<P> The first prototype banks were the merchants of the world , who made grain loans to farmers and traders who carried goods between cities . This began around 2000 BC in Assyria and Sumeria . Later , in ancient Greece and during the Roman Empire , lenders based in temples made loans , while accepting deposits and performing the change of money . Archaeology from this period in ancient China and India also shows evidence of money lending activity . </P>
when did the first bank started in the world and name of the bank
merchants of the world 2000 BC