List of banks in the Americas
This is a list of the banks in the Americas.
Argentina
Central bank
Government-owned banks
- Banco de la Nación Argentina
- Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires
- Bank of the City of Buenos Aires
- Banco Patagonia
- Banco Santiago del Estero
Commercial banks
- Grupo Financiero Galicia
- Banco Santander Argentina
- Banco Macro
- BBVA Argentina
- Banco Credicoop
- Citibank Argentina
- Banco Hipotecario
- New Bank of Santa Fe
- Municipal Bank of Rosario
Bahamas
Central bank
Government-owned banks
- Bank of The Bahamas International
- Commonwealth Bank of Bahamas
Commercial banks
- Citibank
- Fidelity Bank
- Finance Corporation of The Bahamas
- CIBC Caribbean
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Scotiabank
Barbados
Central bank
Commercial banks
- CIBC Caribbean
- First Citizens
- RBTT Bank Barbados limited; subsidiary of RBTT Financial Holdings Limited (RBTT)
- RBC Financial Caribbean; branch of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
- Scotiabank
Development banks
Belize
Central bank
Development bank
- National Bank of Belize Limited
Major privately owned banks
- Belize Bank Ltd.
- Heritage Bank Limited
- Atlantic Bank Limited
Bermuda
- The Bank of N. T. Butterfield & Son Limited
- HSBC Bank of Bermuda Limited
- Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited
- Clarien Bank
Bolivia
Central bank
Law-recognized state banks
- Banco Unión
Second-floor banks
- Banco de Desarrollo Productivo
Multiple banks
- Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz
- Banco Nacional de Bolivia
- Banco BISA
- Banco de Crédito BCP
- Banco FIE
- BancoSol
- Banco Ganadero
- Banco Económico
- Banco Prodem
- Banco Fortaleza
Small and Medium Enterprise-focused Banks
- Banco PyME Ecofuturo
- Bancomunidad
Foreign banks
Defunct banks
- Banco Agrícola de Bolivia
- Banco Boliviano Americano
- Banco de Credito Oruro
- Banco de Cochabamba
- Banco de Financiamiento Industrial
- Banco de La Paz
- Banco de la Vivienda
- Banco de Potosí
- Banco de San Carlos
- Banco del Progreso
- Banco Fassil
- Banco Intenacional de Desarrollo
- Banco Minero de Bolivia
- Banco PyME Los Andes ProCredit
- Banco Santa Cruz
- Banco Sur
- BHN Multibanco
- Citibank
Brazil
Central bank
Development banks
- National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) (Federal Government-owned)
- Espírito Santo Development Bank (BANDES) (State of Espírito Santo-owned)
- Minas Gerais Development Bank (BDMG) (State of Minas Gerais-owned)
- Far South Regional Development Bank (BRDE) (States of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul-owned)
Major commercial banks
Government-owned banks
- Banco do Brasil (Federal Government as main shareholder)
- Caixa Econômica Federal (Federal Government-owned)
Private-owned banks
- Itaú Unibanco
- Banco Bradesco
- Banco Santander Brasil; (owned by Spanish Banco Santander)
Other commercial banks
Government-owned banks
- Banco da Amazônia (Federal Government as main shareholder)
- Banco de Brasília (BRB) (Federal District-owned)
- Banco do Estado do Espírito Santo (Banestes) (State of Espírito Santo-owned)
- Banco do Estado do Pará (Banpará) (State of Pará-owned)
- Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Banrisul) (State of Rio Grande do Sul-owned)
- Banco do Estado do Sergipe (Banese) (State of Sergipe-owned)
- Banco do Nordeste (Federal Government as main shareholder)
Private-owned banks
- Banco Alfa
- Banco BBM (China's Bank of Communications as main shareholder)
- Banco BMG
- Banco BV (co-owned by Votorantim Group and Banco do Brasil)
- Banco Fibra
- Banco Industrial do Brasil
- Banco Mercantil do Brasil
- Banco PAN (formerly Banco Panamericano, now owned by BTG Pactual)
- Paraná Banco
- Banco Paulista
- Banco Safra
- Banco Sofisa
Online banks
- Agibank
- Banco Bari
- Banco BS2
- C6 Bank
- Banco Digimais
- Banco Digio
- Banco Inter
- Nubank
- Banco Original
Cooperative banks
- Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito do Brasil (Bancoob)
- Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito Ailos
- Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito do Brasil (Sicoob)
- Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo (Sicred)
- Unicred
Investment banks
- Banco BTG Pactual (private)
- Banco Clássico (private)
- Banco Modal (private)
Merged or defunct banks
- Banco Bamerindus; acquired by HSBC Bank (Brazil), now Banco Bradesco
- Banco Bandeirantes; acquired by Caixa Geral de Depósitos, later merged with Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
- BankBoston Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Itaú
- Banorte; acquired by Banco Bandeirantes, later merged with Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
- BBVA Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Banco Boavista; acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Citibank Brasil; Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Itaú
- Banco Credireal; acquired by BCN, now Banco Bradesco
- Banco de Crédito Nacional (BCN); acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Banco Econômico; merged with Banco Excel, later acquired by BBVA Brasil, now Banco Bradesco
- Banco do Estado do Amazonas (BEA); acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Banco do Estado da Bahia (Baneb); acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Banco do Estado do Ceará (BEC); acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Banco do Estado de Goiás (BEG); acquired by Banco Itaú
- Banco do Estado do Maranhão (BEM); acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Banco do Estado de Minas Gerais (Bemge); acquired by Banco Itaú
- Banco do Estado da Paraíba (Paraiban); acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
- Banco do Estado do Paraná (Banestado); acquired by Banco Itaú
- Banco do Estado de Pernambuco (Bandepe); acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
- Banco do Estado do Piauí (BEP); acquired by Banco do Brasil
- Banco do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Banerj); acquired by Banco Itaú
- Banco do Estado de Santa Catarina (BESC); acquired by Banco do Brasil
- Banco do Estado de São Paulo (Banespa); acquired by Santander Brasil
- HSBC Bank (Brazil); Brazilian operations acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Banco Mercantil Finasa; acquired by Banco Bradesco
- Banco Meridional; acquired by Banco Bozano Simonsen, later merged with Santander Brasil
- Banco Nacional; acquired by Unibanco, now Banco Itaú
- Banco Noroeste; acquired by Santander Brasil
- Banco Nossa Caixa; acquired by Banco do Brasil
- Banco Real; formerly owned by ABN AMRO, later merged with Santander Brasil
- Banco Sudameris; acquired by Banco Real, now Santander Brasil
- Unibanco; merged with Banco Itaú
Canada
Chile
Central bank
Government-owned banks
Commercial banks
- Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
- Banco de Chile
- Banco Edwards Citi
- Banco Consorcio
- Banco BICE
- Banco Security
- Banco Falabella
- Banco Internacional (Chile)
- Banco Ripley
Foreign-owned
- Banco Santander (Chile) (owned by Banco Santander)
- Itaú (Chile) (56,6% owned by Itaú Unibanco)[1]
- Scotiabank (Chile) (owned by Scotiabank)[2]
Neobanks
- Tenpo[3]
Enterprise banks
- Citibank Chile
Foreign banks with representation
- Banco de la Nación Argentina
- Banco do Brasil
- DnB NOR Bank ASA[4]
- JP Morgan Chase Bank
- The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
Merged or defunct banks
Commercial banks
- Banco de A. Edwards; merged with Banco de Chile.[5]
- BBVA (Chile); merged with Scotiabank Chile.[6]
- Banco Desarrollo de Scotiabank; merged with Scotiabank Chile.[7]
- Banco de Santiago; merged with Banco Santander,[8] some assets sold to Paris.[9]
- Banco Sud Americano; bought by Scotiabank Chile.
- Banco Paris; closed in 2016.[10]
- Banco Penta; assets sold to Banco de Chile.[11]
- BankBoston; Chilean operations bought by Banco Itaú.[12]
- Corpbanca; merged with Banco Itaú Chile.[13]
- HSBC Bank Chile; operations merged with Banco de Chile.[14]
- Rabobank; dissolved in 2017, banking assets sold to Banco BICE.[15]
Enterprise banks
- Deutsche Bank; left the Chilean market in 2016.[16]
Colombia
Central bank
Second floor
Commercial banks
- Bancolombia
- Davivienda
- Banco de Bogotá
- BBVA Colombia
- Banco de Occidente Credencial
- GNB Sudameris
- Colpatria
- Itaú Colombia
- Banco Popular (Colombia)
- Banco Caja Social
- Banco AV Villas
- Bancoomeva
- Banco Finandina
- Banco Mundo Mujer
- Banco Pichincha
- Banco W
- Bancamía
Government-owned banks
- Banco Agrario de Colombia
Defunct banks
- Granahorrar Bank
- Citibank assets sold to Scotiabank.[17]
Costa Rica
Central bank
Government-owned banks
- Banco de Costa Rica
- Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
- Banco Popular (Costa Rica)
Commercial banks
- BAC Credomatic
- Banco BCT
- Banco Cathay de Costa Rica
- Banco CMB
- Davivienda
- Banco General (Panamá)
- Banco Improsa
- Banco Lafise
- Prival Bank
- Grupo Promerica
- Scotiabank
Defunct banks
- Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago merged to Banco de Costa Rica
Cuba
Central bank
Commercial banks
- Banco de Crédito y Comercio
- Banco de Inversiones
- Banco Exterior de Cuba
- Banco Financiero Internacional
- Banco Industrial de Venezuela-Cuba
- Banco Internacional de Comercio
- Banco Metropolitano
- Banco Nacional de Cuba
- Banco Popular de Ahorro
Dominica
Commercial banks
Branches of foreign banks
Foreign-owned banks
Offshore banks
- Griffon Bank
Dominican Republic
Central bank
Government-owned banks
- BanReservas
Major banks
- Banco Popular
- Banco BHD
- Scotiabank
- Grupo Promerica
- Banesco
Ecuador
Central bank
Government-owned banks
- Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador
- BanEcuador
- Banco Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social
Major banks
- Banco Pichincha
- Produbanco
- Banco de Guayaquil
- Banco del Pacífico
- Banco Bolivariano
- Banco Internacional
- Banco del Austro
- Banco de Machala
El Salvador
Central bank
Major banks
- Banco Agricola
- Banco Azul
- Banco Davivienda El Salvador
- Banco Cuscatlán
- Banco Hipotecario de El Salvador
Grenada
Commercial banks
- Grenada Co-operative Bank (only locally owned bank)
Branches of foreign banks
- Scotiabank
- RBTT Bank Grenada Limited
- Republic Bank(Grenada) Limited
Foreign-owned banks
Guatemala
Central bank
Commercial banks
- Banco Industrial Guatemala
- Banrural
- Banco G&T Continental
- Banco Agromercantil
- BANTRAB
Guyana
Central Bank
Commercial banks
- Republic Bank (Guyana) (Subsidiary of Republic Bank)
- Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry Ltd. (GBTI)
- Demerara Bank Ltd.
- Citizen's Bank Guyana Inc.
Foreign-owned banks
Honduras
Central bank
Government-owned banks
- Banadesa
Banks
- Banco Atlántida
- Banco Ficohsa
- Banco de Occidente
- BAC Credomatic
- Grupo Promerica
- Banco de Los Trabajadores
Foreign Banks
Jamaica
Central bank
Commercial banks
Locally owned banks
- First Global Bank (Parent -Grace Kennedy)
- National Commercial Bank (NCB)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB)
- Sagicor Bank
Subsidiary/branch of foreign entity
- The Bank of Nova Scotia (Parent - Scotia Bank)
- Citibank Jamaica (Parent - Citibank)
- CIBC Caribbean (Parent - CIBC)
- National Commercial of Jamaica (Parent -Portland Holdings)
Merchant banks
Locally owned banks
- Cornerstone Trust & Merchant Bank
Subsidiary/branch of foreign entity
- Scotia Investments (Parent -The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Mexico
Nicaragua
Central bank
Commercial banks
- BAC Credomatic
- Grupo Promerica
- Banco LAFISE
Panama
Government-owned banks
- Banco Nacional de Panama
- Caja de Ahorros de Panamá
- Banco de Desarrollo Agropecuario
Commercial local banks
- Banco General (Panamá)
- Banistmo
- Banesco
- Global Bank
- Multibank
- Metrobank
- Banco Universal
- Banco Aliado
- Credicorp Bank
Foreign-owned banks
- Citibank (subsidiary of Citigroup which merged with Banco Uno and Banco Cuscatlan)
- Banco Atlantico Panama (subsidiary of Banco Santander)
- Scotiabank
Paraguay
Central bank
Commercial banks
- Sudameris
- Banco Itaú (Paraguay)
- Banco Continental (Paraguay)
- Banco GNB (Paraguay)
- Banco Atlas-Familiar
- Banco Nacional de Fomento
- Banco BASA
- Banco Río
- Interfisa Banco
- Citibank
- Banco do Brasil
- Banco de la Nación Argentina
- Crédito Agrícola de Habilitación
Defunct banks
- Banco Regional
- Visión Banco
Peru
Central bank
Government-owned banks
Commercial banks
- Banco de Crédito del Perú
- BBVA Perú
- Interbank
- Scotiabank
- BanBif
- Mibanco
- Grupo Santander
- Citibank
- Banco Falabella
- Banco de Comercio
- Banco Azteca
- Caja Trujillo
- Standard Chartered
- Deutsche Bank
- Banco Interamericano de Finanzas
- Banco Financiero
- Banco Ripley
- Banco del Trabajo
Development banks
- Banco de Materiales
- Agrobanco
Defunct banks
- Banco Sudamericano
Sold to and rebranded as Scotiabank in 2006 - Banco Santander
Operations in Peru acquired by Banco de Credito del Peru (Santander returns to Peru in 2007) - BankBoston
Peruvian operations acquired by Banco de Credito del Peru - Banco de Lima Sudameris
Merged with Banco Wiese and rebranded as Banco Wiese Sudameris - NBK Bank
- Banco del Pais
- Banco Republica
- Bancosur
Merged with Banco Santander and rebranded as Banco Santander Central Hispano - Banco Solventa
- Serbanco
- Banco Latino
Operations acquired by Interbank - Banco Interandino
Acquired by Banco Santander - Banco Mercantil
Acquired by Banco Santander - Banco del Progreso
- Banco de Desarrollo
- Banco Popular del Peru
- Banco CCC
- Surmeban top Gen
- Banpeco
- Bancoop
- Banco Agrario
- Banco Hipotecario
- Banco Industrial del Peru
- Banco Minero
- Banco Comercial del Peru
Saint Lucia
Commercial banks
Branches of foreign banks
Foreign-owned banks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Central bank
Commercial banks
Source:[18]
- Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- CIBC Caribbean
- First St. Vincent Bank
- 1st National Bank
- Republic Bank
- St. Vincent Co-operative Bank
Offshore banks
- Loyal Bank Limited
- United Bank Limited
- European Commerce Bank
- Safe Harbor Bank Ltd.
- Trend Bank Ltd.
- Millennium Bank Inc.
Suriname
Central bank
Commercial banks
- De Surinaamsche Bank
- Hakrinbank
- Surinaamse Volkscredietbank
- Surinaamse Postspaarbank
- Landbouwbank
- Surichangebank
- Finabank
- Cooperatieve spaar- en kredietbank Godo
Foreign-owned banks
- RBC Suriname; former subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
- Southern Commercial Bank Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Central Bank
Other Banks
- Bank of Baroda Trinidad and Tobago Limited
- Citicorp Merchant Bank Ltd
- First Citizens Bank (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Intercommercial Bank Limited
- Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT)
- Republic Bank
- Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Limited
United States
Uruguay
Central Bank
State-owned
Private
- Banco Santander (Uruguay)
- Banco Itaú (Uruguay)
- BBVA (Uruguay)
- Scotiabank (Uruguay)
- Banque Heritage (Uruguay)
- Banco de la Nación Argentina
- BANDES
Defunct banks
- Discount Bank (Latin America) S.A.
- HSBC Bank (Uruguay) S.A.
- Banco Surinvest S.A.
- Citibank N.A. Sucursal Uruguay
- Lloyds TSB Bank plc
Venezuela
Central bank
Government-owned banks
Commercial banks
- Banco Nacional de Crédito
- BBVA Provincial
- Banesco
- Banco Mercantil
- Banco del Tesoro
- Bancamiga
- Banplus
- Bancaribe
- Banco Venezolano de Crédito
- Banco Plaza
- Fondo Común
- Banco DELSUR
- Banco Exterior (Venezuela)
- Bancrecer
- Banco Caroní
- Banco Activo
- 100% Banco
- Sofitasa
- Iran-Venezuela Bi-National Bank
Defunct banks
- Banco Occidental de Descuento
- Banco Federal
- Banco Latino
- Stanford Bank Venezuela
- Banco Industrial de Venezuela
- Women's Development Bank
Largest banks in the Americas
The 20 largest banks in the Americas by total assets, as of 2023.[19]
| Rank | Bank name | Country | Total assets (billions of US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | United States | $3,875.39 |
| 2 | Bank of America | United States | $3,180.15 |
| 3 | Citigroup Inc. | United States | $2,200.83 |
| 4 | Wells Fargo & Co. | United States | $1,932.47 |
| 5 | Goldman Sachs | United States | $1,641.59 |
| 6 | Royal Bank of Canada | Canada | $1,566.41 |
| 7 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | Canada | $1,428.29 |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley | United States | $1,193.69 |
| 9 | Scotiabank | Canada | $1,041.11 |
| 10 | Bank of Montreal | Canada | $990.19 |
| 11 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Canada | $726.27 |
| 12 | U.S. Bancorp | United States | $663.49 |
| 13 | Capital One | United States | $629.99 |
| 14 | PNC Financial Services | United States | $561.58 |
| 15 | Banco Itaú | Brazil | $555.72 |
| 16 | Truist Financial Corp | United States | $535.35 |
| 17 | Charles Schwab Corporation | United States | $493.18 |
| 18 | Banco do Brasil | Brazil | $447.72 |
| 19 | BNY Mellon | United States | $409.88 |
| 20 | Banco Bradesco | Brazil | $394.76 |
See also
- List of largest banks
- List of largest banks in Latin America
- List of largest banks in North America
- List of largest banks in the United States
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External links
- List of banks in Argentina
- List of banks in the Bahamas
- List of banks in Barbados
- List of banks in Belize
- List of banks in Bermuda
- List of banks in Brazil
- List of banks in the Cayman Islands
- List of banks in the Dominican Republic
- List of banks in Guyana
- List of banks in Haiti
- List of banks in Jamaica
- List of banks in Panama
- List of banks in Trinidad and Tobago
- Central Bank of Bahamas
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- (in English) List of Mexican banks