The Cawnpore Bank

The Cawnpore Bank (1845) was a bank founded in the year 1845 in British India. The bank became defunct in the year 1852 with the winding down of its operations. The bank was notable for being the thirty first oldest bank in India.[1]

The Cawnpore Bank
TypePrivate sector
IndustryBanking, Insurance, Capital Markets and allied industries
Founded1 May 1845 (1845-05-01) as The Cawnpore Bank
Defunct31 March 1852 (1852-03-31)
FateDefunct in 1852
Headquarters
Kanpur
,
India
Number of locations
United Provinces
Area served
India
ProductsDeposits, Personal Banking Schemes, C & I Banking Schemes, Agri Banking Schemes, SME Banking Schemes
ServicesBanking, Trade Finance

History

Founding

The Cawnpore Bank was founded in 1845 in Kanpur, India.[2][3]

The bank was well known for providing stiff competition to the then Bank of Bengal, which is a precursor of today's State Bank of India.[2][3]

Management

The bank was staffed by mostly British nationals who were drawn mainly from the East India Company.[4]

The bank was headquartered in the Kanpur city in the United Provinces.[2][3]

Final years

In 1851, the bank was on the verge of failure.[1][5]

The bank was finally closed in the year 1852.[1][5]

Legacy

The bank is notable for being the thirty first oldest bank in India.[6][7][8]

The bank played a key role in the history of Banking in India.[9][7][8]

See also

References
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  2. Public Resource. "The Evolution Of The State Bank Of India Vol.2, Ed.1st : Bagchi, Amiya Kumar : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. "Full text of "The Evolution Of The State Bank Of India Vol.2, Ed.1st"". Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. "Indian Columbus: The Banking Heritage Building of Madras". Indiancolumbus.blogspot.com. 7 January 2018.
  5. "The Constitution and History of the Benares Bank, Compiled from the Records ... - Google Books". 1849. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. "Reserve Bank of India - Museum". Rbi.org.in. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. Shrivastava, Mohan Prasad (2007). Banking Reforms and Globalisation - Mohan Prasad Shrivastava - Google Books. ISBN 9788131301593. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. "Read Rich: Currency Used In India". Readrich.blogspot.com. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  9. "Reserve Bank of India - Museum". Rbi.org.in. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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