- CEO
- Kalyan Kumar
- Full Time Employees
- 33,997
- Sector
- Finance
- Industry
- Major banks
- Address
- Chandermukhi Mumbai MA India 400021
- IPO Date
- Jul 24, 2007
- Business
- Central Bank of India (CBI), a public sector bank headquartered in Mumbai and founded on December 21, 1911, as India's first wholly Indian-owned and managed commercial bank, provides a comprehensive range of banking and financial services across retail, corporate, MSME, agriculture, and government-sponsored segments; these include savings accounts such as Cent Premium Account, Cent Param Account, and Cent Bachat Khata; fixed and recurring deposits; housing loans via Cent Home Double Plus Scheme; vehicle, education, and personal loans including Cent Personal Loan Scheme, Cent Ratna, Cent Teacher, and Cent Suvidha; MSME products like Cent Business Gold Loan, Cent Contractor, Cent Kalyani, and Cent Warehouse Receipt Scheme; debit and credit cards such as Rupay Platinum Debit Card, Rupay Select Wellness Card, and CBI Visa Platinum Card; bancassurance services in partnership with LIC, TATA AIA, Bajaj Allianz, New India Assurance, and others; digital platforms encompassing CentPay, mobile banking, internet banking, UPI, and digital loans; as well as government schemes including PMEGP, Mudra Loans, Stand Up India, Kisan Credit Card, and Cent Agri Gold Loan; the bank operates over 4,600 branches, 3,600 ATMs, and extension counters covering all 28 states and 7 of 8 union territories in India with a focus on rural and semi-urban areas.
In recent developments, the bank exited RBI's Prompt Corrective Action framework in 2022 after recapitalization efforts; advanced digital initiatives including Video KYC for account opening, online pension life certificate submission, KCC digital journey, and CKCC auto-renewal; reported a 16% year-over-year rise in advances and CASA ratio of 49% as of late 2025; saw Executive Director Shri Vivek Wahi retire in November 2025; and aligns with RBI's 2024-2025 regulatory shifts permitting banks to finance domestic acquisitions and raising lending limits against shares and IPOs.