List of banks in Europe

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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, 2022. [1]

Contents

RankBankTotal assets
(billions of
US dollars)		Headquarter city
1 Steady.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg HSBC 2,864.59 London
2 Steady.svg Flag of France.svg BNP Paribas 2,849.61 Paris
3 Steady.svg Flag of France.svg Crédit Agricole 2,542.61Paris
4 Increase2.svg Flag of Spain.svg Banco Santander 1,853.86 Santander (legal);
Madrid (operations)
5 Decrease2.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barclays 1,823.84London
6 Increase2.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg UBS 1,679.36 Zürich
7 Decrease2.svg Flag of France.svg Groupe BPCE 1,636.65Paris
8 Decrease2.svg Flag of France.svg Société Générale 1,588.99Paris
9 Decrease2.svg Flag of Germany.svg Deutsche Bank 1,428.65 Frankfurt
10 Decrease2.svg Flag of France.svg Crédit Mutuel Group 1,180.22Paris
11 Steady.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyds Banking Group 1,057.69 Edinburgh (legal);
London (operations)
12 Decrease2.svg Flag of Italy.svg Intesa Sanpaolo 1,042.73 Turin
13 Steady.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg ING Group 1,034.32 Amsterdam
14 Increase2.svg Flag of Italy.svg UniCredit 916.72 Milan
15 Decrease2.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg NatWest Group 867.59Edinburgh
16 Increase2.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Standard Chartered 819.92London (legal);
Shanghai (operations)
17 Decrease2.svg Flag of France.svg La Banque Postale 796.88Paris
18 Increase2.svg Flag of Spain.svg Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria 762.15 Bilbao (legal);
Madrid (operations)
19 New.png Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rabobank 671.70 Utrecht
20 New.png Flag of Germany.svg DZ Bank 670.13Frankfurt

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Central bank

Major banks

Minor banks

More information can be found at diplobel.us. [2]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Licensed banks

Licensed savings banks

Licensed housing savings banks

Other licensed institutions with full authorization

Representative offices of foreign banks

Cyprus

Central Bank

Banks incorporated in Cyprus

Branches of foreign banks in Cyprus

Representative offices of foreign banks in Cyprus

Defunct Banks

Czech Republic

Central bank

Commercial and savings banks

Branch offices of foreign banks

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

See the exhaustive list of banks operating in France, on the FBF website [24]

Georgia

Germany

Gibraltar

Greece

Guernsey

Hungary

The headquarters of the Hungarian National Bank Magyar Nemzeti Bank epulete, Szabadsag ter es Hold utca sarok. - 2005, Budapest.jpg
The headquarters of the Hungarian National Bank

Iceland

Ireland

Central bank

Commercial banks

Isle of Man

Italy

Jersey

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

North Macedonia

Malta

Complete list as of June 6, 2012, based on official lists available at Malta Financial Services Authority [50]

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Central bank

Commercial banks

Netherlands

ING Group is one of the biggest banks in the world, and consistently ranks among the top 30 largest banks globally. 2020 ING Bijlmerdreef 106 (1).jpg
ING Group is one of the biggest banks in the world, and consistently ranks among the top 30 largest banks globally.
With a history dating back to 1737, Van Lanschot Kempen is the oldest independent bank in the Netherlands, the oldest independent bank in the Benelux and one of the oldest independent banks in the world. Van-lanschot-wapen.jpg
With a history dating back to 1737, Van Lanschot Kempen is the oldest independent bank in the Netherlands, the oldest independent bank in the Benelux and one of the oldest independent banks in the world.

Central bank

Development Bank

Major banks

Savings and other banks

Defunct or merged banks

Northern Cyprus

Norway

Central bank

Commercial banks

Public banks

Savings banks

Poland

Central bank

Commercial banks

Portugal

Central bank

Major banks

Romania

Central bank

Commercial banks

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Central bank

Commercial banks

Defunct banks

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Defunct or merged banks

Turkey

Ukraine

Central bank

Major banks

Local banks

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) ISBN   0 9526727 0 7

Vatican City

See also

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