Sunday 18 November 2012

list of Banks in Brazil

A
*. ABC Brasil
B
*. Banco Bradesco
*. Banco Cruzeiro do Sul
*. Banco de Brasília
*. Banco do Brasil
*. Banco do Nordeste
*. Banco Safra
B cont.
*. Banco Votorantim
*. Banestes
*. Banrisul
*. BicBanco
*. Brazilian Development Bank
*. BTG Pactual
C
*. Caixa Econômica Federal
C cont.
*. Central Bank of Brazil
D
*. Daycoval
H
*. HSBC Bank (Brazil)
I
*. Itaú Unibanco
P
*. PanAmericano
*. Paraná Banco
S
*. Santander Brasil Banco Bradesco – One of the largest banks in Brazil along with Banco do Brasil, Itau Unibanco and BNDES. It was the largest private bank in Brazil until Banco Itaú and Unibanco merged in 2008.
Banco do Brazil – The largest bank in Brazil and Latin America with total assets of over R$981.0 billion(US$526.58 billion). It also has the largest ATM networkin Latin America, with over 45,000 ATMs.
Banco Safra – The ninth largest private bank in Brazil in terms of total assets and equity. As a full-service commercial bank, Banco Safra operates in all areas of the financial sector.
Banco Votorantim – One of the ten largest financial institutions in Brazil. Founded in 1988 as a securities dealer, Banco Votorantim started operating as a multiple bank in 1991. The bank is owned by Votorantim Group and Bancodo Brasil.
Banco ABC Brasil – A Brazilian subsidiary of Arab Banking Corporation (ABC), established in 1983. The bank's main target is the large and middle-sized Brazilian corporations.
Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES) was founded on June 20, 1952 and is the main provider of long-term financing in Brazil. It is the largest development bank inLatin America. The Bank offers several financial support mechanisms to Brazilian companies as well as public administration entities. In 2009, the Bank inaugurated its one branch in Montevideo (Uruguay) and a new subsidiary in Europe (London). BNDES is 100% owned by the FederalGovernment.
Caixa Economica Federal – A government-owned Brazilian commercial bank, established on January 12, 1861 by Emperor Dom Pedro II. With more than 38 million customers, it is one ofthe largest financial institutions in Latin America.
Central Bank of Brazil – The principal monetary authority of the country. The Bank wasestablished on December 31,1964. As of August 2011, Central Bank had total assets of 1.428 trillion reais.
HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. - Banco Múltiplo was established in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings. It serves about 30 million customers in Brazil.
Itau Unibanco – The largest financial conglomerate in theLatin America and one of the10 largest banks in the world by market value. As ofSeptember 30, 2011, the bank had total assets of R$836.99 billion.
Mercantil do Brasil – A mid-sized bank with more than 1.1 million customers and about BRL 12.614 billion in assets as of June 30, 2012. The bank has over 160 domestic branches and branch in the Grand CaymanIsland.
Nossa Caixa – Nossa Caixa was the seventh largest bankby deposits with a presence in all 645 municipalities of São Paulo. It was incorporated into the Banco do Brasil in 2008.
Santander Brasil – The largest division of Spanish bank Santander in Latin America accounting for 20% of the total profit of the group.