Banks around the World

Recent Publications

	The 50 Largest Banks in America May 10, 2018 The new ranking of the largest banks in the United States has been published.
	The 100 Largest Banks in the World March 31, 2018 The new ranking of the largest banks in the world has been published.
	Sallie Mae Sallie Mae is the largest provider of student loans and banking products for students, graduates, and their families in the United States.
	Wealth One Bank of Canada Wealth One is a Schedule I bank established in 2016. The company focuses on the Chinese Canadian community.
	Falcon Private Bank Falcon Private Bank was a Swiss private bank headquartered in Zurich, with over CHF 16 billion in assets under management and operations in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Now named Falcon Private Ltd., it ceased all business activities on March 31, 2022; Deloitte AG acts as data agent for former clients' records.
	Credit One Bank Credit One Bank is one of the largest issuers of VISA credit cards in America. Credit One’s cards are even available to those who have had credit problems in the past and those who may have little credit history.
	Ally Bank Ally Bank is a branchless internet bank in the United States, holding US$156.6 billion in deposits and US$188.2 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2026 (FDIC certificate 57803). Ally Bank's accounts have no minimum balance requirement and monthly service charges.
	American Express American Express is the largest card issuer by purchase volume in the world. The company offers personal charge & credit cards, small business charge & credit cards, corporate cards, gift cards, prepaid cards, rewards, travel, savings, business services, insurance and more.
	Forex Bank FOREX AB, formerly Forex Bank AB, is a market-leading foreign exchange bureau in the Nordic region and one of the world’s largest foreign exchange bureaus. In May 2021, after seventeen years as a bank, the bulk of its deposit and lending business was transferred to ICA Banken and the company reverted to the FOREX name; it no longer operates as a bank.
	Heritage Bank Heritage Bank was an Australian customer-owned bank whose principal activity was the provision of financial services to its members. It merged with People's Choice Credit Union to form Heritage and People's Choice Ltd, which launched the People First Bank brand on May 5, 2026, replacing the Heritage Bank and People's Choice names.
	Banco Azteca Banco Azteca is one the largest banks in Mexico in terms of coverage. The Bank operates a network of over 1,700 branches throughout the country.
	Caixa Econômica Federal (CEF) CAIXA is one of the biggest banks in Latin America, with approximately $400 billion in assets and over 100,000 employees.
	Zenith Bank Zenith Bank was established in May 1990 and started operations in July the same year as a commercial bank.
	Bradesco Banco Bradesco is one of the biggest banks in Brazil along with Banco do Brasil, Itaú Unibanco and Santander Brasil. It has the most extensive private-sector branch and service network in the country.
	Laurentian Bank of Canada Laurentian Bank of Canada is a Montreal-based bank. In December 2025 it agreed to sell its retail and SME banking and syndicated loan portfolios to National Bank of Canada and to be acquired in full by Fairstone Bank; the transactions received their final key regulatory approvals on August 31, 2026 and are expected to close on November 1, 2026, after which Laurentian Bank will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairstone Bank, retaining its brand and Montreal head office.
	National Bank of Canada National Bank of Canada is one of the six largest banks in Canada and the leading bank in Quebec. It acquired Canadian Western Bank in 2025, extending its presence in the western provinces. It has branches throughout Canada and numerous offices around the world.
	Banorte Banorte is one of Mexico's largest and oldest financial institutions with more than 15 million clients. It is the last remaining large bank in Mexico controlled by local shareholders.
	Commonwealth Bank Commonwealth Bank is the largest bank by market capitalization in Australia, with businesses across New Zealand, Fiji, Asia, USA and the United Kingdom. It is Australia’s leading provider of integrated financial services including retail banking, premium banking, business banking, etc.
	National Australia Bank National Australia Bank is one of the 'big four' Australian banks, with ANZ, Westpac, and Commonwealth Bank. It operates across 10 countries serving over 8.4 million consumer and business banking customers.
	CaixaBank CaixaBank is the leading bank in Spain by clients and assets, a position it reached through its 2021 merger with Bankia. Figures published on the group's corporate site in September 2026 give 20.9 million customers, 4,543 branches and 12,233 ATMs.
	Mizuho Financial Group MHFG is one of the largest financial institutions in Japan.
	Bank of New Zealand Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is one of largest banks in New Zealand and provides various financial services to individuals, corporate companies, and agribusiness clients in New Zealand and Singapore. BNZ is now owned by National Australia Bank.
	OCBC OCBC is one of the largest local banks in Singapore and the second largest financial institution in Southeast Asia in terms of assets.
	Public Bank Berhad (PBB) Public Bank Berhad (PBB) is a leading provider of financial services in Malaysia with banking operations in Hong Kong and China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Sri Lanka.
	DZ BANK DZ BANK is the central institution of the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken cooperative financial network and, by its own account, the second largest bank in Germany. It acts as central bank for approximately 700 cooperative banks in Germany, which hold a majority stake in it.
	National Commercial Bank Saudi National Bank (SNB), formerly The National Commercial Bank, is Saudi Arabia's largest banking group. It was formed by the merger of NCB with Samba Financial Group and offers retail and wholesale banking, including Shariah-compliant products.
	Samba Financial Group Samba Financial Group was a Saudi bank established on February 12, 1980 with the takeover of Citibank branches in Jeddah and Riyadh in accordance with a Saudi nostrification program. It was merged into The National Commercial Bank, which was renamed Saudi National Bank, and no longer operates as a bank in Saudi Arabia.
	First National Bank First National Bank (FNB) is the oldest bank in South Africa, and can be traced back to the Eastern Province Bank formed in Grahamstown in 1838. Today, FNB trades as a division of FirstRand Bank.
	First Bank of Nigeria First Bank of Nigeria (FirstBank) is part of the commercial banking business of First HoldCo Plc, the holding company formerly named FBN Holdings Plc, which trades on the Nigerian Exchange as FIRSTHOLDCO.
	Scotiabank Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia) is one of Canada's largest banks, with operations concentrated across the Americas.
	Toronto-Dominion Bank Toronto-Dominion Bank was created in 1955 through the merger of the Bank of Toronto and Dominion Bank. In Canada, the bank operates as TD Canada Trust and serves more than 11 million customers. Toronto-Dominion Bank is the second largest bank in Canada by market capitalization and deposits and the 6th largest bank in North America.
	Bank of America Bank of America (BoA) is the second largest bank in the United States by assets and deposits after J.P.Morgan Chase. BoA operates one of the most extensive branch networks in the country. Bank of America, N.A. (FDIC certificate 3510) held US$2.65 trillion in assets and US$2.12 trillion in deposits across 3,823 offices as of June 30, 2026.
	Wells Fargo Wells Fargo is a diversified financial services company providing banking, investments, mortgages and consumer and commercial finance. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (FDIC certificate 3511) operated 4,184 offices and held US$1.91 trillion in assets and US$1.56 trillion in deposits as of June 30, 2026.
	Swedbank Swedbank is one of the largest banking groups in the Nordic and Baltic region, serving private and corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Figures published on the group's website in September 2026 give 7.3 million private customers and 548,000 corporate customers.
	Barclays Barclays is a major global financial institution providing financial services to approximately 50 million customers around the globe. Currently, Barclays is the second largest bank in the UK based on asset size.

Last updated 18 May 2018