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  2. History of banking - Wikipedia

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    The history of banking began with the first prototype banks, that is, the merchants of the world, who gave grain loans to farmers and traders who carried goods between cities. This was around 2000 BC in Assyria, India and Sumer. Later, in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples gave loans, while accepting deposits ...

  3. Axos Financial - Wikipedia

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    Axos Financial is a bank holding company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company operates Axos Clearing LLC, a financial custodian, Axos Bank, a direct bank, registered investment adviser services via Axos Advisor Services, and operates an electronic trading platform via Axos Invest, Inc. Approximately 71.5% of the company's loans are secured ...

  4. Public sector banks in India - Wikipedia

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    The share of the bank sector held by the public banks continued to grow through the 1980s, and by 1991 public sector banks accounted for 90% of the banking sector. A year later, in March, 1992, the combined total of branches held by public sector banks was 60,646 across India, and deposits accounted for ₹1,10,000 crore.

  5. Bank of North Dakota - Wikipedia

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    The Bank of North Dakota ( BND) is a state-owned, state-run financial institution based in Bismarck, North Dakota. It is the only government-owned general-service bank in the United States. [2] [a] It is the legal depository for all state funds in North Dakota, and uses these deposits to fund development, agriculture, and small businesses.

  6. Banking in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Banking in Canada is one of Canada's most important industries with several banks being among its largest and most profitable companies. It is dominated by a small number of large banks, with the six largest combining for 93% of the banking assets. [1] The two largest, the Royal Bank of Canada and the Toronto Dominion Bank are among the world's ...

  7. Tide (financial service) - Wikipedia

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    Tide ( Tide Platform Limited) is a UK financial technology company providing mobile-first banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises. It enables businesses to set up a current account and get instant access to various financial services (including automated bookkeeping and integrated invoicing).

  8. Banking in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Today, the entire banking sector in Sri Lanka offers automated banking systems with ATMs for customers, for faster, and after-hour services. The working hours of the Sri Lankan banking sector have now changed from 8 hours, 5 days a week system to a 24/7 service. Telephone banking and internet banking [11] [12] facilities have become more ...

  9. State Bank of India - Wikipedia

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    State Bank of India ( SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 45th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 221st in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations of 2020, being the only Indian bank on the list. [11]