Banking in Kerala
Banking was one of the most preferred lines of business in the princely states of Travancore and Cochin, and the Malabar Province of British India — the area that later became the state of Kerala — during the twentieth century. A list of some of the banks that operated in the region during the twentieth century are given below. Due to various reasons, most of them were either closed or amalgamated with other banks, leaving only a handful now.
Existing Banks
- Catholic Syrian Bank[1] — 1920–
- Dhanalakshmi Bank — 1927– [2]
- ESAF Small Finance Bank - 2017-
- Federal Bank — (In 1931 originally known as Travancore Federal Bank)[3]
- Kerala Gramin Bank - 2013-
- South Indian Bank[4] — 1929–
Defunct Banks
- Aleppey Bank — 1919–1964 (Amalgamated with Federal Bank)[5]
- Bank of Alwaye — 1942–1965 (Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Bank of Cochin — 1928–1985 (Amalgamated with State Bank of India)
- Bank of Kerala — 1944–1961 (Amalgamated with Canara Bank)
- Bank of New India — 1944–1961 (Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Catholic Bank — ... 1938–1961 (Amalgamated with Syndicate Bank)[7]
- Chalakudy Public Bank — 1929–1964 (Amalgamated with Federal Bank)[3]
- Chaldean Syrian Bank — 1918–1965 (Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Champkulam Catholic Bank Ltd. — 1929–964 (Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Cochin Nayar Bank — 1929–1964(Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Cochin Union Bank — 1932–1964 (Amalgamated with Federal Bank Ltd)[3]
- Kottayam Orient Bank — 1926–1961 (Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Latin Christian Bank — 1927–1964 (Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Lord Krishna Bank — 1940–2006 (Amalgamated with Centurion Bank of Punjab)
- Marthandom Commercial Bank Ltd — 1950–1968 (Amalgamated with Federal Bank)[3]
- Nedungadi Bank Ltd — 1899–2003 (Amalgamated with Punjab National Bank)
- North Malabar Gramin Bank — 1975–2013 (Amalgamated with South Malabar Gramin Bank to form Kerala Gramin Bank)
- Palai Central Bank — 1927–60 (Liquidated by High Court of Kerala on the request of Reserve Bank of India)
- Mukkattukara Catholic Bank Ltd — 1964 (Amalgamated with South Indian Bank)
- Quilon Bank Ltd — 1919–1937 (Amalgamated to form Travancore National & Quilon Bank Ltd, and later liquidated)[5]
- South Malabar Gramin Bank — 1975–2013 (Amalgamated with North Malabar Gramin Bank to form Kerala Gramin Bank-2013)
- St George Union Bank — 1927–1965 (Amalgamated with Federal Bank)[5][3]
- State Bank of Travancore (originally known as Travancore Bank Ltd) [8] — 1945–2017 (Amalgamated with the State Bank of India)[9]
- The City Bank — 1926–unknown[10]
- Thiya Bank — 1945-1964 (Amalgamated with Lord Krishna Bank)[5]
- Travancore Forward Bank — 1929–1961 (Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Travancore National Bank — ... –1937 (Amalgamated to form Travancore National & Quilon Bank Ltd; later liquidated)
- Travancore National & Quilon Bank — 1937–38 (Liquidated by Travancore Government)
- Vasudeva Vilasom Bank Limited — 1930–1963 (Amalgamated with State Bank of Travancore) [5][6]
- Venadu Bank Ltd — 1934–1961 (Amalgamated with South Indian Bank) [5]
References
- RBI Annual Report 2004
External links
- ^ "Catholic Syrian Bank". csb.co.in. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Dhanlaxmi Bank". dhanbank.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Milestones - Federal Bank". www.federalbank.co.in. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to South Indian Bank - Experience Next Generation Banking". southindianbank.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Chronology of Banking Companies' Genesis in South India | Thingalaya | Nitte Management Review". NMR Journal. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "SBT Red Herring Prospectus" (PDF). SEBI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Bhiwandikar, Dr (CA) Mahesh. Mergers & Acquisitions Of Urban Co-Operative Banks. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781329265936.
- ^ "Loading the Homepage". statebankoftravancore.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "The royal bank that grew with the people: A recap of SBT's journey". OnManorama. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Not Available (1938). Travel In South India.