Vijaya Bank was established on 23rd October 1931 by Shri A.B. Shetty and other farmers in Mangalore, Karnataka which aimed to promote savings and banking habit among the people of the district of DakshinKannad. It became a scheduled bank in 1958 and was nationalized on 15th April 1980. As of today, the bank is operating under a network of about 1627 branches and 1388 ATMs