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Widely known for customer-centricity, Canara Bank was founded by Shri Ammembal Subba Rao Pai, a great visionary and philanthropist, in July 1906, at Mangalore, then a small port town in Karnataka. The Bank has gone through the various phases of its growth trajectory over a hundred years of existence. Growth of Canara Bank was phenomenal, especially after nationalisation in the year 1969, attaining the status of a national-level player in terms of geographical reach and clientele segments. The Bank diversified its business operations throughout the 1980s. A significant achievement came in June 2006, when it celebrated 100 years of service within the Indian banking industry. Several memorable milestones have characterised the eventful journey of the Bank. Currently, Canara Bank is a leading institution among Indian banks. Over the years, the Bank has been scaling up its market position to emerge as a major Financial Conglomerate with as many as thirteen subsidiaries/sponsored institutions in India and abroad. As of September 2023, Canara Bank services over 11.19 crore customers through a network of 9,518 branches and 12,118 ATMs/Recyclers spread across all Indian states and Union Territories.