List of banks in the Americas explained

This is a list of the banks in the Americas.

Argentina

See

Bahamas

Central bank

• Central Bank of The Bahamas

Government-owned banks

• Bank of The Bahamas International
• Commonwealth Bank

Commercial banks

• Citibank
• Fidelity Bank
• Finance Corporation of The Bahamas
• FirstCaribbean International Bank
• Royal Bank of Canada
• Scotiabank

Barbados

Central bank

• Central Bank of Barbados

Commercial banks

Foreign-owned banks

• 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

• Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)

Belize

Central bank

• Central Bank of Belize

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

• Central Bank of Bolivia

Law-recognized state banks

• Banco Unión

Second-floor banks

• Banco de Desarrollo Productivo

Multiple banks

• 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

• Banco PyME Ecofuturo
• Bancomunidad

Foreign banks

• ABN AMRO
• Banco de la Nación Argentina

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

• Central Bank of Brazil

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 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

• Agibank
• Banco Bari
• Banco BS2
• C6 Bank
• Banco Digimais
• Banco Digio
• Banco Inter
• Nubank
• Banco Original

Cooperative banks

• 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

• Banco BTG Pactual (private)
• Banco Clássico (private)
• Banco Modal (private)

Merged or defunct banks

• 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

See main article: List of banks and credit unions in Canada.

Chile

Central bank

• Central Bank of Chile

Government-owned banks

• Banco del Estado de Chile

Commercial banks

• Banco BICE
• Banco Consorcio
• Banco de Chile
  • Banco Edwards Citi
• Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
• Banco Falabella
• Banco Internacional
• Banco Ripley
• Banco Security

Foreign-owned

• Banco Santander Chile (owned by Banco Santander)
• Itaú Corpbanca (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]
• 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

• Deutsche Bank

left the Chilean market in 2016.^[16]

Colombia

Central bank

• Banco de la República

Commercial banks

• Bancolombia
• Banco de Bogotá
• Davivienda
• BBVA Colombia
• Colpatria
• Itau Corpbanca Colombia
• Banco Caja Social
• Banco AV Villas
• Banco de Occidente Credencial
• Banco Popular
• Bancamía
• Banco Pichincha

Government-owned banks

• Agrarian Bank of Colombia

Defunct banks

• Granahorrar Bank
• Citibank assets sold to Scotiabank.^[17]

Costa Rica

Central bank

• Banco Central de Costa Rica

Government-owned banks

• Banco de Costa Rica
• Banco Nacional de Costa Rica
• Banco Popular y de Desarrollo Comunal

Defunct banks

• Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago

Commercial banks

• Banco Cathay de Costa Rica
• Banco CMB
• BAC Credomatic
• Banco Improsa
• Banco Promérica
• Banco Lafise
• Banco BCT
• Scotiabank
• Banco General
• Davivienda
• Prival Bank

Cuba

See main article: article and List of banks in Cuba.

Central bank

• Central Bank of Cuba

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

• National Bank of Dominica (NBD)

Branches of foreign banks

• Republic Bank

Foreign-owned banks

• FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB); subsidiary of CIBC

Offshore banks

• Griffon Bank

Dominican Republic

See main article: article.

Central bank

• Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Major banks

• BanReservas
• Banco BHD León
• Banco Popular
• Scotiabank
• Banco del Progreso

Ecuador

See main article: article and List of banks in Ecuador.

Central bank

• Central Bank of Ecuador

Major banks

• Banco Pichincha
• Banco del Pacífico
• Banco de Guayaquil
• Produbanco
• Banco Internacional
• Banco Bolivariano
• Banco de Machala

El Salvador

Central bank

• Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Major banks

• Banco Agricola
• Blue Bank of El Salvador
• Banco G & T Continental El Salvador
• Banco Davivienda El Salvador
• Cuscatlan Bank

Grenada

Commercial banks

• Grenada Co-operative Bank (only locally owned bank)

Branches of foreign banks

• The Bank of Nova Scotia (SCOTIABANK)
• RBTT Bank Grenada Limited
• Republic Bank(Grenada) Limited

Foreign-owned banks

• First Caribbean International Bank (FCIB); subsidiary of CIBC

Guyana

Central Bank

• Bank of Guyana

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

• Scotiabank
• Bank of Baroda

Honduras

Central bank

• Banco Central de Honduras

Banks

• Banco Atlantida
• Banco FICOHSA
• Banco de Occidente
• Banco del Pais
• Banco BAC-Bamer
• Banco Promerica
• Banco de Los Trabajadores
• Banco Popular

Foreign Banks

• Banco Azteca
• Lloyds Bank
• HSBC

Jamaica

Central bank

• The Bank of Jamaica

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

See main article: List of banks in Mexico.

Panama

Commercial local banks

• 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

• Banco Nacional de Panama
• Caja de Ahorros de Panamá
• Banco de Desarrollo Agropecuario

Foreign-owned banks

• 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

Central bank

• Banco Central del Paraguay

Other banks

• Citibank
• Banco do Brasil
• Banco de la Nación Argentina
• Agencia Financiera de Desarrollo
• Banco Continental
• Banco Familiar
• Banco GNB
• Banco Río
• Banco Itaú
• Crédito Agrícola de Habilitación
• Interfisa Banco

Defunct banks

• Visión Banco

Peru

Central bank

• Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Commercial banks

• 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

• 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

• 1st National Bank of St Lucia
• Bank of Saint Lucia

Branches of foreign banks

• Republic Bank
• Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

Foreign-owned banks

• FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB); Subsidiary of CIBC

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Central bank

• Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Commercial banks^[18]

• 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

• Loyal Bank Limited
• United Bank Limited
• European Commerce Bank
• Safe Harbor Bank Ltd.
• Trend Bank Ltd.
• Millennium Bank Inc.

Suriname

Central bank

• Central Bank of Suriname

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

• 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

See main article: List of largest banks in the United States.

Uruguay

Central Bank

• Banco Central del Uruguay

State-owned

• Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
• Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay

Private

• Banco Bandes Uruguay S.A.
• Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A.
• Scotiabank Uruguay S.A. (ex. Nuevo Banco Comercial S.A.)
• Banco Santander S.A.
• Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Uruguay S.A.
• Banco de la Nación Argentina

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

See main article: List of banks in Venezuela.

Central bank

• Central Bank of Venezuela

Government-owned banks

• Banco de Venezuela
• BANDES
• Banco Bicentenario

Commercial banks

• 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

• Banco Federal
• Banco Latino
• Stanford Bank Venezuela
• Banco Industrial de Venezuela
• Women's Development Bank

Largest banks in the Americas

The 15 largest banks in the Americas by total assets, as of 2019.^[19]

Rank	Bank name	Country	Total assets (billions of US$)
1	align=	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	align=		$2,622.53
2	align=		align=		$2,354.51
3	align=		align=		$1,917.38
4	align=		align=		$1,895.88
5	align=		align=		$1,039.24
6	align=	Toronto-Dominion Bank	align=		$1,006.00
7	align=		align=		$931.80
8	align=	Morgan Stanley	align=		$853.53
9	align=	Scotiabank	align=		$785.44
10	align=		align=		$613.56
11	align=		align=		$467.55
12	align=	U.S. Bancorp	align=		$467.37
13	align=	Truist Financial	align=		$441.24
14	align=	Banco Itaú	align=		$401.10
15	align=	PNC Financial Services	align=		$382.32

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

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
• Banks in Brazil
• List of Mexican banks

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vera. Vicente. 2022-03-10. Itaú Unibanco se prepara para salida de CorpGroup y busca evitar una OPA sobre el banco en Chile. 2022-10-28. Diario Financiero. es-LA.
2. Web site: 2022-02-28. Bank of Nova Scotia llega a acuerdo con Grupo Said para comprar la totalidad de acciones de Scotiabank Chile. 2022-10-28. Diario Financiero. es-LA.
3. Web site: Arenas. Vanessa. 2022-04-06. Tenpo: el camino del neobanco que llegó a Chile para expandirse en plena pandemia. 2022-10-28. Forbes Chile. es-LA.
4. Web site: DNB in Chile - Banking the Norwegian way - DNB.
5. Web site: 2001-08-08. Banco Edwards and Banco de Chile Announce Intention to Merge. 2022-10-28. Quiñenco. en-US.
6. Web site: Rojas. Ingrid. 2020-02-11. Scotiabank Chile se consolida tras fusión con BBVA. 2022-10-28. LexLatin. es-LA.
7. Web site: 2009-04-29. Fusión entre Scotiabank y Banco del Desarrollo registra 70% de avance. 2022-10-28. Diario Financiero. es-LA.
8. Web site: 2002-05-16. Banco Santiago (1997). Se concede autorización para fusión con Banco Santander-Chile.. 2022-10-28. CMF. es-LA.
9. Web site: 2001-12-06. Banco Santander-Chile (2002). Venta, cesión y transferencia a Empresas Almacenes Paris S.A., sociedad matriz del nuevo Banco Paris, de activos financieros e intangibles de la División Santiago-Express.. 2022-10-28. CMF. es-LA.
10. Web site: Zúñiga. Christian. 2016-01-11. Cencosud inicia cierre de Banco Paris y enfoca negocio financiero en Scotiabank. 2022-10-28. Emol. es-LA.
11. Web site: Catrón. Jimena. 2015-07-08. Banco Penta cierra venta con el Banco de Chile e informa operación a SBIF. 2022-10-28. Diario Financiero. es-LA.
12. Web site: Keller. Nicole. 2006-05-03. Banco Itaú dice que la compra del Boston en Chile está "99% segura". 2022-10-28. Economía y Negocios. es-LA.
13. Web site: 2006-05-03. BCorpBanca y Banco Itaú Chile concretan su fusión definitiva. 2016-04-01. T13. es-LA.
14. Web site: 2007-07-20. Banco de Chile y HSBC se fusionan en Chile. 2022-10-28. El Economista. es-LA.
15. Web site: 2017-05-04. Financista acuícola-pesquero: Rabobank deja de ser banco en Chile. 2022-10-28. Aqua. es-LA.
16. Web site: Vera. Vicente. 2020-09-22. Las huellas que dejó el Deutsche Bank en su paso por Chile. 2022-10-28. Diario Financiero. es-LA.
17. News: Pasternak. Sean. Scotiabank Buys Colpatria in Biggest International Purchase. Bloomberg Markets. October 22, 2011. October 20, 2011.
18. Web site: Saint Vincent and The Grenadines Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. 2021-11-17. www.eccb-centralbank.org.
19. Web site: The world's 100 largest banks. www.spglobal.com.