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

• 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 FIE [es]
• BancoSol [es]
• Banco Ganadero [es]
• 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 Fassil [es]
• 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 [pt] (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 [pt] (Banese) (State of Sergipe-owned)
• Banco do Nordeste (Federal Government as main shareholder)

Private-owned banks

• Banco BBM [pt] (China's Bank of Communications as main shareholder)
• Banco BMG
• Banco Daycoval S.A.
• Banco BV [pt] (co-owned by Votorantim Group and Banco do Brasil)
• Banco Fibra [pt]
• Banco Industrial do Brasil [pt]
• Banco Mercantil do Brasil [pt]
• Banco PAN [pt] (formerly Banco Panamericano, now owned by BTG Pactual)
• Paraná Banco [pt]
• Banco Paulista [pt]
• Banco Safra
• Banco Sofisa [pt]

Online banks

• Agibank [pt]
• Banco Bari
• Banco BS2 [pt]
• C6 Bank [pt]
• Banco Digimais [pt]
• Banco Digio [pt]
• Banco Inter [pt]
• Nubank
• Banco Original (Pic Pay) [pt]

Cooperative banks

• Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito do Brasil [pt] (Bancoob)
• Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito Ailos
• Sistema de Cooperativas de Crédito do Brasil [pt] (Sicoob)
• Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo [pt] (Sicred)
• Unicred [pt]
• Cresol

Investment banks

• Banco BTG Pactual (private)
• Banco Clássico [pt] (private)
• Banco Modal [pt] (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

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 de Crédito e Inversiones
• Banco de Chile
  • Banco Edwards Citi [es]
• Banco Consorcio [es]
• Banco BICE
• Banco Security [es]
• Banco Falabella
• Banco Internacional (Chile) [es]
• Banco Ripley

Foreign-owned

• Banco Santander (Chile) [es] (owned by Banco Santander)
• Itaú (Chile) (56,6% owned by Itaú Unibanco)^[1]
• Scotiabank (Chile) [es] (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) [es]; merged with Scotiabank Chile.^[6]
• Banco Desarrollo de Scotiabank [es]; merged with Scotiabank Chile.^[7]
• Banco de Santiago [es]; 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

Second floor

• Bancóldex

Commercial banks

• Bancolombia
• Davivienda
• Nubank
• Banco de Bogotá
• BBVA Colombia
• Banco de Occidente Credencial
• GNB Sudameris [es]
• Colpatria [es]
• Itaú Colombia
• Banco Popular (Colombia) [es]
• Banco Caja Social [es]
• Banco AV Villas
• Bancoomeva [es]
• Banco Finandina [es]
• Banco Mundo Mujer [es]
• Banco Pichincha
• Banco W
• Bancamía

Government-owned banks

• Banco Agrario de Colombia [es]

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 (Costa Rica) [es]

Commercial banks

• BAC Credomatic
• Banco BCT
• Banco Cathay de Costa Rica
• Banco CMB
• Davivienda
• Banco General (Panamá) [es]
• Banco Improsa
• Banco Lafise
• Prival Bank
• Grupo Promerica [es]
• Scotiabank

Defunct banks

• Banco Crédito Agrícola de Cartago [es] merged to Banco de Costa Rica

Cuba

Main article: 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 [es]

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

Main article: Banks of the Dominican Republic

Central bank

• Central Bank of the Dominican Republic

Government-owned banks

• BanReservas [es]

Major banks

• Banco Popular
• Banco BHD [es]
• Scotiabank
• Grupo Promerica [es]
• Banesco

Ecuador

Main article: List of banks in Ecuador

Central bank

• Central Bank of Ecuador

Government-owned banks

• Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador [es]
• BanEcuador
• Banco Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social [es]

Major banks

• Banco Pichincha
• Produbanco
• Banco de Guayaquil [es]
• Banco del Pacífico
• Banco Bolivariano [es]
• Banco Internacional [es]
• Banco del Austro [es]
• Banco de Machala [es]

El Salvador

Central bank

• Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador

Major banks

• Banco Agricola
• Banco Azul [es]
• Banco Davivienda El Salvador
• Banco Cuscatlán [es]
• Banco Hipotecario de El Salvador [es]

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

• Banco Industrial Guatemala [es]
• Banrural [es]
• Banco G&T Continental [es]
• Banco Agromercantil [es]
• 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 [es]

Banks

• Banco Atlántida [es]
• Banco Ficohsa [es]
• Banco de Occidente
• BAC Credomatic
• Grupo Promerica [es]
• 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

Main article: List of banks in Mexico

Nicaragua

Central bank

• Central Bank of Nicaragua

Commercial banks

• BAC Credomatic
• Grupo Promerica [es]
• Banco LAFISE

Panama

Main article: List of banks in Panama

Government-owned banks

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

Commercial local banks

• Banco General (Panamá) [es]
• 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

• Sudameris
• Banco Itaú (Paraguay) [es]
• Banco Continental (Paraguay) [es]
• Banco GNB (Paraguay) [es]
• Banco Atlas-Familiar [es]
• Banco Nacional de Fomento [es]
• 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
• BanBif [es]
• 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

• 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:^[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

• 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

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 Santander (Uruguay) [es]
• Banco Itaú (Uruguay) [es]
• BBVA (Uruguay) [es]
• Scotiabank (Uruguay) [es]
• Banque Heritage (Uruguay) [es]
• 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

Main article: List of banks in 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
• Banco del Tesoro [es]
• Bancamiga [es]
• Banplus [es]
• Bancaribe
• Banco Venezolano de Crédito
• Banco Plaza [es]
• Fondo Común
• Banco DELSUR [es]
• Banco Exterior (Venezuela) [es]
• Bancrecer
• Banco Caroní [es]
• Banco Activo [es]
• 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