Nation’s leading public sector bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), has announced an alliance with the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur & FIRST (Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology), to jointly establish the Punjab National Bank – IIT Kanpur Innovation Centre at the IIT campus. Under this partnership, PNB and IIT Kanpur will set up a 'Fintech Innovation Centre (FIC)' as a vehicle to research and develop technological solutions to address challenges and explore opportunities in the BFSI space, the bank said in a statement. he MoU was signed at the PNB Head Quarters, Dwarka, New Delhi, in the presence of Sh. CH S S Mallikarjunarao, MD & CEO of PNB and top officials from the Bank, IIT Kanpur & FIRST. PNB intends to create new products or solutions with technological innovations by creating a FIC involving IITK's experienced faculty members with the help of FIRST, it said PNB scam: Fugitive Nirav Modi's sister and brother-in-law to be prosecution witness NIIT Srinagar and IIT Delhi ink MOU to collaborate on academic activities Pvt sector banks report robust deposit accretions, sluggish advances growth in Q3