Bapuji Co-operative Bank Ltd., a leading Co-operative Bank in Karnataka was founded by Late Maganur Basappa & Others. Co-operators during the beginning of the Co-operative movement in our country, with prime object of encouraging thrift and savings habit among the public and to freed the members from the clutches of private money lenders. The bank believes in consumer and poor oriented approach.

Initially the bank started as a Credit Co-operative Society in the year 1970 and later converted as Co-operative Bank on 02-09-1986. The bank began with 92 members, mobilized Share Capital of Rs.69,000-00 from them and also mobilized Deposits advances and disbursed dividend. Today the total business of the bank has crossed Rs.619.00 Crores and now it is placed in top ten Urban Co-operative banks in the State of Karnataka, having 8 branches and one head office spread across Davangere.