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Rank Name of the Bank Year of Founding Year of Closing Fate Headquartered in References [1]; 1: The Madras Bank (1683) 1683: 1843: Merged with the Carnatic Bank, The British Bank of Madras (1795), and the Asiatic Bank to form the Bank of Madras in 1843
The Indian Financial System Code (IFS Code or IFSC) is an alphanumeric code that facilitates electronic funds transfer in India. A code uniquely identifies each bank branch participating in the three main Payment and settlement systems in India: the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT), Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) and Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) systems.
The Reserve Bank of India (India's Central Bank) maintains this payment network. Real-time gross settlement is a funds transfer mechanism where transfer of money takes place from one bank to another on a 'real time' and on 'gross' basis. This is the fastest possible money transfer system through the banking channel.
State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.It is the 48th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 178th in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations of 2024, being the only Indian bank on the list. [11]
Using the system, funds could be transferred to any Aadhaar-linked bank account if the Aadhaar number was known. It was announced that an SMS could be used for amounts up to ₹ 5,000 (US$58) and for amounts over that a mobile bank app could be used. By this time around 440 million Aadhaar numbers had been issued. [79]
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an Indian public sector company that operates retail payments and settlement systems in India. The organization is an initiative of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) under the provisions of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, for creating a robust payment and settlement infrastructure in India.
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, benefits and services) Act, 2016 is a money bill of the Parliament of India. It aims to provide legal backing to the Aadhaar unique identification number project.
1840-1843: The Bank of Bombay and the Bank of Madras are established, which together with the Bank of Bengal, came to be known as the Presidency Banks. [5] 1921: The three Presidency Banks are merged to form the Imperial Bank of India. [6] 1935: The Reserve Bank of India is established as the central bank of the country. [7] [16]