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Karur Vysya Bank Ltd

NSE: KARURVYSYA BSE: 590003

₹319.50

(-1.99%)

Thu, 26 Feb 2026, 07:14 am

Company History

1916

  • The Bank was incorporated at Karur, Tamil Nadu.

1964

  • The Bank took over the assets and liabilities of Pathenen Gram Vasishya Bank Ltd, Shri Kannika Parameshwari Bank Ltd, and Arya Visya Bank Ltd.
  • The Bank decided to take over the assets and liabilities of Coimbatore Bhagya Lakshmi Bank Ltd.

1982

  • 40,000 right shares were issued at par in the ratio of 1:3.

1984

  • 40,000 right shares were issued at par in the ratio of 1:4.

1987

  • 2,50,000 equity shares were issued at par in the ratio of 1:2.

1988

  • 2,50,000 equity shares were issued at par in the ratio of 1:3.

1990

  • 5,00,000 equity shares were issued at par as rights in the ratio of 1:2.

1991

  • 5,00,000 equity shares were issued at par in rights in the ratio of 1:3.

1993

  • 45,000 bonus equity shares were issued in the ratio of 1:1.

1994

  • 20,00,000 bonus shares were issued in the ratio of 1:1.

2002

  • A D Navaneethan laid down the office of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • P T Kuppuswamy assumed the charge as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

2003

  • KVB tied up with UTI to unveil a shared ATM network
  • Shri G Sarangan resigned as a Director of the Bank
  • Mr K S Ramabadran and Mr M K Venkatesan were appointed as Directors.

2004

  • Shri K P Kumar was appointed as a director of the bank
  • Shri A K Praburaj and Shri G Venkatesam resigned as Directors of the Bank.

2006

  • Karur Vysya Bank gave a bonus in the ratio of 1:2.

2008

  • Karur Vysya Bank appointed Shri A S Janarthanan as Part-time Non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.

2009

  • Karur Vysya Bank appointed Shri S Ganapathi Subramanian as an Additional Director
  • Karur Vysya Bank was conferred the Gold CIO award at the Enterprise Connect Awards 2009
  • Karur Vysya Bank set up a new branch in Himayat Nagar, Hyderabad.

2010

  • Karur Vysya Bank added five new branches to its network in Andhra Pradesh
  • Karur Vysya Bank opened its 323rd branch at Amalapuram, East Godavari
  • Karur Vysya Bank partnered with Reliance Money Express Ltd
  • Shri G Rajasekaran was co-opted as an Additional Director of the Bank
  • Karur Vysya Bank gave a bonus in the ratio of 2:5.

2011

  • KVB was recognized as The Best Small Bank and The Fastest Growing Small Bank by Business World
  • KVB appointed Shri K Venkataraman as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
  • Karur Vysya Bank issued rights in the ratio of 2:5.

2012

  • Karur Vysya Bank opened its 501st branch at Chinna Salem, Villupuram
  • Karur Vysya Bank was ranked as the Best Private Sector Bank at the Bloomberg - UTV Financial Leadership Awards
  • Karur Vysya Bank was selected by IDRBT for their Annual Technology Excellence Awards 2011.

2013

  • Karur Vysya Bank opened a new branch at Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur
  • Karur Vysya Bank opened a new branch at Rajahmundry, East Godavari
  • Karur Vysya Bank launched its first ultra small branch at Balarajapuram village in Karur district.

2014

  • Karur Vysya Bank launched a co-branded health card in association with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company
  • Karur Vysya Bank opened a new branch in Singampuneri.

2015

  • Karur Vysya Bank opened a new branch at Kilpauk.

2016

  • Karur Vysya Bank opened a new branch at Besant Nagar, Chennai
  • Karur Vysya Bank opened new branches at Chimakurthy, Gujjanagundla, and Coimbatore.

2017

  • Karur Vysya Bank opened a new branch at Naidupeta
  • Karur Vysya Bank launched 3 technology services
  • Karur Vysya Bank opened a new branch at Konalur
  • Karur Vysya Bank opened a new branch at Alathur
  • Karur Vysya Bank inaugurated an AADHAAR enrolment centre.

2018

  • Karur Vysya Bank allotted 72663937 securities pursuant to a bonus issue
  • Karur Vysya Bank entered into a bancassurance partnership with Aditya Birla Health to provide insurance services to customers.

2019

  • Karur Vysya Bank partnered with Home Credit India for joint lending.

2021

  • The Banker, London ranked KVB among the top 1000 World Banks
  • KVB was ranked as the most efficient mid-sized bank.

2022

  • Karur Vysya Bank won two MSME Awards.

2023

  • Karur Vysya Bank executed an agreement with Geojit Financial Services Ltd. for empanelment as a channel partner in offering wealth management products.

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