Karnataka Bank Ltd, established in the year 1924, thanks to a host of illustrious and imaginative sons of the coastal soil of the erstwhile South Canara District (undivided Districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi) of Karnataka State, is a time-tested premier scheduled commercial bank with a vision and mission of a unique nature. The untiring efforts of the founder members with their burning passion to serve the community has given the Bank a firm footing and astounding flexibility to adapt to the sea changes sweeping the banking industry especially after the nineties. Their selfless and single-minded devotion to give their best to society resulted in the birth of Karnataka Bank, which occupies an enviable position amongst the Private Sector Banks in the country, today. The Bank which commenced business with a single branch in Dongerkery, Mangaluru way back in 1924, has grown from strength to strength over the decades and has truly emerged as a family bank across India.