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 The banking sector in Brazil is one of the largest in Latin America, with total assets exceeding R$17 trillion as of 2025. The market is highly concentrated, with the five largest banks — Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica Federal, Itaú Unibanco, Bradesco, and Santander Brasil — accounting for more than half of total banking assets.
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 (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)
Banco PAN (formerly Banco Panamericano, now owned by BTG Pactual)
Banco Safra
Online banks
Banco Bari
Banco Digimais
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 Scotiabank Chile. ; merged with Scotiabank Chile. ; merged with Banco Santander, some assets sold to Paris. Banco Sud Americano; bought by Scotiabank Chile. Banco Paris; closed in 2016. ; assets sold to Banco de Chile. BankBoston; Chilean operations bought by Banco Itaú. Corpbanca; merged with Banco Itaú Chile. 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 Central Bank of 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 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