State Bank of India started merchant banking in which of the following years?

Q. State Bank of India started merchant banking in which of the following years?
Answer: 1973
Notes: State Bank of India started merchant banking in 1973. SBI, the largest Bank of the country, provides Merchant Acquiring Services through its large branch network of more than 15000 branches. Its Merchant Acquiring Services enable merchant to accept all Visa/ MasterCard/RuPay cards for payment.

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