Banking is a very crucial activity of the tertiary sector that greatly supports almost every other activity. Such a crucial part of the society cannot run without people to help run it and willing to work under it. With a surplus of people wanting to work in banks, exams are set to comb out the people they need. Here we have prepared a list of banks, their headquarters and their catchy taglines.
The Merger of Banks
Recently banks have merged to form 12 major public sector banks of which 6 are merged and 6 independent
- Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) and United Bank of India (UBI) have merged into Punjab National Bank. After the merger, PNB is the second-largest PSB after SBI
- Syndicate Bank is to be merged with Canara Bank and the combined entity will be the fourth largest PSB.
- Allahabad Bank will be merged with Indian Bank and all its branches will be treated as the branches of Indian bank.
- Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank will be merged with Union Bank of India.
The List
Public and Private Sector Banks
| Banks | Headquarters | Heads | Tagline |
| Andhra Bank | Hyderabad | J Packirisamy (MD & CEO) | Where India Banks |
| Axis Bank | Mumbai | Amitabh Chaudhry (MD & CEO) | Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi |
| Bank of Baroda (Vijaya Bank & Dena Bank) | Vadodara | Sanjiv Chadha (MD & CEO) | India’s International Bank |
| Bank of India | Mumbai | Atanu Kumar Das (MD & CEO) | Relationship beyond Banking |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Pune | A.S. Rajeev | Ek Parivaar, Ek Bank (One Family One Bank) |
| Bandhan Bank | Kolkata | Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (MD& CEO) | Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai |
| Canara Bank (Syndicate Bank) | Bengaluru | L V Prabhakar (MD & CEO) | Together We Can |
| Central Bank of India | Mumbai | Pallav Mohapatra | Central to You Since 1911, Build a better life around us |
| Corporation Bank | Mangalore | P V Bharathi | Prosperity for all |
| Citi Union Bank | Tamil Nadu | Dr N. Kamakodi | Trust And Excellence since 1904 |
| Dhanlaxmi Bank | Kerala | Sunil Gurbaxani (MD & CEO) | Tann Mann Dhan |
| Federal Bank | Kerala | Shyam Srinivasan | Your Perfect Banking Partner |
| HDFC Bank | Mumbai | Aditya Puri | We understand your world |
| IDBI Bank | Mumbai | Rakesh Sharma | Banking for All, Aao sochein Bada |
| Indian Bank
(Allahabad Bank) |
Chennai | Padmaja Chandru | Your Own Bank, Banking That’s Twice As Good |
| Indian Overseas Bank | Chennai | Karnam Sekar (MD & CEO) | Good People to Grow With |
| ICICI Bank | Mumbai | Sandeep Bakhshi | Hum hai na, Khayal Apka |
| IDFC Bank | Mumbai | V. Vaidyananthan (MD & CEO) | Banking Hatke |
| IndusInd Bank | Mumbai | R. Seshasayee (Chairman)
Romesh Sobti (CEO) |
We Make You Feel Richer |
| Karnataka Bank | Mangaluru | M S Mahabaleshwara | Your Family Bank, Across India. |
| Karur Vysya Bank | Tamil Nadu | N. S. Srinath (MD & CEO) | Smart way to Bank |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | Mumbai | Uday Kotak | Let’s make money simple |
| Lakshmi Vilas Bank | Chennai | S Sundar | The Changing Face Of Prosperity |
| Punjab National Bank (Oriental Bank of Commerce & United Bank of India) | New Delhi | S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao | The Name You Can Bank Upon |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | New Delhi | S Hari Shanker | Where Service is a Way of Life |
| RBL Bank (Ratnakar) | Mumbai | Vishwavir Ahuja | Apno ka Bank |
| State Bank of India | Mumbai | Rajnish Kumar | The Banker to Every Indian, The Nation Banks on us, A Bank of Common Man, With You all the Way, Pure Banking Nothing Else |
| Syndicate Bank | Manipal, Karnataka | Ajay Vipin Nanavati (Chairman)
Mrutyunjay Mahapatra (MD & CEO) |
Faithful and Friendly |
| South Indian Bank | Thrissur, Kerala | V G Mathew | Experience Next Generation Banking |
| UCO Bank | Kolkata | Atul Kumar Goel (MD & CEO) | Honours Your Trust |
| Union Bank of India | Mumbai | Rajkiran Rai G. | Good People to Bank with |
| Yes Bank | Mumbai | Ravneet Singh Gill | Experience our expertise |
Small Finance Banks
| Bank | Headquarters | Heads | Tagline |
| Au Small Finance Bank | Jaipur | Sanjay Agarwal | Chalo Aage Badhe |
| Capital Small Finance Bank | Jalandhar, Punjab | Sarvjit Singh Samra | Vishwas se Vikas tak |
| Equitas Small Finance Bank | Chennai | PN Vasudevan | It’s Fun Banking |
| ESAF Small Finance Bank | Thrissur, Kerala | Kadambelil Paul Thomas | Joy of Banking |
| Fincare Small Finance Bank | Bengaluru | Rajeev Yadav | Banking On More |
| Jana Small Finance Bank | Bangaluru | Ajay Kanwal | Paise Ke Kadar |
| North East Small Finance Bank | Guwahati | Rupali Kalita | Your Door Step Banker |
| Suryoday Small Finance Bank | Belapur, Navi Mumbai | Baskar Babu Ramachandran | A Bank of Smiles |
| Ujjivan Small Finance Bank | Bengaluru | Nitin Chugh | Bharosa, Aake bharose par |
| Utkarsh Small Finance Bank | Varanasi | Govind Singh | Apki Umeed ka Khata |
Payments Banks
| Bank | Headquarters | Head | Tagline |
| Airtel Payments Bank | New Delhi | Anubrata Biswas | – |
| India Post Payments Bank (Now it will become Small Finance Bank) | New Delhi | Suresh Sethi | Aapka Bank Aapke Dwar |
| FINO Payments Bank | Mumbai | Rishi Gupta | Qadar aapki mehnat ki |
| Paytm Payments Bank | Noida | Satish Kumar Gupta | – |
| Jio Payments Bank | Mumbai | H. Srikrishnan | – |
| NSDL Payments Bank | Mumbai | SP. Narayanan | Technology Trust and Reach |
A Trick To Remember Headquarters
1. All the banks which have ‘Bank of India‘ at the end of their name have their headquarters in Mumbai.
- Bank of India — Mumbai
- Central Bank of India— Mumbai
- Industrial Development Bank of India— Mumbai
- State Bank of India—Mumbai
- Union Bank of India—Mumbai
- Reserve Bank of India—Mumbai
2. Banks which have ‘Indian’ in starting, have their headquarters in Chennai.
- Indian Bank – Chennai
- Indian Overseas Bank – Chennai
3. If the Bank name Starts with “Punjab” within their name, have Headquartered in New Delhi.
- Punjab National Bank – New Delhi
- Punjab & Sind Bank – New Delhi
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