# Canara Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/canara-bank
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Canara Bank — official](https://canarabank.com/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** Ammembal Subba Rao Pai in Mangalore

## Overview

**Canara Bank** is **BSE: 532483 + NSE: CANBK** + **Indian state-owned commercial bank** + **one of India's largest public sector banks by assets** + **~110M+ Indian customers** + **Syndicate Bank Apr 1 2020 amalgamation** <sup>[1][1], [India report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN)</sup>.

## History

**Jul 1 1906 — Canara Hindu Permanent Fund Ltd founded by Ammembal Subba Rao Pai in Mangalore** distinctive Indian banking heritage.

**1969 — Canara Bank nationalised by Indian government as one of 14 major Indian commercial banks**.

**2013 — Canara Bank mobile banking app launch**.

**Apr 1 2020 — Syndicate Bank Apr 1 2020 amalgamation into Canara Bank** distinctive Indian banking consolidation.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Canara Bank** (Indian state-owned commercial bank; BSE: 532483 + NSE: CANBK).

**Major shareholders**: **Government of India (Ministry of Finance) ~62.93% majority + Indian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **RBI**.

## Technical integration

Canara ai1 mobile app (iOS + Android; ~110M+ Indian customers) + canarabank.com online + Canara Bank branch network across India + UK + UAE + Bahrain + Russia + South Africa + US + Japan + Hong Kong + Tanzania + Canara Visa + Mastercard + RuPay cards; UPI + BharatQR + IMPS + RuPay.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Indian banking + payments competitors**: [SBI YONO (State Bank of India)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sbi-yono) (SBI YONO State Bank of India; BSE: 500112 + NSE: SBIN; India's largest commercial bank by assets) + [HDFC Bank App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hdfc-bank) (HDFC Bank; BSE: 500180 + NSE: HDFCBANK; India's largest private commercial bank by assets) + [ICICI Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/icici-bank) (ICICI Bank; BSE: 532174 + NSE: ICICIBANK; India's #2 private commercial bank by assets) + [Axis Bank / Axis Mobile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/axis-bank) (Axis Bank; BSE: 532215 + NSE: AXISBANK; India's #3 private commercial bank by assets) + [Kotak Mahindra Bank / Kotak811](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kotak-mahindra) (Kotak Mahindra Bank; BSE: 500247 + NSE: KOTAKBANK; India's #4 private commercial bank by assets) + [Punjab National Bank (PNB ONE)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/pnb-india) (PNB Punjab National Bank; BSE: 532461 + NSE: PNB; Indian state-owned commercial bank) + [Bank of Baroda (bob World)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bank-of-baroda) (Bank of Baroda; BSE: 532134 + NSE: BANKBARODA; Indian state-owned commercial bank) + [Union Bank of India](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/union-bank-india) (Union Bank of India; BSE: 532477 + NSE: UNIONBANK; Indian state-owned commercial bank) + [PhonePe](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/phonepe) (PhonePe; Walmart Flipkart subsidiary; India's largest UPI wallet by transactions) + [Google Pay](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/google-pay) (Google Pay India; India's #2 UPI wallet by transactions) + [Paytm](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/paytm) (Paytm; BSE: 543396 + NSE: PAYTM; Indian super-app wallet).

**Regulator**: RBI.

## Status

**Active, BSE:532483 + NSE:CANBK + Indian state-owned commercial bank + one of India's largest public sector banks by assets + ~110M+ Indian customers + Syndicate Bank Apr 1 2020 amalgamation** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://canarabank.com/ "Canara Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canara_Bank "Canara Bank — Wikipedia"
[in-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN

- [1] [Canara Bank — official][1]
- [2] [Canara Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[India report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/IN-india.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [canara-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/canara-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.