Hong KongBank of East AsiaEstablished almost a century ago, the Bank of East Asia is Hong Kong’s largest independent local bank and, as of the end of last year, boasted total consolidated assets in excess of $100bn. BEA is known primarily for its comprehensive range of banking products and services, and nowhere else can this…
Sri LankaSampath BankSampath Bank’s influence in Sri Lanka stretches back 29 years, in which time it has come to be considered among the country’s most respected institutions. The bank’s core value is to create a learning culture that promotes individual and organisational development, while also promoting innovation and customer value. www.sampath.lk
SpainSantanderOriginating in the Spanish city after which it was named in 1857, Santander is now one of the world’s largest banks when measured by market capitalisation, and the largest bank in the eurozone by market value. Santander’s total deposits were in excess of €683.1bn as of 2015, and in 2014 it made a profit of…
South KoreaShinhan BankWith its origins tracing back to 1897, Shinhan Bank can lay claim to being the oldest bank on the Korean Peninsula. It offers a number of retail banking products, including checking and saving accounts, as well as mortgages, insurance and consumer finance. It employs more than 13,000 people and maintains assets worth a…
Saudi ArabiaSABBThe Saudi British Bank, or SABB as it is more widely known, is an associated company of the HSBC Group and headquartered in Riyadh. The Saudi retail bank was founded in January 1978 and began operations soon after in July of the same year, taking over the operations of the British Bank of the…
RussiaAlfa-BankHeadquartered in Moscow, Alfa-Bank Russia is a beacon of reliability and efficiency for retail banking customers, both in the country and the larger region. Its far-reaching network, together with its superior levels of experience and knowledge within its management team easily set this financial institution apart from its competitors in the Russian market. www.alfabank.com
United KingdomBarclaysBritain is the home of financial giant Barclays, and its UK retail-banking arm serves more than 15 million clients in the country. Among them are individual and business customers who take advantage of Barclays’ many retail products, including current and savings accounts, mortgages, insurance, loans, credit cards and investment products. www.barclays.co.uk
United Arab EmiratesFGBFGB, formerly known as First Gulf Bank, is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 1979, the bank has grown to become the third largest in terms of assets in the UAE and employs roughly 2,000 people. Its particular focus is on consumer and wholesale banking, and it is a leading…
TurkeyGaranti BankRetail banking is just one of the many areas of operation of the Garanti Bank, but it is no less notable for that: operating nearly 1,000 domestic branches and over 4,500 ATMs, while offering internet, mobile and social banking platforms to its customers, the reach of the Garanti Bank for consumers is wide and…
TaiwanTaiwan Cooperative BankHeadquartered in Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan, the Taiwan Cooperative Bank employs roughly 9,000 people. The bank was originally founded while the island of Taiwan was under Japanese occupation in 1923, but was taken over by the Taiwanese authorities in 1946. It now has more than 300 branches, more than any other…
