# Central Bank of India (CBI)

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Specifications:
- [CBI India — official](https://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/)

## Key details

- **Parent:** branches

## Overview

**Central Bank of India (CBI)** is **Indian state-owned commercial bank** + **NSE: CENTRALBK BSE: 532885** + **Government of India Ministry of Finance ~93%+ controlling + Indian retail + institutional investors free float** + **one of India's largest state commercial banks by branches** + **founded Dec 21 1911 in Mumbai India as India's first fully Indian-owned commercial bank by Sorabji Pochkhanawala + Jul 19 1969 Indian banking nationalisation** <sup>[1][1], [India report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN)</sup>.

## History

**Dec 21 1911 — Central Bank of India CBI founded in Mumbai India by Sorabji Pochkhanawala as India's first fully Indian-owned + Indian-managed commercial bank** distinctive Indian banking heritage as India's pioneer Indian-owned commercial bank.

**Jul 19 1969 — Central Bank of India nationalised under Indira Gandhi-era Indian Banking Nationalisation Act consolidating CBI into Government of India-owned commercial bank**.

**2014 — Central Bank Mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Central Bank of India CBI** (Indian state-owned commercial bank; NSE: CENTRALBK; BSE: 532885).

**Major shareholders**: **Government of India Ministry of Finance ~93%+ controlling + Indian retail + institutional investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **Reserve Bank of India RBI**.

## Technical integration

Central Bank Mobile app (iOS + Android) + centralbankofindia.co.in online + Central Bank of India branch network across India + CBI Visa + Mastercard + RuPay cards; RuPay Indian national card scheme + EMVCo QRCPS QR payments + Bharat QR (Indian national QR payment scheme) + UPI Unified Payments Interface (Indian instant payments) + Indian Rupee INR domestic transfers.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Indian banking + payments competitors**: [State Bank of India (SBI)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sbi-india) (State Bank of India SBI) + [HDFC Bank App](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/hdfc-bank) (HDFC Bank) + [ICICI Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/icici-bank) (ICICI Bank) + [Axis Bank / Axis Mobile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/axis-bank) (Axis Bank) + [Kotak Mahindra Bank / Kotak811](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/kotak-mahindra) (Kotak Mahindra Bank) + [Punjab National Bank (PNB ONE)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/pnb-india) (Punjab National Bank PNB) + [Canara Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/canara-bank) (Canara Bank) + [Bank of Baroda (BOB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bob-india) (Bank of Baroda BOB) + [Bank of India (BoI)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/boi-india) (Bank of India BoI) + [Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/iob-india) (Indian Overseas Bank IOB) + [UPI QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/upi-qr) (Unified Payments Interface UPI).

**Regulators**: Reserve Bank of India RBI.

## Status

**Active, Indian state-owned commercial bank + NSE:CENTRALBK BSE:532885 + Government of India Ministry of Finance ~93%+ controlling + one of India's largest state commercial banks by branches + founded Dec 21 1911 in Mumbai India as India's first fully Indian-owned commercial bank by Sorabji Pochkhanawala + Jul 19 1969 Indian banking nationalisation** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.centralbankofindia.co.in/ "CBI India — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Bank_of_India "CBI India — Wikipedia"
[in-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/IN

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

## Source

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