List of banks in the Americas

This is a list of the banks in the Americas.

Argentina

Central bank

• Central Bank of Argentina

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

• Central Bank of The Bahamas

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

• Central Bank of Barbados

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

• African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank)
• 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 Mercantil Santa Cruz
• Banco Nacional de Bolivia
• Banco BISA
• Banco de Crédito BCP
• Banco Económico
• Banco Prodem
• Banco Fortaleza

Small and Medium Enterprise-focused Banks

• Banco PyME Ecofuturo
• Bancomunidad

Foreign banks

• 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 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)
• (BANDES) (State of Espírito Santo-owned)
• (BDMG) (State of Minas Gerais-owned)
• (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

• (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)
• (Banese) (State of Sergipe-owned)
• Banco do Nordeste (Federal Government as main shareholder)

Private-owned banks

• (China's Bank of Communications as main shareholder)
• Banco BMG
• Banco Daycoval S.A.
• Banco BV (co-owned by Votorantim Group and Banco do Brasil)
• (formerly Banco Panamericano, now owned by BTG Pactual)
• Banco Safra

Online banks

• Banco Bari
• Nubank

Cooperative banks

• (Bancoob)
• Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito Ailos
• (Sicoob)
• (Sicred)
• Cresol

Investment banks

• Banco BTG Pactual (private)
• (private)
• (private)

Merged or defunct banks

• Banco Alfa; acquired by Banco Safra
• 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

• Central Bank of Chile

Government-owned banks

• Banco del Estado de Chile

Commercial banks

• Banco de Crédito e Inversiones
• Banco de Chile
• Banco BICE
• Banco Falabella
• Banco Ripley

Foreign-owned

• Banco Santander (Chile) (owned by Banco Santander)
• Itaú (Chile) (56,6% owned by Itaú Unibanco)
• (owned by Scotiabank)

Neobanks

• Tenpo
• Tanner Banco Digital

Enterprise banks

• Citibank Chile

Foreign banks with representation

• Banco de la Nación Argentina
• Banco do Brasil
• DnB NOR Bank ASA
• 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.
• ; merged with .
• ; merged with .
• ; merged with Banco Santander, some assets sold to Paris.
• Banco Sud Americano; bought by .
• Banco Paris; closed in 2016.
• ; assets sold to Banco de Chile.
• BankBoston; Chilean operations bought by Banco Itaú.
• Corpbanca; merged with .
• HSBC Bank Chile; operations merged with Banco de Chile.
• Rabobank; dissolved in 2017, banking assets sold to Banco BICE.

Enterprise banks

• Deutsche Bank; left the Chilean market in 2016.

Colombia

Central bank

• Banco de la República

Second floor

• Bancóldex

Commercial banks

• Bancolombia
• Davivienda
• Nubank
• Banco de Bogotá
• BBVA Colombia
• Banco de Occidente Credencial
• Itaú Colombia
• Banco AV Villas
• Banco Pichincha
• Banco W
• Bancamía

Government-owned banks

Defunct banks

• Granahorrar Bank
• Citibank assets sold to Scotiabank.

Costa Rica

Central bank

• Banco Central de Costa Rica

Government-owned banks

• Banco de Costa Rica
• Banco Nacional de Costa Rica

Commercial banks

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

Defunct banks

• merged to Banco de Costa Rica

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

Dominica

Commercial banks

• National Bank of Dominica (NBD)

Branches of foreign banks

• Republic Bank

Foreign-owned banks

• CIBC Caribbean

Offshore banks

• Griffon Bank

Dominican Republic

Central bank

• Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Government-owned banks

Major banks

• Banco Popular
• Banco BHD
• Scotiabank
• Banesco

Ecuador

Central bank

• Central Bank of Ecuador

Government-owned banks

• BanEcuador

Major banks

• Banco Pichincha
• Produbanco
• Banco del Pacífico

El Salvador

Central bank

• Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Major banks

• Banco Agricola
• Banco Davivienda 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

• CIBC Caribbean

Guatemala

Central bank

• Bank of Guatemala

Commercial banks

• BANTRAB

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

• Bank of Baroda

Honduras

Central bank

• Banco Central de Honduras

Government-owned banks

• Banadesa

Banks

• Banco de Occidente
• BAC Credomatic
• Banco de Los Trabajadores

Foreign Banks

• Banco Azteca
• Davivienda

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

Nicaragua

Central bank

• Central Bank of Nicaragua

Commercial banks

• BAC Credomatic
• Banco LAFISE

Panama

Government-owned banks

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

Commercial local banks

• 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

• Banco Central del Paraguay

Commercial banks

• Banco Itaú (Paraguay)
• 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

• Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Government-owned banks

• Bank of the Nation (Peru)

Commercial banks

• Banco de Crédito del Perú
• BBVA Perú
• Interbank
• Scotiabank
• 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 <br>Sold to and rebranded as Scotiabank in 2006
• Banco Santander <br>Operations in Peru acquired by Banco de Credito del Peru (Santander returns to Peru in 2007)
• BankBoston <br>Peruvian operations acquired by Banco de Credito del Peru
• Banco de Lima Sudameris <br>Merged with Banco Wiese and rebranded as Banco Wiese Sudameris
• NBK Bank
• Banco del Pais
• Banco Republica
• Bancosur <br>Merged with Banco Santander and rebranded as Banco Santander Central Hispano
• Banco Solventa
• Serbanco
• Banco Latino <br>Operations acquired by Interbank
• Banco Interandino <br>Acquired by Banco Santander
• Banco Mercantil <br>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

• CIBC Caribbean

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Central bank

• Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

Commercial banks

Source:

• 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

• 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

• 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

Uruguay

Central Bank

• Banco Central del Uruguay

State-owned

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

Private

• 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

• Central Bank of Venezuela

Government-owned banks

• Banco de Venezuela
• BANDES
• Banco Bicentenario

Commercial banks

• Banco Nacional de Crédito
• BBVA Provincial
• Banesco
• Banco Mercantil
• Bancaribe
• Banco Venezolano de Crédito
• Fondo Común
• Bancrecer
• 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.

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

References

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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