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. Depending on the definition, the world 's oldest bank is either Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena or Berenberg Bank. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena was founded in its present form in 1624, but traces its history to a mount of piety founded in 1472. The Berenberg company was founded in 1590 and has operated continuously ever since with the same family as owners or major co-owners. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is today a large Italian retail bank, while Berenberg Bank is primarily involved in investment banking and private banking for wealthy customers ; in any event Berenberg Bank is the world 's oldest merchant bank or investment bank. The world 's oldest central bank is the Sveriges Riksbank, which was founded in 1668. 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 ( historic ) Country ( modern ) Notes 1472 1624 Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena Siena Tuscany Italy Tracing its history to a mount of piety founded in 1472, but founded in its present form in 1624 1590 Berenberg Bank Hamburg Germany The oldest bank operating continuously with the same legal identity ; the oldest merchant bank Banks established in the 17th century Year Company Country ( historic ) Country ( modern ) Notes 1668 Sveriges Riksbank Sweden Sweden The world 's oldest central bank 1672 C. Hoare & Co England United Kingdom The oldest British bank 1674 Metzler Bank Frankfurt Germany 1690 Barclays England United Kingdom 1692 Coutts England United Kingdom 1694 Bank of England England United Kingdom 1695 Bank of Scotland Scotland United Kingdom Banks established in the 18th century Year Company Country ( historic ) Country ( modern ) Notes 1702 Caja Madrid Castile Spain 1717 Drummonds Bank Great Britain United Kingdom 1727 Royal Bank of Scotland Great Britain United Kingdom 1737 Van Lanschot Dutch Republic Netherlands 1747 Banque Nagelmackers Liège Belgium 1760 Banque Courtois France France 1765 Lloyds Bank Great Britain United Kingdom 1774 Fürstlich Castell'sche Bank Würzburg Germany 1780 Landolt & Cie Neuchâtel Switzerland 1782 Bank of Spain Spain Spain 1783 Bank of Ireland Ireland Ireland 1784 The Bank of New York United States United States Oldest US bank tracing to its original incorporation, without resorting to an acquired predeecessor 1785 Trinkaus & Burkhardt Palatinate Germany 1786 Hottinger & Cie France Switzerland 1787 La Roche & Co. Basel Switzerland 1787 Raphaels Bank Great Britain United Kingdom 1789 Sal. Oppenheim Cologne Germany Acquired by Deutsche Bank, which began shutting it down as a separate entity in 2017 1792 State Street Corporation United States United States Age dated to predecessor Union Bank 1796 Hauck & Aufhäuser Frankfurt Germany 1796 Lombard Odier & Cie Geneva Switzerland 1798 Donner & Reuschel Hamburg Germany 1798 M.M. Warburg & Co. Hamburg Germany 1799 The Manhattan Company United States United States Reverse merged with Chase National, retaining the Manhattan charter, but later acquired by Chemical Bank. While Chemical renamed itself Chase Manhattan, the direct corporate lineage was Chemical 's Banks established in the 19th century Year Company Country ( historic ) Country ( modern ) Notes 1800 Banque de France France France 1804 Schroders United Kingdom United Kingdom 1805 Pictet & Cie Geneva Switzerland 1806 State Bank of India Calcutta India 1808 Banco do Brasil Brazil Brazil 1810 Brown, Shipley & Co. United Kingdom United Kingdom 1811 NM Rothschild & Sons United Kingdom United Kingdom 1811 Bank of Finland Finland Finland 1812 Citibank United States United States Originally City Bank of New York and then National City Bank of New York. 1812 Sparkasse Schwyz Schwyz Switzerland 1814 De Nederlandsche Bank Netherlands Netherlands 1815 Banque Bonhôte Neuchâtel Switzerland 1817 SNS Bank Netherlands Netherlands 1817 Bank of Montreal Lower Canada Canada 1817 Bank of New South Wales New South Wales Australia 1818 Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. United States United States 1818 Groupe Caisse d'Épargne France France 1818 Berliner Sparkasse Prussia Germany 1818 Danmarks Nationalbank Denmark Denmark 1819 Mirabaud & Cie Geneva Switzerland 1819 Erste Bank Austria Austria 1820 Nordea Sweden Sweden 1820 Swedbank Sweden Sweden 1820 Institution for Savings United States United States 1822 Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires Argentina Argentina 1822 DNB Norway Norway as Christiania Sparebank 1824 Stadtsparkasse München Bavaria Germany 1825 Česká spořitelna Bohemia Czech Republic 1826 AEK Bank 1826 Bern Switzerland 1827 Hamburger Sparkasse Hamburg Germany 1828 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 Javasche Bank Dutch East Indies Indonesia 1829 Clientis Caisse d'Epargne CEC Bern Switzerland 1831 Dedham Institution for Savings United States United States 1831 National Grand Bank United States United States 1832 Wilmington Savings Fund Society United States United States 1832 Scotiabank Lower Canada Canada 1833 Chemung Canal Trust Company United States United States 1834 Bank BSU Zürich Switzerland 1834 Old National Bank United States United States 1835 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group British Empire Australia 1836 The Honesdale National Bank United States United States 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 Empire 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 Geneva Switzerland 1844 CaixaBank Spain Spain as Caixa de Barcelona 1847 Auckland Savings Bank New Zealand New Zealand 1846 Banco de Portugal Portugal Portugal 1848 Lazard United States United States 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 Bank Sparhafen Zürich Switzerland Switzerland 1850 Volksbank Austria Austria 1851 Essex Savings Bank United States United States 1852 PNC Bank United States United States 1851 Bank of the Philippine Islands Philippines Philippines 1852 Crédit Foncier de France France France 1852 Wells Fargo United States United States 1853 Beneficial Bank 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 1856 Credit Suisse Switzerland Switzerland 1856 Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État Luxembourg Luxembourg 1856 Ottoman Bank Ottoman Empire Turkey 1856 M&T Bank United States United States 1856 1869 Regions Bank United States United States as 1st National Bank of Huntsville as Union Planters 1857 Santander Spain Spain 1857 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Spain Spain 1858 Fifth Third Bank United States United States 1858 Bendigo Bank Victoria Australia 1858 Standard Chartered British Raj 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 1861 Associated Bank United States United States 1862 Bank Spółdzielczy w Brodnicy Prussia Poland 1862 Standard Bank Cape Colony South Africa 1863 Crédit Lyonnais France France 1863 Ziraat Bankası Ottoman Empire Turkey 1864 First Horizon National Corporation United States United States as First National Bank 1864 Royal Bank of Canada Canada Canada 1864 Société Générale France France 1864 CEC Bank Wallachia Romania 1864 Banco de Londres y México Mexico Mexico 1865 HSBC Hong Kong Hong Kong 1865 Allahabad Bank British Raj India 1867 Bank of Stockton United States United States 1867 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canada Canada 1868 Busey Bank United States United States 1868 Vojvođanska banka Hungary Serbia 1868 Sandy Spring Bank United States United States 1868 Oldenburgische Landesbank Oldenburg Germany 1868 The Bank of Edwardsville United States United States 1868 Živnostenská banka Bohemia Czech Republic 1869 Goldman Sachs United States United States 1869 Mellon Bank United States United States as T. Mellon & Sons ' Bank 1870 Banco de Bogotá Colombia Colombia 1870 Bank Handlowy Poland Poland 1870 Commerzbank Prussia Germany 1870 Deutsche Bank Prussia Germany 1870 Dominick & Dominick United States United States 1871 Banco Nacional de Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia 1871 Danske Bank Denmark Denmark 1871 Handelsbanken Sweden Sweden 1871 Wayne Bank United States United States 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 Queensland Australia 1875 Toowoomba Permanent Building Society Queensland Australia 1875 Standard Chartered Bank Straits Settlements Malaysia 1876 Pharaon & Chiha Bank Ottoman Empire Lebanon 1876 Caixa Geral de Depósitos Portugal Portugal 1877 POSB Bank Straits Settlements Singapore 1877 Banco de Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica 1877 QNB Bank United States United States 1877 The Juroku Bank ( ja ) Japan Japan 1877 The Eighteenth Bank ( ja ) Japan Japan 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 Bulgarian National Bank Bulgaria Bulgaria 1879 Kakegawa Shinkin Bank ( ja ) Japan Japan 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 1882 Bank of Japan Japan Japan 1883 Bank Mendes Gans Netherlands Netherlands 1883 Hancock 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 HSBC El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador 1886 Banca Sella Group Italy Italy as Gaudenzio Sella & C. 1886 E. Gutzwiller & Cie. Banquiers Switzerland Switzerland 1886 Banco Francés del Río de la Plata Argentina Argentina 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 1890 Banco de Venezuela Venezuela Venezuela 1891 Banco de la Nación Argentina Argentina Argentina 1893 Banca d'Italia Italy Italy 1893 Banco de Chile Chile Chile 1893 Blue Ridge Bank United States United States 1893 National Australia Bank Victoria Australia 1894 First Bank of Nigeria Lagos Colony Nigeria 1895 Punjab National Bank British Raj India 1895 Agricultural Bank of Western Australia Western Australia Australia 1895 Bank Rakyat Indonesia Dutch East Indies Indonesia 1896 The Awa Bank ( ja ) Japan Japan 1896 Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay 1896 Kenya Commercial Bank Group British East Africa Kenya 1898 National Bank of Egypt Egypt Egypt as Ottoman Empire Bank 1899 Bank of Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus 1899 Fukui Bank ( ja ) Japan Japan See also History of banking List of oldest companies Lindy effect 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=854672525 '' Categories : Economy - related 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 13 August 2018, at 01 : 10 ( UTC ). 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