List of oldest banks in continuous operation - wikipedia List of oldest banks in continuous operation This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2017 ) 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. Berenberg Bank is the world 's oldest merchant bank and private bank and was founded in 1590, and is still owned by the descendants of its founders, the Berenberg family. Contents 1 Banks established before 1600 2 Banks established in the 17th century 3 Banks established in the 18th century 4 Banks established in the 19th century 5 See also 6 References Banks established before 1600 Year Company Country ( modern ) Notes 1472 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Italy The result of several mergers, the oldest of which tracing its history to a mount of piety founded in 1472 1590 Berenberg Bank Germany The oldest bank operating continuously with the same legal identity ; the oldest merchant bank Banks established in the 17th century Year Company Country ( modern ) Notes 1668 Sveriges Riksbank Sweden The world 's oldest central bank 1672 C. Hoare & Co England 1674 Metzler Bank Germany 1690 Barclays England 1692 Coutts England 1694 Bank of England England 1695 Bank of Scotland Scotland Banks established in the 18th century Year Company Country ( modern ) 1702 Caja Madrid Spain 1717 Drummonds Bank United Kingdom 1727 Royal Bank of Scotland United Kingdom 1737 Van Lanschot Netherlands 1747 Banque Nagelmackers Belgium 1760 Banque Courtois France 1765 Lloyds Bank United Kingdom 1774 Fürstlich Castell'sche Bank Germany 1780 Landolt & Cie Switzerland 1782 Bank of Spain Spain 1783 Bank of Ireland Ireland 1784 The Bank of New York Mellon United States 1785 Trinkaus & Burkhardt Germany 1786 Hottinger & Cie France 1787 La Roche & Co. Switzerland 1787 Raphaels Bank United Kingdom 1789 Sal. Oppenheim Germany 1792 State Street Corporation United States 1796 Hauck & Aufhäuser Germany 1796 Lombard Odier & Cie Switzerland 1798 Donner & Reuschel Germany 1798 M.M. Warburg & Co. Germany Banks established in the 19th century Year Company Country ( modern ) 1800 Banque de France France 1804 Schroders United Kingdom 1805 Pictet & Cie Switzerland 1806 State Bank of India India 1808 Banco do Brasil Brazil 1810 Brown, Shipley & Co. United Kingdom 1810 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. United States 1811 NM Rothschild & Sons United Kingdom 1811 Bank of Finland Finland 1812 Citibank United States 1812 Sparkasse Schwyz Switzerland 1814 De Nederlandsche Bank Netherlands 1815 Banque Bonhôte Switzerland 1817 SNS Bank Netherlands 1817 Bank of Montreal Canada 1817 Bank of New South Wales Australia 1818 Groupe Caisse d'Épargne France 1818 Berliner Sparkasse Germany 1818 Danmarks Nationalbank Denmark 1819 Mirabaud & Cie Switzerland 1819 Erste Bank Austria 1820 Nordea Sweden, Finland 1820 Swedbank Sweden 1820 Institution for Savings United States 1822 Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires Argentina 1822 DNB ( as Christiania Sparebank ) Norway 1824 Stadtsparkasse München Germany 1825 Česká spořitelna Czech Republic 1826 AEK Bank 1826 Switzerland 1827 Hamburger Sparkasse Germany 1828 Bankhaus Spängler Austria 1828 De Curaçaosche Bank Curaçao 1828 Citizens Financial Group United States 1828 Centreville Bank United States 1828 Javasche Bank Indonesia 1829 Clientis Caisse d'Epargne CEC Switzerland 1831 Dedham Institution for Savings United States 1831 National Grand Bank United States 1832 Wilmington Savings Fund Society United States 1832 Scotiabank Canada 1834 Bank BSU Switzerland 1834 Old National Bank United States 1835 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Australia 1836 The Honesdale National Bank United States 1838 Ballston Spa National Bank United States 1838 Clydesdale Bank United Kingdom 1838 First National Bank South Africa 1838 Mauritius Commercial Bank Mauritius 1839 Provident Bank of New Jersey United States 1840 Montepio Portugal 1841 National Bank of Greece Greece 1841 Sberbank Russia 1844 Bordier & Cie Switzerland 1844 Caixa de Barcelona ( now CaixaBank ) Spain 1852 PNC Bank United States 1847 Auckland Savings Bank New Zealand 1846 Banco de Portugal Portugal 1848 Lazard United States 1849 Oddo et Cie France 1849 Hoerner Bank Germany 1849 Australian Mutual Provident Society Australia 1850 Spar - und Leihkasse Bucheggberg Switzerland 1850 Bank Sparhafen Zürich Switzerland 1850 Volksbank Austria 1851 Essex Savings Bank United States 1851 Bank of the Philippine Islands Philippines 1852 Crédit Foncier de France France States 1852 Wells Fargo United States 1853 Beneficial Bank United States 1854 Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank United States 1854 UBS Switzerland 1855 Salem Five Cents Bank United States 1856 Credit Suisse Switzerland 1856 Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État Luxembourg 1856 Ottoman Bank Turkey 1856 M&T Bank United States 1856 Regions Financial Corporation -- 1st National Bank of Huntsville, 1856, Union Planters, 1869 United States 1857 Santander Spain 1857 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Spain 1858 Fifth Third Bank United States 1858 Bendigo Bank Australia 1858 Standard Chartered British India 1859 National Bank of Canada Canada 1860 State Bank of the Russian Empire Russia 1861 Caixa Econômica Federal Brazil 1861 Bank of New Zealand New Zealand 1861 Associated Bank United States 1862 Bank Spółdzielczy w Brodnicy Poland 1862 Standard Bank South Africa 1863 Crédit Lyonnais France 1863 Ziraat Bankası Turkey 1864 First Horizon National Corporation -- First National Bank, 1864 United States 1864 Royal Bank of Canada Canada 1864 Société Générale France 1864 CEC Bank Romania 1865 HSBC ( The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ) Hong Kong 1865 Allahabad Bank India 1867 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canada 1868 Busey Bank United States 1868 Vojvođanska banka Serbia 1868 Sandy Spring Bank United States 1868 Oldenburgische Landesbank Germany 1868 The Bank of Edwardsville United States 1868 Živnostenská banka Czech Republic 1869 Goldman Sachs United States 1869 Mellon Bank ( as T. Mellon & Sons ' Bank ) United States 1870 Banco de Bogotá Colombia 1870 Bank Handlowy Poland 1870 Commerzbank Germany 1870 Deutsche Bank Germany 1870 Dominick & Dominick United States 1871 Banco Nacional de Bolivia Bolivia 1871 Danske Bank Denmark 1871 Handelsbanken Sweden 1871 Wayne Bank United States 1872 BB&T United States 1873 The Daishi Bank ( ja ) Japan 1873 Zions Bank United States 1874 Bank of Queensland Australia 1875 Toowoomba Permanent Building Society Australia 1875 Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia 1876 Pharaon & Chiha Bank Lebanon 1876 Caixa Geral de Depósitos Portugal 1877 POSB Bank Singapore 1877 Banco de Costa Rica Costa Rica 1877 QNB Bank United States 1877 The Juroku Bank ( ja ) Japan 1877 The Eighteenth Bank ( ja ) Japan 1878 Close Brothers Group United Kingdom 1878 Bank of the City of Buenos Aires Argentina 1878 The Hyakujushi Bank ( ja ) Japan 1878 The 77 Bank Japan 1878 The Hyakugo Bank ( ja ) Japan 1879 Bulgarian National Bank Bulgaria 1879 Kakegawa Shinkin Bank ( ja ) Japan 1880 National Bank of Romania Romania 1881 Oppenheimer United States 1881 Banc Sabadell Spain 1881 Bank of Clarke County United States 1882 Crédit Mutuel France 1882 Bank of Japan Japan 1883 Bank Mendes Gans Netherlands 1883 Whitney National Bank United States 1884 National Bank of Serbia Serbia 1884 Banque de Tunisie Tunisia 1884 Banco Nacional de Mexico Mexico 1885 Sage Bank United States 1886 Gaudenzio Sella & C., ( the current Banca Sella Group ) Italy 1886 E. Gutzwiller & Cie. Banquiers Switzerland 1886 Banco Francés del Río de la Plata Argentina 1889 Bryn Mawr Trust United States 1889 Northern Trust United States 1889 First National Bank of Berryville United States 1890 Banco de Venezuela Venezuela 1891 Banco de la Nación Argentina Argentina 1893 Banca d'Italia Italy 1893 Banco de Chile Chile 1893 Blue Ridge Bank United States 1893 National Australia Bank Australia 1894 First Bank of Nigeria Nigeria 1895 Punjab National Bank India 1895 Agricultural Bank of Western Australia Australia 1895 Bank Rakyat Indonesia Indonesia 1896 The Awa Bank ( ja ) Japan 1896 Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay Uruguay 1896 Kenya Commercial Bank Group Kenya 1898 National Bank of Egypt ( as Ottoman Empire Bank ) Egypt 1899 Bank of Cyprus Cyprus 1899 Fukui Bank ( ja ) Japan See also History of banking List of oldest companies References Manfred Pohl, Sabine Freitag, Handbook on the History of European Banks, European Association for Banking History, 1994 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_banks_in_continuous_operation&oldid=817107295 '' Categories : Lists of superlatives Lists of banks History of banking Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from September 2017 All articles lacking sources Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Қазақша Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 26 December 2017, at 05 : 31. 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Question: who is the oldest bank in the world
Answer: Monte dei Paschi di Siena