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| Established | Failed (F) or Merged (M) | Bank | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1720 | 1770 | Bank of Bombay | Bombay |
| 1770 | F 1832 | Bank of Hindostan | Calcutta |
| 1773 | F 1775 | General Bank of Bengal and Bihar | Calcutta |
| 1784 | F 1791 | Bengal Bank | Calcutta |
| 1786 | F 1791 | General Bank of India | Calcutta |
| 1788 | Unknown | The Carnatic Bank | Unknovm |
| 1806 | M 1920 | Bank of Calcutta Bank of Bengal, 1808 | Calcutta |
| 1819 | F 1828 | The Commercial Bank | Calcutta |
| 1824 | F 1829 | The Calcutta Bank | Calcutta |
| 1828 | Unknown | Bank of India | |
| 1829 | F 1848 | The Union Bank | Calcutta |
| 1833 | Unknown | The Government Savings Bank | Calcutta |
| 1833 | F 1866 | The Agra & United Service Bank Ltd. (Earlier The Agra Bank and later The Agra and Masterman's Bank, London) | Agra |
| 1835 | F 1837 | The Bank of Mirzapore | Mirzapur |
| 1836 | Still Born | Bank of India (London) | |
| 1840 | F 1859 | North Western Bank of India | Mussoorie |
| 1840 | M 1920 | Bank of Bombay: Re-formed in 1868 | |
| 1841 | 1842 | Bank of Asia | London |
| 1841 | M 1849 | The Bank of Ceylon (Taken over by the Oriental Banking Corporation) | Colombo |
| 1842 | Still Born | The East India Bank, London | |
| 1842 | F 1884 | The Oriental Bank Corporation (Earlier, Bank of Western India) | Bombay |
| 1842 | 1863 | The Agra Savings Fund | Agra |
| 1843 | M 1920 | Bank of Madras | Madras |
| 1844 | Unknown | Delhi Bank Corporation Ltd. | Delhi |
| 1844 | F 1850 | The Benares Bank | Banaras |
| 1844 | F 1893 | Simla Bank Ltd. | Simla |
| 1845 | F 1866 | The Commercial Bank of India | Bombay |
| 1845 | F 1851 | The Cownpore Bank | Kanpur |
| 1846 | M 1862 | Dacca Bank (merged into Bank of Bengal) | Dacca |
| 1846 | F 1894 | Uncovenanted Service | Agra Bank Ltd. |
| 1852 | Still Born | London Bank of Australia & India | Agra |
| 1852 | F 1855 | Chartered Bank of Asia | London |
| 1853 | Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China | London | |
| 1853 | Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China | London | |
| 1854 | F 1857 | The London and Eastern Banking Corp. | London |
| 1854 | The Comptoir D'Escompte of Paris | Paris | |
| Sources: Cooke, Brunyate, Tandon, Maharashtra State Archives and RBI | |||
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