107 Years of Banking
Corporation Bank completed 107 years of existence on 12 March 2012. On the occasion of 107th Foundation Day celebrations held at TMA Pai Hall in Mangalore, five eminent personalities who made immense contributions to the society were honoured by the bank. They include, Dr. B.M. Hegde, eminent physician, Dr. B. Ramana Rao, eminent cardiologist, Mrs. Ela Bhatt, social entrepreneur and founder of SEWA, Dr. B.R. Shetty, entrepreneur and Dr. Kadri Gopalnath, eminent saxophonist.
A new application for internet banking in iPad was launched on this occasion. A new caller tune for the bank for Bank's mobile/landline phones was also inaugurated in the function.
The Centenary celebrations were launched by Shri V. Leeladhar, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India with the Bank's Foundation Day lecture on 12 March 2005.
As a part of the Bank's centenary celebrations, a number of programmes and projects were planned and executed. As a first step, the Bank has launched the Corp Kissan Card - debit card tied up with VISA international, to enable the farmers make timely purchases for agricultural operations.at Yeshwantpur-Malur in Kolar District on 13 March 2005. A modern public library was dedicated to the citizens of Mangalore in DK District, the birthplace of the Bank by Shri P. Chidambaram, Hon'ble Union Finance Minister on 2 March 2006. The library building also houses a Numismatic Museum and a multi purpose hall for intellectual activities. The Bank has also set up libraries in 25 villages and given away scholarship to 100 meritorious students of such villages for the pursuit of their higher education. Such libraries will be set up in 75 more villages in a phased manner. Corporation Bank - A Corporate Journey, the history of the Bank and Haji Abdullah Saheb a biography of the Bank's Founder President have been published on the occasion of the valedictory function of the Bank's Centenary Celebrations.
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