in India was Citi Bank In Bangalore in 1987....
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