Bank of Montreal

In 1855, a group of millers and merchants founded the Bank of Toronto, recognizing that Canada's emerging grain industry needed essential financial services to grow. Nearly a century later, in 1955, the Bank of Toronto merged with The Dominion Bank to form The Toronto-Dominion Bank, creating a financial institution built on a shared vision of serving communities. From those early days of supporting farmers and merchants, TD has grown into one of North America's top 10 financial services companies, guided by the principle that people matter most. Today, TD operates as a remarkably human and refreshingly simple bank, offering retail, small business, and commercial banking products to millions of customers across Canada and the United States. With over 95,000 employees serving more than 10 million customers through over 1,100 locations, TD continues to honor its roots while innovating for the future. The bank's TD Ready Commitment represents a pledge to give back, dedicating approximately $750 million by 2030 to drive positive change in financial security, environmental sustainability, connected communities, and better health.

RBC is one of Canada's largest banks and among the largest in the world based on market capitalization, with 97,000+ full- and part-time employees serving 17 million clients across Canada, the United States, and 27 other countries. As one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies, RBC provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services, and capital markets products and services on a global basis. The bank has been consistently recognized for excellence, including being named "North American Retail Bank of the Year" for three consecutive years by Retail Banker International, while also maintaining top safety ratings with Moody's and S&P. With total assets exceeding C$2.4 trillion and a market capitalization of approximately U.S. $220 billion, RBC delivers leading performance through a purpose-driven, principles-led approach that helps clients thrive and communities prosper. For more than 150 years, RBC has expanded globally alongside its clients, building strong market positions across five business segments. The bank's global presence spans over 100 countries, with a commitment to innovation and sustainability that has positioned it as the safest bank in North America according to Global Finance in 2025.

In 1832, a group of Halifax merchants founded the Bank of Nova Scotia to provide a public, accessible bank for the community. From that spark, Scotiabank grew into a multinational financial services firm with a footprint across the Americas, delivering personal, business, commercial, corporate and investment banking, wealth management and capital markets. Through more than a century of growth, the bank expanded its reach from Canada to the United States and beyond, guided by a vision to be our clients’ most trusted financial partner. Today Scotiabank is one of North America’s largest banks by assets, with approximately 90,000 Scotiabankers and assets around $1.5 trillion, supported by a global network of operations that span the globe and a diversified portfolio built around four core businesses: Canadian Banking, Global Wealth Management, International Banking and Global Banking and Markets. With a long history dating back to 1832, Scotiabank continues to evolve by strengthening client relationships, pursuing growth in priority markets, and investing in digital and customer experience. The four-pillar strategy provides a clear path for sustainable, profitable growth across Canada, the Americas and beyond, focusing on Grow and scale in priority markets, Earn primary client relationships, Make it easy to do business with us, and Win as one team. Through responsible governance and a focus on delivering value to clients and communities, Scotiabank remains dedicated to helping people and organizations achieve their goals in a rapidly changing financial landscape.

In 1904, Amadeo Peter Giannini founded the Bank of Italy in San Francisco with a revolutionary vision: to serve immigrants and working-class individuals who were ignored by traditional banks. Operating from a converted saloon in North Beach, Giannini's institution began with a single teller and a mission to provide financial access to those who needed it most. This commitment to inclusion and innovation would become the foundation of what eventually became Bank of America. Through strategic mergers and a steadfast focus on community banking, the institution expanded across California and beyond, transforming from a local bank serving immigrants into one of the world's largest financial institutions. Today, Bank of America serves approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients across the United States and operates in more than 35 countries globally. Guided by the question "What would you like the power to do?" the company delivers a full range of banking, investing, asset management, and other financial and risk management products and services. Under the leadership of CEO Brian Moynihan, the bank is committed to responsible growth - a strategy that combines driving economic growth with creating sustainable value for clients, teammates, communities, and shareholders. With more than 210,000 employees worldwide, Bank of America continues to build on its legacy of innovation, using technology to make financial lives better through the power of every connection.

We're the oldest bank in the UAE, founded in Dubai back in 1967, and we've spent over five decades figuring out what banking should actually look like. What started as a modest operation has grown into a full-service financial institution that operates across the Middle East and beyond, serving millions of customers with everything from personal banking to corporate solutions. We're proud to have pioneered many firsts in the region, including our digital banking platform Mashreq NEO, which has helped make banking more accessible for everyday people. Our team of over 2,400 people works across multiple countries including the UAE, Egypt, Pakistan, Qatar, India, Bahrain, and Kuwait. We're focused on creating banking experiences that actually work for people's real lives - not just pushing products. Whether it's through our mobile apps, online banking services, or in-person at our branches, we're constantly thinking about how to make things simpler, faster, and more useful for our customers. We're regulated by the Central Bank of the UAE, and we take that responsibility seriously while still maintaining the challenger mindset that's kept us relevant for more than 50 years.

Commonwealth Bank is Australia's leading provider of integrated financial services, serving more than 17 million customers across retail, premium, business and institutional banking. The bank delivers comprehensive financial solutions including superannuation, insurance, share-broking products and services, with a primary focus on the Australian market and operations in New Zealand through subsidiary ASB. With a strategy to build tomorrow's bank today, CommBank leverages its strength to support customers, invest in communities and provide stability for the broader economy. The bank employs over 48,900 people across the Commonwealth Bank Group, offering market-leading products and services through its Retail Banking Services, Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets divisions, and ASB New Zealand. Founded in 1911 under the Commonwealth Bank Act, CommBank has grown from a government-owned savings bank to one of Australia's largest and most influential financial institutions.