Year | Company | Country (historic) | Country (modern) | Notes |
1800 | The Washington Trust Company | United States | United States | United States' oldest commercial bank Rhode Island community bank |
1800 | Banque de France | French Republic | France | |
1804 | Schroders | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
1805 | Pictet & Cie | France (Léman/annexed Geneva) | Switzerland | |
1808 | Banco do Brasil | Kingdom of Portugal (State of Brazil) | Brazil | Brazil's oldest bank |
1810 | Brown, Shipley & Co. | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
1811 | N M Rothschild & Sons | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
1811 | Bank of Finland | Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | Finland | |
1812 | Citibank | United States | United States | Originally City Bank of New York and then National City Bank of New York |
1812 | Sparkasse Schwyz | Swiss Confederation | Switzerland | |
1814 | Caisse d'Epargne Riviera [de] | Switzerland | Switzerland | One of the oldest active banks in Switzerland. |
1814 | De Nederlandsche Bank | Netherlands | Netherlands | Precursor: Amsterdam Wisselbank, founded in 1609 and the first Central bank in the world |
1815 | Banque Bonhôte | Swiss Confederation | Switzerland | |
1816 | Norges Bank | Norway | Norway | Central bank of Norway, founded on the capital of privately owned silver which was delivered to the bank |
1816 | Cater Allen Private Bank | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
1817 | Bank of Montreal | Lower Canada | Canada | |
1817 | Westpac | New South Wales | Australia | as Bank of New South Wales |
1818 | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | United States | United States | |
1818 | Groupe Caisse d'Épargne | Kingdom of France | France | Merged with Groupe Banque Populaire in 2009 to form Groupe BPCE |
1818 | Berliner Sparkasse | Prussia | Germany | |
1818 | Danmarks Nationalbank | Denmark | Denmark | |
1819 | Mirabaud & Cie | Swiss Confederation | Switzerland | |
1819 | Erste Bank | Austrian Empire | Austria | |
1819 | BankNewport | United States | United States | as Newport Savings Bank |
1820 | Nordea | Finland | Finland | |
1820 | Swedbank | Sweden | Sweden | |
1820 | Institution for Savings | United States | United States | |
1822 | Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires Province, United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | Argentina | |
1822 | DNB | Norway | Norway | as Christiania Sparebank |
1824 | Stadtsparkasse München | Bavaria | Germany | |
1825 | Česká spořitelna | Bohemia, Austrian Empire | Czech Republic | |
1825 | Millbury National Bank | United States | United States | |
1825 | Key Bank | United States | United States | Oldest ancestor chartered as Commercial Bank of Albany |
1826 | AEK Bank 1826 | Restored Swiss Confederacy | Switzerland | |
1827 | Hamburger Sparkasse | Hamburg | Germany | |
1828 | Bankhaus Spängler | Austrian Empire | Austria | |
1828 | De Curaçaosche Bank | Curaçao | Curaçao | |
1828 | Citizens Financial Group | United States | United States | |
1828 | Centreville Bank | United States | United States | |
1828 | Bank Indonesia | Dutch East Indies | Indonesia | as De Javasche Bank, the current form was nationalized and officially founded in 1953 |
1829 | Clientis Caisse d’Epargne CEC | Restored Swiss Confederacy | Switzerland | |
1831 | Dedham Institution for Savings | United States | United States | The Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves has an account at the bank, opened in 1832, that is believed to be the oldest account in the nation.[5][6] The bank is also called Dedham Savings.[7] |
1831 | National Grand Bank | United States | United States | |
1832 | Wilmington Savings Fund Society | United States | United States | |
1832 | Scotiabank | Nova Scotia | Canada | |
1833 | Chemung Canal Trust Company | United States | United States | Merged with Elmira Trust Company in 1902, originally named Chemung Canal Bank.[8] |
1833 | Arbuthnot Latham | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
1834 | Hingham Institution for Savings | United States | United States | |
1834 | Bank BSU | Restored Swiss Confederacy | Switzerland | |
1834 | First Financial Bank | United States | United States | as Terre Haute branch of the Second State Bank of Indiana |
1834 | Old National Bank | United States | United States | |
1835 | ANZ Bank | Colony of New South Wales | Australia | founded in London as Bank of Australasia; first branch in Sydney |
1836 | The Honesdale National Bank | United States | United States | |
1836 | Ulster Bank | United Kingdom | United Kingdom & Ireland | Now a subsidiary of NatWest and operates in two countries |
1838 | Ballston Spa National Bank | United States | United States | |
1838 | Clydesdale Bank | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
1838 | First National Bank | Cape Colony | South Africa | |
1838 | Mauritius Commercial Bank | British Mauritius | Mauritius | |
1839 | Provident Bank of New Jersey | United States | United States | |
1840 | Montepio | Portugal | Portugal | |
1841 | National Bank of Greece | Kingdom of Greece | Greece | |
1844 | Bordier & Cie | Restored Swiss Confederacy | Switzerland | |
1844 | CaixaBank | Spain | Spain | as Caixa de Barcelona. Its predecessor institution Caja Madrid was founded as Monte de Piedad de Madrid in 1702. |
1846 | Banco de Portugal | Portugal | Portugal | |
1846 | Laurentian Bank | Lower Canada | Canada | As the Montreal City and District Savings Bank |
1847 | Auckland Savings Bank | New Zealand | New Zealand | |
1847 | National Iron Bank | United States | United States | Oldest private bank in New England |
1848 | Lazard | United States | United States | Founded as Lazard Frères & Co., a merchant goods store that expanded into banking and foreign exchange.[9] |
1849 | Oddo et Cie | France | France | |
1849 | Hoerner Bank | Baden | Germany | |
1849 | Australian Mutual Provident Society | New South Wales | Australia | |
1850 | Spar- und Leihkasse Bucheggberg | Switzerland | Switzerland | |
1850 | Nationale Bank van België | Belgium | Belgium | |
1850 | Bank Sparhafen Zürich | Switzerland | Switzerland | |
1850 | Volksbank | Austrian Empire | Austria | |
1851 | Bank of the Philippine Islands | Spanish Philippines | Philippines | Oldest bank in Southeast Asia |
1851 | Essex Savings Bank | United States | United States | |
1852 | PNC Bank | United States | United States | |
1852 | Crédit Foncier de France | France | France | |
1852 | Wells Fargo | United States | United States | |
1854 | Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank | United States | United States | |
1854 | UBS | Switzerland | Switzerland | |
1855 | Salem Five Cents Bank | United States | United States | |
1855 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | Province of Canada | Canada | as Bank of Toronto; merged with The Dominion Bank in 1955 |
1856 | Credit Suisse | Switzerland | Switzerland | |
1856 | Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | |
1856 | Garanti Bank | Ottoman Empire | Turkey | as Ottoman Bank; merged 2001 |
1856 | M&T Bank | United States | United States | |
1856 | Regions Bank | United States | United States | as 1st National Bank of Huntsville; merged with two other banks in 1971 |
1856 | Exchange Bank & Trust[10] | United States | United States | Founding date of 1/1/1856 comes from predecessor bank - First National Bank of Leavenworth, Kansas. Exchange was founded in Atchison, Kansas in 1857. |
1857 | Baraboo State Bank | United States | United States | |
1857 | Santander | Spain | Spain | |
1857 | Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria | Spain | Spain | |
1857 | First National Bank Omaha | United States | United States | founded as Kountze Brothers Bank; became First National Bank Omaha in 1865. |
1858 | Fifth Third Bank | United States | United States | |
1858 | Bendigo & Adelaide Bank | Victoria | Australia | as Bendigo Bank |
1858 | Standard Chartered | British Raj | India | |
1859 | National Bank of Canada | Province of Canada | Canada | |
1859 | Standard Chartered (Singapore) | Straits Settlement | Singapore | First few foreign banks established in Singapore. |
1860 | State Bank of the Russian Empire | Russian Empire | Russia | |
1861 | Caixa Econômica Federal | Empire of Brazil | Brazil | |
1861 | Bank of New Zealand | New Zealand | New Zealand | |
1861 | Associated Bank | United States | United States | |
1862 | Bank Spółdzielczy w Brodnicy | Prussia | Poland | |
1862 | Standard Bank | Cape Colony | South Africa | |
1863 | Crédit Lyonnais | Second French Empire | France | |
1863 | First Financial Bank | United States | United States | |
1863 | U.S. Bank | United States | United States | through merger with The First National Bank of Cincinnati (National Charter #24) |
1863 | Ziraat Bankası | Ottoman Empire | Turkey | |
1864 | First National Bank of Pennsylvania | United States | United States | as First National Bank of West Greenville |
1864 | First Horizon National Corporation | United States | United States | Founded as First National Bank of Memphis, or First National Bank, and also later went by First Tennessee Bank.[11] |
1864 | Royal Bank of Canada | Province of Canada | Canada | |
1864 | Société Générale | Second French Empire | France | |
1864 | CEC Bank | Romanian United Principalities | Romania | |
1864 | The First National Bank & Trust Company of Newtown | United States | United States | |
1865 | HSBC | British Hong Kong | Hong Kong | as The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank |
1865 | Allahabad Bank | British Raj | India | |
1865 | Isle of Man Bank | Isle of Man | Isle of Man | The bank was acquired by National Provincial Bank in 1961 |
1866 | Huntington Bancshares | United States | United States | as The Huntington National Bank |
1867 | Bank of Stockton | United States | United States | |
1867 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Province of Canada[a] | Canada | as Canadian Bank of Commerce; merged on 1 June 1961 with the Imperial Bank of Canada |
1868 | Busey Bank | United States | United States | both Busey Brothers Bank, and bought-out The Bank of Edwardsville, date back to 1868 |
1868 | Sandy Spring Bank | United States | United States | |
1868 | Oldenburgische Landesbank | Oldenburg | Germany | |
1869 | The Savings Bank | United States | United States | founded as the Wakefield Savings Bank |
1869 | Goldman Sachs | United States | United States | |
1869 | Baker Boyer Bank | United States | United States | |
1869 | Jefferson Security Bank | United States | United States | Founded as Jefferson Savings Bank[12] |
1870 | Banco de Bogotá | Colombia | Colombia | |
1870 | Bank Handlowy | Congress Poland, Russian Empire | Poland | |
1870 | Commerzbank | Kingdom of Prussia | Germany | |
1870 | Deutsche Bank | Kingdom of Prussia | Germany | |
1870 | Dominick & Dominick | United States | United States | Founded as Dominick & Dickerman, renamed several times.[13] |
1870 | Zürcher Kantonalbank | Switzerland | Switzerland | |
1871 | Banco Nacional de Bolivia | Bolivia | Bolivia | |
1871 | Danske Bank | Denmark | Denmark | |
1871 | Handelsbanken | Sweden | Sweden | |
1871 | Wayne Bank | United States | United States | |
1872 | Truist Financial | United States | United States | |
1872 | Sparkasse Schwaz | Austrian Empire | Austria | |
1873 | The Daishi Bank (ja) | Japan | Japan | |
1873 | Zions Bank | United States | United States | |
1873 | Bank of the Province of Córdoba | United Provinces | Argentina | |
1874 | Bank of Queensland | Queensland | Australia | |
1874 | The Bank of Marion | United States | United States | Third oldest bank in Virginia |
1875 | Toowoomba Permanent Building Society | Queensland | Australia | |
1875 | Standard Chartered Bank | Straits Settlements | Malaysia | Malaysia's oldest bank |
1876 | Pharaon & Chiha Bank | Ottoman Empire | Lebanon | Oldest bank in Lebanon; acquired by Byblos Bank in 2016[14] |
1876 | Caixa Geral de Depósitos | Portugal | Portugal | |
1877 | POSB Bank | Straits Settlements | Singapore | Singapore's oldest local bank |
1877 | Banco de Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | |
1877 | QNB Bank | United States | United States | |
1877 | The Juroku Bank (ja) | Japan | Japan | |
1877 | Eighteenth Bank (ja) | Japan | Japan | |
1877 | Bank of Washington | United States | United States | |
1878 | Close Brothers Group | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
1878 | Bank of the City of Buenos Aires | Argentina | Argentina | |
1878 | The Hyakujushi Bank (ja) | Japan | Japan | |
1878 | The 77 Bank | Japan | Japan | |
1878 | The Hyakugo Bank (ja) | Japan | Japan | |
1879 | Alpha Bank | Kingdom of Greece | Greece | |
1879 | Bulgarian National Bank | Principality of Bulgaria | Bulgaria | |
1879 | Kakegawa Shinkin Bank (ja) | Japan | Japan | |
1880 | Illawarra Mutual Building Society | New South Wales | Australia | |
1880 | National Bank of Romania | Romania | Romania | |
1881 | Oppenheimer | United States | United States | |
1881 | Banc Sabadell | Spain | Spain | |
1881 | Bank of Clarke County | United States | United States | |
1882 | Crédit Mutuel | French Third Republic | France | |
1882 | Bank of Japan | Japan | Japan | |
1883 | Bank Mendes Gans | Netherlands | Netherlands | |
1883 | Hancock Bank | United States | United States | |
1884 | National Bank of Serbia | Kingdom of Serbia | Serbia | |
1884 | Banque de Tunisie | French protectorate of Tunisia | Tunisia | |
1884 | Banco Nacional de Mexico | Mexico | Mexico | |
1885 | Banco Davivienda El Salvador | El Salvador | El Salvador | |
1886 | Banca Sella Group | Kingdom of Italy | Italy | as Gaudenzio Sella & C. |
1886 | E. Gutzwiller & Cie. Banquiers | Switzerland | Switzerland | |
1886 | Obwaldner Kantonalbank | Switzerland | Switzerland | |
1886 | Banco Francés del Río de la Plata | Argentina | Argentina | |
1887 | Banco Nacional de la República Oriental del Uruguay | Uruguay | Uruguay | The only part of the bank that did not go into bankruptcy, the mortgage section, became in 1892 the Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay, nationalized in 1912 and still in operation. |
1888 | Hatton National Bank | Ceylon | Sri Lanka | Established in 1888 as the “Hatton Bank” to cater to the flourishing tea industry in the central region of Sri Lanka.[15] |
1888 | Powell Valley National Bank | United States | United States | |
1889 | Bryn Mawr Trust | United States | United States | |
1889 | Northern Trust | United States | United States | |
1889 | First National Bank of Berryville | United States | United States | Later named the First National Bank of Arkansas and then in 2022, the Bank of 1889.[16] |
1890 | Banco de Venezuela | Venezuela | Venezuela | Founded as a government institution as Banco Comercial, then renamed in 1890 to Banco de Venezuela. |
1891 | Banco de la Nación Argentina | Argentina | Argentina | |
1893 | Banca d'Italia | Kingdom of Italy | Italy | |
1893 | Banco de Chile | Chile | Chile | |
1893 | Blue Ridge Bank | United States | United States | |
1893 | National Australia Bank | Victoria | Australia | as Commercial Banking Company of Sydney |
1894 | First Bank of Nigeria | Lagos Colony | Nigeria | |
1895 | Punjab National Bank | British Raj | India | |
1895 | Bankwest | Western Australia | Australia | as Agricultural Bank of Western Australia |
1895 | Bank Rakyat Indonesia | Dutch East Indies | Indonesia | |
1895 | Bay State Savings Bank | United States | United States | |
1896 | The Awa Bank (ja) | Japan | Japan | |
1896 | Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay | Uruguay | Uruguay | |
1896 | Kenya Commercial Bank Group | East Africa Protectorate | Kenya | as a subsidiary of National Bank of India |
1897 | Shinhan Bank | Joseon | South Korea | |
1898 | National Bank of Egypt | Egypt | Egypt | |
1899 | Bank of Cyprus | British Cyprus | Cyprus | |
1899 | Woori Bank | Korean Empire | South Korea | |
1899 | Fukui Bank (ja) | Japan | Japan | |
1899 | Bank of Taiwan | Japan-administered Formosa | Taiwan | |
1899 | First Commercial Bank | Japan-administered Formosa | Taiwan | |