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indian bank History

1907

  • Incorporated on March 5 as Indian Bank Limited.
  • Commences operations on August 15.

1910

  • Shifts Head Office to Bentincks Buildings on Rajaji Salai.

1932

  • Opens Colombo branch.

1941

  • Opens Singapore branch.

1962

  • Acquires Royalaseema Bank, Bank of Alagapuri, Salem Bank, Mannargudi Bank, and Trichy United Bank.

1969

  • Nationalized on July 19.
  • Appointed lead bank for nine districts in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Pondicherry.

1970

  • Shifts Head Office to present building at 31, Rajaji Salai.

1981

  • Sponsors first regional rural bank, Sri Venkateswara Grameena Bank.

1989

  • Incorporates Indbank Merchant Banking Services Ltd as subsidiary.

1990

  • Amalgamates Bank of Thanjavur Limited with 157 branches.

1991

  • Incorporates Ind Bank Housing Limited as subsidiary.

1994

  • Establishes Indfund Management Limited for mutual fund operations.

1995

  • Establishes Indian Bank Management Academy for Growth & Excellence (IMAGE).

2000

  • Mrs. Ranjana Kumar assumes charge as Chairperson and Managing Director.
  • Launches vehicle and consumer loan schemes in select cities.
  • Launches new trade financing scheme.
  • Submits Restructuring Plan, operational from September 30.

2001

  • Ties up with Sterling Infotech for student finance.
  • Enters strategic tie-up with HDFC Standard Life Insurance.
  • Launches Cash Management Services.
  • Contributes Rs 62 lakh to Prime Minister's Relief Fund.

2003

  • Associates with MSSRF for agriculture radio programme.
  • Renumbers Head Office to 66, Rajaji Salai on February 8.
  • Receives NABARD award for SHG performance in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

2004

  • Receives best commercial bank award.
  • Signs agreement with Export Credit Guarantee Corporation on January 22.
  • Receives prize for SHG loans in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Singapore branch launches Sunday remittance service.
  • Introduces IB Swarna Abharana loan for gold jewellery.
  • Partners with TimesofMoney for remittance solution.
  • Signs ATM sharing agreement with Andhra Bank on June 28.
  • Signs ATM sharing agreement with Corporation Bank on July 12.
  • Partners with United India Insurance for Arogya Raksha mediclaim scheme.
  • Introduces online money transfer for NRIs in US.
  • Unveils 4 new loan schemes.
  • Ties up with TNPL for farm forestry financing.
  • Enters strategic alliance with Mahindra & Mahindra and TAFE for tractor financing.
  • Implements Core Banking Solution in 2 branches on December 22.

2005

  • Signs agreements with National Exchange Company, Mussandum Exchange, and UAE Exchange for money transfer.
  • Sets up new branch in Delhi.

2006

  • Sets up new branch in Mumbai.
  • Launches Bharat Card.
  • Enters strategic alliance with Oriental Bank of Commerce and Corporation Bank.

2007

  • Appoints M S Sundara Rajan as Chairman and Managing Director from June 4.
  • Nominates T T Natarajan as Officer Employee Director from November 22.
  • Rolls out biometric-enabled smart cards.

2008

  • Appoints Anup Sankar Bhattacharya as Executive Director.
  • Signs agreement with Reliance Capital Asset Management to sell mutual fund products.

2009

  • Reduces BPLR by 50 bps to 12%.
  • Appoints three new Statutory Central Auditors for 2009-10.
  • Receives 5 state awards for SHG lending in 2008-09.
  • Signs MoU with Tata Motors for passenger car financing.

2010

  • Launches Visa Business Card for corporates and SMEs.

2011

  • Increases BPLR by 0.25% to 13.50%.
  • Launches e-Treasury service.
  • Appoints Statutory Central Auditors.

2012

  • Reduces home and car loan rates by up to 50 bps.
  • Approves amalgamation of Indfund Management Limited.

2013

  • Inaugurates two ATM centres at Chennai airport.
  • Launches webportal with United India Insurance for group insurance policies.

2014

  • Declares interim dividend of Rs. 3.00 and final dividend of Rs. 1.70 per share.
  • Revises interest rates on foreign currency deposits.

2017

  • Launches IB Home Enrich home loan product for repairs and renovation.
  • Receives National Award for Excellence in Lending to Micro Enterprises (1st rank, 2015-16) and MSE Lending (2nd rank, 2015-16).
  • Launches three tech products to overcome demonetization effects.

2019

  • Signs MoU with Muthoot Microfin.
  • Receives in-principle approval for amalgamation of Allahabad Bank.

2020

  • Celebrates 114th Foundation Day on August 14.
  • Inaugurates Amalgamated Branches in Chennai on August 31.
  • Conducts Vehicle Loan Mela on September 25.
  • Inaugurates Customer Acquisition Processing Centre in Chennai on October 5.
  • Starts fifth batch of MSME Prerana on December 18.
  • Receives award from Government of West Bengal.

2021

  • Launches new Vision and Mission Statement.
  • Signs MOU with The Chennai Angels for financing startups.
  • Signs MoU with BSNL and MTNL.
  • Sponsors utility vehicle to Blue Cross India.
  • Signs MoU with PCI.

2022

  • Unveils Dynamic QR Code bill payment system for CESC, Mysuru.
  • Launches new initiatives under Project WAVE.
  • Launches MSME Prerana in Rajasthan.
  • Signs MOU with Honda.
  • Opens Digital Banking Unit in Delhi.

2023

  • Launches 24 New Resources Acquisition Centres, taking RAC strength to 75.
  • Partners with Intellect Design Arena for Innovative Cash Management Service Platform.
  • Signs MoU with DHBVNL for payment gateway services.
  • Launches IB SAATHI for financial inclusion.
  • Partners with Maruti Suzuki India Ltd for supply-chain finance.

2024

  • Inaugurates Specialized MSME Branches in Ambattur and Coimbatore.
  • Hosts Chief Economic Advisor Dr V Anantha Nageswaran at IMAGE Chennai.
  • Partners with Aparajitha Foundation to empower youth through life skills education.
  • Partners with Tata Power Solar Systems Limited for residential solar adoption.
  • Launches Indian Bank One Co-Branded Credit Card powered by Visa and RuPay.

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