List of oldest banks in continuous operation

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The merchant banker Cornelius Berenberg, a member of the Berenberg family, whose grandfather founded Berenberg Bank in 1590
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena headquarters in Siena today

This list of the oldest banks includes financial institutions in continuous operation, operating with the same legal identity without interruption since their establishment until the present time. While there are seven banks founded in the 17th century still remaining and 16 banks founded in the 18th century, the list is topped by the only two banks founded in the 15th and 16th centuries respectively, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena and Berenberg Bank. Monte dei Paschi di Siena was founded as a mount of piety in 1472 and today is one of Italy's largest retail banks, while Berenberg Bank was founded as a merchant house in Hamburg in 1590 and today is a merchant bank and private bank, and still owned by the descendants of its founders, the Berenberg family.

Banks established before 1600

Year Company Country (modern)
1472 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Italy Italy
1590 Berenberg Bank Germany Germany

Banks established in the 17th century

Year Company Country (modern)
1668 Sveriges Riksbank Sweden Sweden
1672 C. Hoare & Co England England
1674 Metzler Bank Germany Germany
1690 Barclays England England
1692 Coutts England England
1694 Bank of England England England
1695 Bank of Scotland Scotland Scotland

Banks established in the 18th century

Year Company Country (modern)
1702 Caja Madrid (now Bankia) Spain Spain
1717 Banco Etcheverría Spain Spain
1717 Drummonds Bank United Kingdom United Kingdom
1727 The Royal Bank of Scotland United Kingdom United Kingdom
1737 Van Lanschot Netherlands Netherlands
1747 Banque Nagelmackers Belgium Belgium
1760 Banque Courtois France France
1765 Lloyds Bank United Kingdom United Kingdom
1780 Landolt & Cie Switzerland Switzerland
1782 Bank of Spain Spain Spain
1783 Bank of Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland
1784 Bank of New York United States United States
1785 Trinkaus & Burkhardt Germany Germany
1786 Hottinger & Cie France France
1787 La Roche & Co. Switzerland Switzerland
1787 Raphaels Bank United Kingdom United Kingdom
1789 Sal. Oppenheim Germany Germany
1792 State Street Corporation United States United States
1796 Hauck & Aufhäuser Germany Germany
1796 Lombard Odier & Cie Switzerland Switzerland
1798 Donner & Reuschel Germany Germany
1798 M. M. Warburg & Co. Germany Germany
1799 Bank of the Manhattan Company United States United States

Banks established in the 19th century

Year Company Country (modern)
1800 Banque de France France France
1804 Schroders United Kingdom United Kingdom
1805 Pictet & Cie Switzerland Switzerland
1806 State Bank of India India India
1808 Banco do Brasil Brazil Brazil
1810 Brown, Shipley & Co. United Kingdom United Kingdom
1810 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. United States United States
1811 N M Rothschild & Sons United Kingdom United Kingdom
1811 Bank of Finland Finland Finland
1812 Citibank United States United States
1812 Sparkasse Schwyz Switzerland Switzerland
1814 De Nederlandsche Bank Netherlands Netherlands
1815 Banque Bonhôte Switzerland Switzerland
1817 SNS Bank Netherlands Netherlands
1817 Bank of Montreal Canada Canada
1817 Bank of New South Wales Australia Australia
1818 Groupe Caisse d'Épargne France France
1818 Berliner Sparkasse Germany Germany
1818 Danmarks Nationalbank Denmark Denmark
1819 Mirabaud & Cie Switzerland Switzerland
1819 de (Erste Bank) Austria Austria
1820 Nordea Sweden Sweden, Finland Finland
1820 Swedbank Sweden Sweden
1820 Institution for Savings United States United States
1822 Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina
1822 DNB (as Christiania Sparebank) Norway Norway
1824 de (Stadtsparkasse München) Germany Germany
1825 nl (Česká spořitelna) Czech Republic Czech Republic
1826 de (AEK Bank 1826) Switzerland Switzerland
1828 de (Bankhaus Spängler) Austria Austria
1828 De Curaçaosche Bank Curaçao Curaçao
1828 Citizens Financial Group United States United States
1828 Centreville Bank United States United States
1828 nl (Javasche Bank) Indonesia Indonesia
1829 de (Clientis Caisse d’Epargne CEC) Switzerland Switzerland
1831 Template:National Grand Bank United States United States
1832 Wilmington Savings Fund Society United States United States
1832 Scotiabank Canada Canada
1834 de (Bank BSU) Switzerland Switzerland
1835 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Australia Australia
1838 Ballston Spa National Bank United States United States
1838 Clydesdale Bank United Kingdom United Kingdom
1838 First National Bank South Africa South Africa
1838 Mauritius Commercial Bank Mauritius Mauritius
1839 Provident Bank of New Jersey United States United States
1840 Montepio Portugal Portugal
1841 National Bank of Greece Greece Greece
1841 Sberbank Russia Russia
1844 Bordier & Cie Switzerland Switzerland
1845 PNC Bank United States United States
1847 Auckland Savings Bank New Zealand New Zealand
1846 Banco de Portugal Portugal Portugal
1848 Lazard United States United States
1849 fr (Oddo et Cie) France France
1849 de (Hoerner Bank) Germany Germany
1849 Australian Mutual Provident Society Australia Australia
1850 Spar- und Leihkasse Bucheggberg Switzerland Switzerland
1850 de (Bank Sparhafen Zürich) Switzerland Switzerland
1850 Volksbank Austria Austria
1851 Essex Savings Bank United States United States
1851 Bank of the Philippine Islands Philippines Philippines
1852 Crédit Foncier de France France France States
1852 Wells Fargo United States United States
1853 Beneficial Bank United States United States
1854 UBS Switzerland Switzerland
1855 Template:Salem Five Cents Bank United States United States
1856 Credit Suisse Switzerland Switzerland
1856 Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État Luxembourg Luxembourg
1856 Ottoman Bank Turkey Turkey
1856 M&T Bank United States United States
1856 Regions Financial Corporation – 1st National Bank of Huntsville, 1856, Union Planters, 1869 United States United States
1856 Toronto-Dominion Bank Canada Canada
1857 Santander Spain Spain
1857 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Spain Spain
1858 Fifth Third Bank United States United States
1858 Bendigo Bank Australia Australia
1858 Standard Chartered British Raj British India
1859 National Bank of Canada Canada Canada
1860 State Bank of the Russian Empire Russia Russia
1861 Caixa Econômica Federal Brazil Brazil
1861 Bank of New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand
1862 Bank Spółdzielczy w Brodnicy Poland Poland
1863 Crédit Lyonnais France France
1863 Ziraat Bankası Turkey Turkey
1864 First Horizon National Corporation – First National Bank, 1864 United States United States
1864 Royal Bank of Canada Canada Canada
1864 Société Générale France France
1865 CEC Bank Romania Romania
1865 HSBC (The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) Hong Kong Hong Kong
1865 Allahabad Bank India India
1865 Banca d'Italia Italy Italy
1867 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canada Canada
1868 Busey Bank United States United States
1868 Vojvođanska banka Serbia Serbia
1868 Sandy Spring Bank United States United States
1868 Oldenburgische Landesbank Germany Germany
1868 The Bank of Edwardsville United States United States
1868 Živnostenská banka Czech Republic Czech Republic
1869 Goldman Sachs United States United States
1870 Banco de Bogotá Colombia Colombia
1870 Bank Handlowy Poland Poland
1870 Commerzbank Germany Germany
1870 Deutsche Bank Germany Germany
1870 Dominick & Dominick United States United States
1871 Banco Nacional de Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia
1871 Handelsbanken Sweden Sweden
1872 BB&T United States United States
1873 The Daishi Bank (ja) Japan Japan
1873 Zions Bank United States United States
1874 Bank of Queensland Australia Australia
1875 Toowoomba Permanent Building Society Australia Australia
1875 Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Malaysia
1876 Caixa Geral de Depósitos Portugal Portugal
1877 POSB Bank Singapore Singapore
1877 Banco de Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica
1877 QNB Bank United States United States
1878 Close Brothers Group United Kingdom United Kingdom
1878 Bank of the City of Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina
1879 Bulgarian National Bank Bulgaria Bulgaria
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 France France
1883 Bank Mendes Gans Netherlands Netherlands
1883 Whitney National Bank United States United States
1884 National Bank of Serbia Serbia Serbia
1884 Banque de Tunisie Tunisia Tunisia
1884 Banco Nacional de Mexico Mexico Mexico
1885 Sage Bank United States United States
1886 Gaudenzio Sella & C., (the current Banca Sella Group) Italy
1886 de (E. Gutzwiller & Cie. Banquiers) Switzerland Switzerland
1886 Banco Francés del Río de la Plata Argentina Argentina
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
1890 Banco de Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela
1891 Banco de la Nación Argentina Argentina Argentina
1893 Banco de Chile Chile Chile
1893 Blue Ridge Bank United States United States
1893 National Australia Bank Australia Australia
1894 First Bank of Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria
1895 Punjab National Bank India India
1895 Agricultural Bank of Western Australia Australia Australia
1895 Bank Rakyat Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia
1896 Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay
1896 Kenya Commercial Bank Group Kenya Kenya
1898 National Bank of Egypt (as Ottoman Empire Bank) Egypt Egypt
1899 Bank of Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus

See also

References

  • Manfred Pohl, Sabine Freitag, Handbook on the History of European Banks, European Association for Banking History, 1994