List of banks in the Americas
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This is a list of the banks in the Americas.
Argentina[edit]
See Category:Banks of Argentina
Bahamas[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Government-owned banks[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- Citibank
- Fidelity Bank
- Finance Corporation of The Bahamas
- FirstCaribbean International Bank
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Scotiabank
Barbados[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
Foreign-owned banks[edit]
- CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank
- 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[edit]
Belize[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Development bank[edit]
- National Bank of Belize Limited
Major privately owned banks[edit]
- Belize Bank Ltd.
- Heritage Bank Limited
- Atlantic Bank Limited
Bermuda[edit]
- The Bank of N. T. Butterfield & Son Limited
- HSBC Bank of Bermuda Limited
- Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited
- Clarien Bank
Bolivia[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Law-recognized state banks[edit]
Second-floor banks[edit]
- Banco de Desarrollo Productivo
Multiple banks[edit]
- Banco BISA
- Banco de Crédito BCP
- Banco Económico
- Banco FIE
- Banco Fortaleza
- Banco Ganadero
- Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz
- Banco Nacional de Bolivia
- Banco Prodem
- BancoSol
Small and Medium Enterprise-focused Banks[edit]
- Banco PyME Ecofuturo
- Bancomunidad
Foreign banks[edit]
Defunct banks[edit]
- 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[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Development banks[edit]
- 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[edit]
Government-owned banks[edit]
- Banco do Brasil (Federal Government as main shareholder)
- Caixa Econômica Federal (Federal Government-owned)
Private-owned banks[edit]
- Itaú Unibanco
- Banco Bradesco
- Banco Santander Brasil; (owned by Spanish Banco Santander)
Other commercial banks[edit]
Government-owned banks[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Banco Alfa
- Banco BOCOM 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[edit]
Cooperative banks[edit]
- Banco Cooperativo 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[edit]
- Banco BTG Pactual (private)
- Banco Clássico (private)
- Banco Modal (private)
Merged or defunct banks[edit]
- Banco Bamerindus; acquired by HSBC Bank Brasil, 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 Brasil; 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 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[edit]
Chile[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Government-owned banks[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- Banco BICE
- Banco Consorcio
- Banco de Chile
- Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
- Banco Falabella
- Banco Internacional
- Banco Ripley
- Banco Security
Foreign-owned[edit]
- Banco Santander Chile (owned by Banco Santander)
- Itaú Corpbanca (56,6% owned by Itaú Unibanco)[1]
- Scotiabank Chile (owned by Scotiabank)[2]
Neobanks[edit]
- Tenpo[3]
Enterprise banks[edit]
- Citibank Chile
Foreign banks with representation[edit]
- 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[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- Banco de A. Edwards; merged with Banco de Chile.[5]
- Banco BBVA Chile; merged with Scotiabank Chile.[6]
- Banco del Desarrollo; 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[edit]
- Deutsche Bank; left the Chilean market in 2016.[16]
Colombia[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- Bancolombia
- Banco de Bogotá
- Davivienda
- Citibank
- BBVA Colombia
- Colpatria
- Itau Corpbanca Colombia
- Banco Caja Social
- Banco AV Villas
- Banco de Occidente Credencial
- Banco Popular
- Bancamía
- Banco Pichincha
- GNB Sudameris
Government-owned banks[edit]
Defunct banks[edit]
Costa Rica[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Government-owned banks[edit]
Defunct banks[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- Banco Cathay de Costa Rica
- Banco CMB
- BAC Credomatic
- Banco Improsa
- Banca Promérica
- Banco Lafise
- Banco BCT
- Scotiabank
- Banco General
- Davivienda
- Prival Bank
Cuba[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- 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[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
Branches of foreign banks[edit]
Foreign-owned banks[edit]
- FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB); subsidiary of CIBC
Offshore banks[edit]
Dominican Republic[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Major banks[edit]
Ecuador[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Major banks[edit]
- Banco Pichincha
- Banco del Pacífico
- Banco de Guayaquil
- Produbanco
- Banco Internacional
- Banco Bolivariano
El Salvador[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Major banks[edit]
- Banco Agricola
- Blue Bank of El Salvador
- Banco G & T Continental El Salvador
- Banco Davivienda El Salvador
- Cuscatlan Bank
Grenada[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- Grenada Co-operative Bank (only locally owned bank)
Branches of foreign banks[edit]
Foreign-owned banks[edit]
- First Caribbean International Bank (FCIB); subsidiary of CIBC
Guyana[edit]
Central Bank[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- 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[edit]
Honduras[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Banks[edit]
- Banco Atlantida
- Banco FICOHSA
- Banco de Occidente
- Banco del Pais
- Banco BAC-Bamer
- Banco Promerica
- Banco de Los Trabajadores
- Banco Popular
Foreign Banks[edit]
Jamaica[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
Locally owned banks[edit]
- First Global Bank (Parent -Grace Kennedy)
- National Commercial Bank (NCB)
- Jamaica Money Market Brokers (JMMB)
- Sagicor Bank
Subsidiary/branch of foreign entity[edit]
- 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[edit]
Locally owned banks[edit]
- Cornerstone Trust & Merchant Bank
Subsidiary/branch of foreign entity[edit]
- Scotia Investments (Parent -The Bank of Nova Scotia)
Mexico[edit]
Panama[edit]
Commercial local banks[edit]
- Banco General (merger between Banco General and Banco Continental)
- Global Bank
- Multibank
- Metrobank
- Banco Universal
- Banvivienda (part of Grupo Mundial)
- Bancafé
- Banco Aliado
- Credicorp Bank
Government-owned banks[edit]
Foreign-owned banks[edit]
- HSBC (merger between Panama's largest banking group Grupo Banistmo and HSBC Panama)
- Citibank (subsidiary of Citigroup which merged with Banco Uno and Banco Cuscatlan)
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
- Banco Atlantico Panama (subsidiary of Banco Santander)
- Scotiabank
Paraguay[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Other banks[edit]
- Citibank
- Banco do Brasil
- Banco de la Nación Argentina
- Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo
- BBVA
- Banco Continental
- Banco Familiar
- Banco GNB
- Banco Río
- Banco Itaú
- Crédito Agrícola de Habilitación
- Interfisa Banco
- Visión Banco
Peru[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- Banco Azteca
- BCP
- BBVA Perú
- Caja Trujillo
- Scotiabank
- Interbank
- HSBC
- Citibank
- Santander
- Standard Chartered
- Deutsche Bank
- Banco Interamericano de Finanzas
- Banco Financiero
- Banco de Comercio
- Mibanco
- Banco Falabella
- Banco Ripley
- Banco del Trabajo
Development banks[edit]
Defunct banks[edit]
- Banco Wiese Sudameris
Sold to and rebranded as Scotiabank in 2006 - 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[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
Branches of foreign banks[edit]
Foreign-owned banks[edit]
- FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB); Subsidiary of CIBC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Commercial banks[17][edit]
- Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- First Caribbean International Bank
- First St. Vincent Bank
- 1st National Bank
- Republic Bank
- St. Vincent Co-operative Bank
Offshore banks[edit]
- Loyal Bank Limited
- United Bank Limited
- European Commerce Bank
- Safe Harbor Bank Ltd.
- Trend Bank Ltd.
- Millennium Bank Inc.
Suriname[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- De Surinaamsche Bank
- Hakrinbank
- Surinaamse Volkscredietbank
- Surinaamse Postspaarbank
- Landbouwbank
- Surichangebank
- Finabank
- Cooperatieve spaar- en kredietbank Godo
Foreign-owned banks[edit]
- RBC Suriname; former subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
- Southern Commercial Bank Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago[edit]
Central Bank
- The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
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[edit]
Uruguay[edit]
Central Bank[edit]
State-owned[edit]
Private[edit]
- Banco Bandes Uruguay S.A.
- Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A.
- Scotiabank Uruguay S.A. (ex. Nuevo Banco Comercial S.A.)
- Discount Bank (Latin America) S.A.
- Banco Santander S.A.
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Uruguay S.A.
- HSBC Bank (Uruguay) S.A.
- Banco Surinvest S.A.
- Citibank N.A. Sucursal Uruguay
- Lloyds TSB Bank plc
- Banco de la Nación Argentina
Venezuela[edit]
Central bank[edit]
Government-owned banks[edit]
Commercial banks[edit]
- Bancaribe
- Banco Nacional de Crédito
- Banco Venezolano de Crédito
- Banesco
- BBVA Provincial
- Fondo Común
- Iran-Venezuela Bi-National Bank
- 100% Banco
- Banco Mercantil
- Banco Occidental de Descuento
- Sofitasa
Defunct banks[edit]
Largest banks in the Americas[edit]
The 15 largest banks in the Americas by total assets, as of 2019.[18]
| Rank | Bank name | Country | Total assets (billions of US$) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. |  United States
|
$2,622.53 |
| 2 | Bank of America | United States
|
$2,354.51 |
| 3 | Citigroup Inc. | United States
|
$1,917.38 |
| 4 | Wells Fargo & Co. | United States
|
$1,895.88 |
| 5 | Royal Bank of Canada |  Canada
|
$1,039.24 |
| 6 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | Canada
|
$1,006.00 |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | United States
|
$931.80 |
| 8 | Morgan Stanley | United States
|
$853.53 |
| 9 | Scotiabank | Canada
|
$785.44 |
| 10 | Bank of Montreal | Canada
|
$613.56 |
| 11 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Canada
|
$467.55 |
| 12 | U.S. Bancorp | United States
|
$467.37 |
| 13 | Truist Financial | United States
|
$441.24 |
| 14 | Banco Itaú |  Brazil
|
$401.10 |
| 15 | PNC Financial Services | United States
|
$382.32 |
See also[edit]
- 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
References[edit]
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- ^ "Bank of Nova Scotia llega a acuerdo con Grupo Said para comprar la totalidad de acciones de Scotiabank Chile". Diario Financiero (in Spanish). 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
- ^ Arenas, Vanessa (2022-04-06). "Tenpo: el camino del neobanco que llegó a Chile para expandirse en plena pandemia". Forbes Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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- ^ "Banco Santiago (1997). Se concede autorización para fusión con Banco Santander-Chile". CMF (in Spanish). 2002-05-16. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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External links[edit]
- 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
- Banks in Brazil
- (in English) List of Mexican banks
