The Madras Bank (1683)

The Madras Bank (1683)Company type| Private sector

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Industry| Banking, Insurance, Capital Markets and allied industries
Founded| 21 June 1683 (1683-06-21) as The Madras Bank (1683)
Defunct| 1 July 1843 (1843-07-01)
Fate| merged with the Bank of Madras
Successor| Bank of Madras
Headquarters|

Chennai

India

Number of locations

| Madras Presidency

Area served

| India
Products| Deposits, Personal Banking Schemes, C & I Banking Schemes, Agri Banking Schemes, SME Banking Schemes
Services| Banking, Trade Finance
Parent| State Bank of India

The Madras Bank (1683) was a bank founded in the year 1683 in British India. The bank was the oldest bank in India.[1]

The bank was eventually merged with the Bank of Madras in 1843.[2]

## History[edit]

### Founding[edit]

The Madras Bank (1683) was founded on 21 June 1683.[3][4][5]

The Madras Bank (1683) was the oldest bank founded in the Madras Presidency making it even older than the Carnatic Bank, The British Bank of Madras (1795) and The Asiatic Bank and served many cities in South India.[4][6][3][5]

The bank was founded and largely managed by European traders. They worked closely with the English East India Company.[7][3][5]

### Management[edit]

The bank was staffed by mostly British nationals who were drawn mainly from the East India Company.[8]

The bank had most of its offices and branches in the Madras Presidency.[6][3][9]

The bank was headquartered in George Town in Chennai.[4][9]

### Final years[edit]

In 1806, the bank was on the verge of failure and was closed and restarted with the same name as Madras Bank.[3][4]

The bank was one of four banks that were merged to form the Bank of Madras in 1843: the Madras Bank, the Carnatic Bank, The British Bank of Madras (1795), and The Asiatic Bank (1804). The Bank of Madras is one of the precursors of the Imperial Bank of India and eventually the State Bank of India.[6][3][9][5]

## Legacy[edit]

The bank is notable for being the oldest bank in India.[1][5]

The bank is also notable for being one of the precursors of the State Bank of India, through its predecessors the Imperial Bank of India and the Bank of Madras.[2][5]

## See also[edit]

* Banks portal

* Indian banking
* List of banks in India

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Reserve Bank of India - Museum". Rbi.org.in.
2. ^ a b "Madras Musings - We care for Madras that is Chennai". Madrasmusings.com. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
3. ^ a b c d e f "District Profile : Chennai District" (PDF). Cdn.s3waas.gov.in. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
4. ^ a b c d [1][dead link]
5. ^ a b c d e f "Madras Day: Chennai Celebrates 382nd Birthday". Outlookindia.com/. 10 January 2022.
6. ^ a b c "Before Madras". The Hindu. 22 August 2016.
7. ^ "List of 4 Banks in India Before Independence". Businessmanagementideas.com. 10 August 2016.
8. ^ "Indian Columbus: The Banking Heritage Building of Madras". Indiancolumbus.blogspot.com. 7 January 2018.
9. ^ a b c "Legal Fortnight" (PDF). Nluolac.in. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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