Federal Bank
Federal Bank Limited is an Indian private sector bank headquartered in Aluva, Kochi. The bank has 1,272 branches spread across different states in India. It also has representative offices abroad at Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Dubai. With a customer base of over 10 million, including 1.5 million NRI customers and a large network of remittance partners around the world, Federal Bank handled more than 15% of India's total inward remittances of $79 billion in 2018. The bank has remittance arrangements with more than 110 Banks/Exchange Companies around the world. The bank is also  listed in the BSE, NSE and London Stock Exchange and has a branch in India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City. History. The Federal Bank Limited (the erstwhile Travancore Federal Bank Limited) was incorporated with an authorised capital of at Nedumpuram, a place near Thiruvalla in Central Travancore on 23 April 1931 under the Travancore Companies Act. It started business of auction-chitty and other banking transactions connected with agriculture and industry. The bank name was named Federal Bank Limited on 2 December 1949, after completing the formalities of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 and is a  major Indian commercial bank in the private sector having more than thousand branches and ATMs spread across different States in India. Between 1963 and 1970, Federal Bank took over Chalakudy Public Bank (est. 20 July 1929 in Chalakudy), Cochin Union Bank (est. 1963) in Thrissur, Alleppey Bank (est 1964; Alappuzha), St. George Union Bank (est. 1965) in Puthenpally, and Marthandam Commercial Bank (est. 1968) in Thiruvananthapuram. In 1970, Federal Bank became a scheduled commercial bank and came out with its initial public offering in 1994. The bank became a Scheduled Commercial Bank in 1970, which also coincided with the Silver  Jubilee Year, since the bank commenced its operation in Aluva and is currently the fourth largest bank in India in terms of capital base. In January 2008, Federal Bank opened its first overseas representative office in Abu Dhabi. In November 2016, Federal Bank opened its second UAE representative office, in Dubai. Board of directors. Current Board of Directors are: