List of banks in Europe explained

This is a list of banks in Europe.

Largest banks in Europe

The 20 largest banks in Europe by total assets, as of December 31, 2023.[1]

data-sort-type="number" RankBankTotal assets
(billions of
US dollars)		Headquarter city
1 HSBC2,919.84London
2 BNP Paribas2,867.44Paris
3 Crédit Agricole2,736.95Paris
4 Banco Santander1,986.36Santander (legal);
Madrid (operations)
5 Barclays1,891.72London
6 Société Générale1,717.49Paris
7 UBS1,717.225Zürich
8 Groupe BPCE1,706.80Paris
9 Deutsche Bank1,450.57Frankfurt
10 Crédit Mutuel Group1,262.95Paris
11 Lloyds Banking Group1,122.76Edinburgh (legal);
London (operations)
12 ING Group1,078.35Amsterdam
13 Intesa Sanpaolo1,066.74Turin
14 NatWest Group882.30Edinburgh
15 UniCredit872.90Milan
16 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria857.25Bilbao (legal);
Madrid (operations)
17 Standard Chartered822.84London (legal);
Shanghai (operations)
18 La Banque Postale815.91Paris
19 DZ Bank712.49Frankfurt
20 Rabobank678.45Utrecht

Albania

See main article: List of banks in Albania.

Andorra

See main article: List of banks in Andorra.

Armenia

See main article: List of banks in Armenia.

Austria

Azerbaijan

See main article: List of banks in Azerbaijan.

Belarus

See main article: List of banks in Belarus.

Belgium

See main article: List of banks in Belgium.

Central bank

Major banks

Minor banks

Bosnia and Herzegovina

See main article: List of banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bulgaria

See main article: List of banks in Bulgaria.

Croatia

See main article: List of banks in Croatia.

Licensed banks

Licensed savings banks

Licensed housing savings banks

Other licensed institutions with full authorization

Representative offices of foreign banks

Cyprus

See main article: List of banks in Cyprus.

Central Bank

Banks incorporated in Cyprus

Branches of foreign banks in Cyprus

Representative offices of foreign banks in Cyprus

Defunct Banks

Czech Republic

See main article: List of banks in the Czech Republic.

Central bank

Commercial and savings banks

Branch offices of foreign banks

Denmark

See main article: List of banks in Denmark.

Estonia

See main article: List of banks in Estonia.

Finland

See main article: List of banks in Finland.

France

See the exhaustive list of banks operating in France, on the FBF website[23]

Georgia

See main article: List of banks in Georgia (country).

Germany

See main article: List of banks in Germany.

Gibraltar

Greece

See main article: List of banks in Greece.

Guernsey

See main article: List of banks in Guernsey.

Hungary

See main article: List of banks in Hungary.

Iceland

See main article: List of banks in Iceland.

Ireland

See main article: List of banks in the Republic of Ireland.

Central bank

Commercial banks

Isle of Man

See main article: List of banks in the Isle of Man.

Italy

See main article: List of banks in Italy.

Jersey

See main article: List of banks in Jersey.

Latvia

See main article: List of banks in Latvia.

Liechtenstein

See main article: List of banks in Liechtenstein.

Lithuania

See main article: List of banks in Lithuania.

Luxembourg

See main article: List of banks in Luxembourg.

North Macedonia

See main article: List of banks in North Macedonia.

Malta

See main article: List of banks in Malta.

Complete list as of June 6, 2012, based on official lists available at Malta Financial Services Authority[47]

Moldova

See main article: List of banks in Moldova.

Monaco

See main article: List of banks in Monaco.

Montenegro

See main article: List of banks in Montenegro.

Central bank

Commercial banks

Netherlands

See main article: List of banks in the Netherlands.

Central bank

Development Bank

Major banks

Savings and other banks

Defunct or merged banks

See also: List of defunct banks of the Netherlands.

Northern Cyprus

See main article: List of banks in Northern Cyprus.

Norway

See main article: List of banks in Norway.

Central bank

Commercial banks

Public banks

Savings banks

Poland

See main article: List of banks in Poland.

Central bank

Commercial banks

Portugal

See main article: List of banks in Portugal.

Central bank

Major banks

Romania

See main article: List of banks in Romania.

Central bank

Commercial banks

Russia

See main article: List of banks in Russia.

San Marino

See main article: List of banks in San Marino.

Serbia

See main article: List of banks in Serbia.

Central bank

Commercial banks

Defunct banks

Slovakia

See main article: List of banks in Slovakia.

Slovenia

See main article: List of banks in Slovenia.

Spain

See main article: List of banks in Spain.

Sweden

See main article: List of banks in Sweden.

Switzerland

See main article: List of banks in Switzerland.

Defunct or merged banks

Turkey

See main article: List of banks in Turkey.

Ukraine

See main article: List of banks in Ukraine.

Central bank

Major banks

Local banks

United Kingdom

See main article: Banks of the United Kingdom.

Central bank

Major banks

Other banks

Previous building societies converted to banks

See Building Society for list of current building societies. In particular, Nationwide Building Society would be included in the top 10 largest UK retail banks if demutualised.

Merged or defunct banks

An extensive list of British banks can be found in Wellings and Gibb, Bibliography of Banking Histories Vol. I: Domestic Banks (1995)

Vatican City

See also

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Ancoria Bank: Banking Redefined | Challenger Cyprus Bank. Ancoria Bank.
  4. Web site: Eurobank Cyprus - HOME PAGE.
  5. Web site: HFC - Home.
  6. Web site: Αρχική. NBG.
  7. Web site: Home . piraeusbank.com.cy.
  8. Web site: Home | SGBCY. www.sgcyprus.com.
  9. Web site: Welcome to USB BANK PLC - Home.
  10. Web site: Arab Jordan Investment Bank | AJIB. Arab Jordan Investment Bank.
  11. Web site: Кредиты для бизнеса, депозиты, РКО - вклады, ипотека, автокредитование, кредитные карты и потребительские кредиты наличными в Самаре - ОАО АВТОВАЗБАНК.
  12. Web site: Bankmed. www.bankmed.com.lb.
  13. Web site: Home | Banque Bemo.
  14. Web site: Banque SBA - Groupe Banque Libano-Française.
  15. Web site: Welcome to BBAC Bank website | Bank in Beirut, top banks in Lebanon, banks in Lebanon, list of banks in Lebanon, Lebanese banks, Lebanon banks. www.bbacbank.com.
  16. Web site: ByblosBank.com.
  17. Web site: Credit Libanais - Close To You. Credit. Libanais. Credit Libanais.
  18. Web site: IBL > Home. IBL.
  19. Web site: Lebanon & Gulf Bank. www.lgbbank.com.
  20. Web site: Промсвязьбанк - коммерческий банк. Банковские услуги – открытие счетов, вклады, депозиты, кредитные карты, кредиты для бизнеса и населения, Интернет-банк. 2016-02-23. 2016-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160224085149/http://www.psbank.ru/. dead.
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  22. Web site: Банк ЗЕНИТ — финансовые услуги. www.zenit.ru.
  23. Web site: Adhérents. 20 April 2023 .
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  25. Web site: Akbank. www.akbank.com.
  26. Web site: Home - APS Bank - Personal, Business and Investments. July 29, 2022.
  27. Web site: Banif Bank Malta - Personal and Business Banking.
  28. Web site: Bank of Valletta. bov.com. 2020-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215061410/https://bov.com/. 2020-02-15. dead.
  29. Web site: BAWAG P.S.K.- Mitten im Leben..
  30. Web site: CommBank - bank accounts, credit cards, home loans and insurance. www.commbank.com.au.
  31. Web site: Home – Deutsche Bank.
  32. Web site: Fixed-Term Deposit | FCM Bank. www.fcmbank.com.mt.
  33. Web site: FIMBank. www.fimbank.com.
  34. Web site: Particuliers | BNP Paribas Fortis. www.bnpparibasfortis.be.
  35. Web site: HSBC Malta - Credit Cards, Accounts, Loans | Bank in Malta. www.hsbc.com.mt.
  36. Web site: IIG Bank (Malta) Ltd.
  37. Web site: Welcome to Izola Bank. www.izolabank.com.
  38. Web site: Lombard Bank.
  39. Web site: MeDirect - online bank offering investments, loans, current and savings accounts. MeDirect.
  40. Web site: Business closure. NBG.
  41. Web site: Nemea Bank – With You, Everywhere.. 2020-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20120625095107/http://www.nemeabank.com/. 2012-06-25. dead.
  42. Web site: Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG. Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich. AG.
  43. Web site: Welcome to Saad Group. 2020-03-07. https://swap.stanford.edu/20091017090119/http%3A//www.saadgroup.com/. 2009-10-17. dead.
  44. Web site: Satabank . sata.bank.
  45. Web site: Sparkasse Bank - Home Page. www.sparkasse-bank-malta.com.
  46. Web site: Home - GarantiBank.
  47. Web site: Home. MFSA.
  48. Web site: ODE Banka Official.

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