The history of the State Bank of India lies in the first decade of the 19th century, when the Bank of Calcutta, next renamed the Bank of Bengal, was founded on 2 June 1806. SBI has 14 provincial hubs and 57 Zonal provinces that have dwelled at major cities throughout India.
SBI have 5 associated banks and also have 7 non-banking subsidiaries.
As of 31 March 2016, SBI has 49,577 ATMs & SBI group (including associate banks) has 58,541 ATMs.
SBI held 11,300 camps and opened over 30 lakhs accounts by September, which added 21.16 lakh accounts in rural areas and 8.8 lakh accounts in urban areas.
Talking about the international presence, As of 2014-15, the bank had 191 overseas offices widespread over 36 countries having the greatest occupancy in foreign markets among Indian banks. It has branches in Singapore, Moscow, Colombo, Dhaka, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tehran,Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Male in the Maldives, Muscat, Dubai, New York, Osaka, Sydney, and Tokyo. It has offshore banking units in the Bahamas and Bahrain, and representative offices in Myanmar, Bhutan and Cape Town.
SBI achievements
SBI was listed as the top bank in India based on tier 1 capital by The Banker magazine in a 2014 ranking.
SBI was ranked 298th in the Fortune Global 500 rankings of the world’s biggest corporations for the year 2012.
SBI was named the 29th most reputed company in the world according to Forbes 2009 rankings.
SBI was 50th Most Trusted brand in India as per the Brand Trust Report 2013, an annual study conducted by Trust Research Advisory, a brand analytics company and subsequently, in the Brand Trust Report 2014, SBI finished as India’s 19th Most Trusted Brand in India.
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Also, they alert for a contest on this special occasion.
Here’s a riddle for you to crack. Guess the answer you must & guess it correctly to bundle some amazing goodies #RiddleWithSBI #StateBankDay pic.twitter.com/UN8L3CvJaO
— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) June 29, 2017
It was through these branches that SBI introduced the concept of Digital Banking. #RiddleWithSBI #StateBankDay pic.twitter.com/dfZe7AxZuw
— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) June 29, 2017
Ready to get riddled? We have something exciting coming up for you, as we gear for #StateBankDay celebrations. pic.twitter.com/d2pRS3l4z5
— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) June 28, 2017
Was the last riddle a googly? Yes? No? Well, this one certainly isn’t. Do the #RiddleWithSBI now! #StateBankDay pic.twitter.com/Y2oL4pLpBE
— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) June 30, 2017
