This list of the oldest banks in Indian subcontinent includes financial institutions that were founded in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Listed are the forty oldest banks in India, which includes all financial institutions founded prior to 1850.
The oldest bank in India is The Madras Bank (1683), followed by the Bank of Bombay, founded in 1720, which is then followed by the Bank of Hindustan, founded in 1770.
Imperial Bank of India was succeeded by State Bank of India in 1955 and State Bank of Pakistan in 1948 respectively whose origins can be traced back to the Bank of Calcutta.
The below cities are frequently listed among the headquarters of the banks mentioned in the above table.