TOP 5 BANKS (GLOBAL)

HSBC Holdings plc (formerly Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp), based in London, is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations. Its international network includes approximately 8,000 offices in 87 countries and territories throughout Africa, the Americas, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle East.

Bank of America Corp is a financial services company; the largest bank holding company in the USA by assets, and the second largest bank by market capitalization. The corporation has clients in more than 150 countries and serves 99 % of the US Fortune 500 companies and 83 % of the Fortune Global 500 in one capacity or another. It is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and a component of both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

JP Morgan is a leading financial services company, serving clients in over 100 countries. It possesses one of the most comprehensive global product platforms available. JP Morgan has been helping its clients to do business and manage their wealth for more than 200 years.

The Santander Group is the fourth largest bank in the world by profits and the eighth largest by stock market capitalization. In 2009 its net ordinary profits exceeded €8.9 billion, 1 % more than the previous year, and it distributed over €4.9 billion in dividends to shareholders.

BNP Paribas is a European leader in global banking and financial services and financially one of the largest banks in the world. With all of its lines of business represented throughout Europe, the Group has four domestic retail banking markets in Belgium, France, Italy, and Luxembourg. Its international networks are among the world’s largest, with operations in 84 countries and 201,100 employees, including 158,800 in Europe, 15,100 in North America, and 10,600 in Asia (June 2010). BNP Paribas holds key positions in its three core businesses: retail banking, corporate and investment banking, and investment solutions.