Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of financial companies in Europe holds companies in 47 of its countries.
List of Financial Companies in Europe
Financial companies lend, invest and manage money through credit, leasing, factoring, payments and investment services. We list 796,329 financial companies in Europe, most of them in France (18%) and the UK (11%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
796,329 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies796,329
Countries47
Largest countryFrance
Employees1-4
Revenue$100K-$500K
Email19%
Phone35%
Website29%
CEO name76%
Live sample of financial companies in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 796,329 financial companies, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
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| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 81 King William Street | London | EC4N 7BG | *****.com | 2011 | $213,868,290,743 | 409,758 | Foreign company | 17488 | FC031145 |
| 2 | Sberbank, PAO | Russia | Moskva | 19 Ul. Vavilova | Moskva | 117312 | N/A | 1991 | $29,103,482,146 | 224,785 | Corporation | 1102 | 00032537 |
| 3 | Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 33 King William Street | London | EC4R 9AT | *****.com | 1997 | $123,529,000,000 | 205,198 | Foreign company | 8736 | FC026633 |
| 4 | Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board | Unitedkingdom | Holborn-strand-covent Garden | 10 Portman Square | London | W1H 6AZ | *****.com | 2020 | $12,728,521,204 | 186,000 | Foreign company | 2784 | FC037654 |
| 5 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, INC. | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | Ropemaker Place | London | EC2Y 9AJ | *****.com | 2012 | $79,011,375,750 | 145,412 | Foreign company | 1932 | FC030932 |
| 6 | China Merchants Bank CO., LTD | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 20 Fenchurch Street | London | EC3M 3BY | *****.com | 2016 | $67,335,298,545 | 121,585 | Foreign company | 2699 | FC028950 |
| 7 | Royal Bank Of Canada | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 100 Bishopsgate | London | EC2N 4AA | *****.com | 1910 | $98,628,700,950 | 96,628 | Foreign company | 2272 | FC000981 |
| 8 | Bank Of Communications CO., LTD. London Branch | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 4th Floor | London | EC2N 2AX | *****.com | 2016 | $72,978,117,086 | 94,283 | Foreign company | 3518 | FC033539 |
| 9 | Bank Of Nova Scotia | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 6th Floor | London | EC2M 3NS | *****.com | 1832 | $52,978,747,965 | 86,431 | Foreign company | 2359 | FC001874 |
| 10 | Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | Intesa San Paolo S P A | London | EC4N 1SA | *****.com | 1991 | $58,241,545,488 | 85,818 | Foreign company | 3449 | FC016201 |
| 11 | Canara Bank | Unitedkingdom | Finsbury | 10 Chiswell Street | London | EC1Y 4UQ | *****.com | 1983 | $175,129,131 | 81,260 | Foreign company | 99999 | FC012184 |
| 12 | Bank Of Baroda | Unitedkingdom | Finsbury | 32-36 City Road | London | EC1Y 2BD | *****.com | 1969 | $172,523,671 | 80,619 | Foreign company | 99999 | FC006564 |
| 13 | Credit Agricole S.A. | Unitedkingdom | Shoreditch | 3rd Floor Broadwalk House | London | EC2A 2DA | *****.com | 1984 | $113,995,132,368 | 80,518 | Foreign company | 5532 | FC012270 |
| 14 | Bank Vtb, PAO | Russia | Sankt-peterburg | 11 Litera Per. Degtyarny | Sankt-peterburg | 191144 | N/A | 1990 | $12,357,788,949 | 69,915 | Corporation | 189 | 00032520 |
| 15 | Intesa Sanpaolo SPA | Italy | Milano | Via Monte Di Pieta' 8 | Milano | 20121 | *****.com | 1925 | $23,014,710,906 | 66,105 | Corporation | 3449 | IT10810700152 |
| 16 | China Citic Bank CORPORATION LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 5th Floor | London | EC2V 7NG | N/A | 2014 | $52,811,790,999 | 65,466 | Foreign company | 4697 | FC032192 |
| 17 | Shanghai Pudong Development Bank CO., LTD | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 19th Floor | London | EC2R 7HJ | *****.cn | 2013 | $46,753,571,114 | 64,731 | Foreign company | 2323 | FC031488 |
| 18 | China Minsheng Banking CORPORATION LIMITED | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | China Minsheng Banking Corp | London | EC3M 3BY | *****.cn | 2016 | $34,615,795,949 | 61,658 | Foreign company | 3072 | FC033708 |
| 19 | Commonwealth Bank Of Australia | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | London | EC4M 7AW | *****.au | 1991 | $45,021,718,511 | 55,000 | Foreign company | 116 | FC016009 |
| 20 | Pfizer Service Company Ireland Unlimited Company | Ireland | Dublin | Ringsend Road | Dublin | D04 K7N3 | N/A | 1990 | $27,888,666,000 | 53,449 | Corporation | 211 | 167647 |
| 21 | Bank Of Montreal | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | Bank of Montreal | London | EC2M 2AT | *****.com | 1817 | $56,210,393,460 | 53,234 | Foreign company | 2642 | FC000365 |
| 22 | Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A. | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 60 London Wall | London | EC2M 5AA | *****.uk | 1999 | $33,552,613,824 | 49,272 | Foreign company | 470 | FC011780 |
| 23 | Erste Group Bank AG | Austria | Wien | Am Belvedere 1 | Wien | 1100 | *****.com | 1819 | $13,514,273,352 | 47,284 | Corporation | 735 | FN33209m |
| 24 | Caixabank, S.A. | Unitedkingdom | Monument-aldgate-fenchurch Street-tower Hill | 8th Floor | London | EC3A 8AA | *****.com | 2015 | $31,420,482,696 | 46,630 | Foreign company | 8963 | FC032858 |
| 25 | State Street Bank And Trust Company | Unitedkingdom | Canary Wharf | 20 Churchill Place | London | E14 5HJ | *****.com | 1981 | $22,628,000,000 | 46,451 | Foreign company | 210 | FC010828 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most financial companies?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Financial companies per country, 47 countries
- 1France143,590 (18%)
- 2The UK90,328 (11%)
- 3Italy81,136 (10%)
- 4Germany50,687 (6%)
- 5Poland49,646 (6%)
- 6Switzerland48,000 (6%)
- 7The Netherlands45,229 (6%)
- 8Spain33,720 (4%)
- 9Russia33,681 (4%)
- 10Denmark24,084 (3%)
- 11The Czech Republic23,272 (3%)
- 12Sweden20,120 (3%)
- 13Ukraine19,510 (2%)
- 14Belgium17,818 (2%)
- 15Finland14,862 (2%)
France and the UK together hold 29% of the financial companies in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 32 countries hold 100,646 more.
Largest financial companies in Europe
The biggest financial companies in Europe by staff and by revenue, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Sberbank, PAO is the largest financial company in Europe by headcount. 9,913 financial companies employ 50 people or more; 6,330 employ 100 or more.
18,191 financial companies in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 13,890 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
27,166 financial companies were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
4,535 financial companies in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most financial companies in Europe are very small: 82% have 1 to 4 employees, and 83% report under $500K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 575,546 | 82% | |
| 5-9 | 87,289 | 12% | |
| 10-19 | 20,937 | 3% | |
| 20-49 | 9,681 | 1% | |
| 50-99 | 3,583 | 1% | |
| 100-199 | 2,747 | 0% | |
| 200-499 | 1,806 | 0% | |
| 500+ | 1,777 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 283,198 | 43% | |
| $100K-$500K | 264,777 | 40% | |
| $500K-$1M | 61,296 | 9% | |
| $1M-$5M | 34,118 | 5% | |
| $5M-$10M | 4,301 | 1% | |
| $10M-$50M | 8,555 | 1% | |
| $50M+ | 5,335 | 1% |
How many financial companies started this year?
This year 27,166 new financial companies registered in Europe, after 45,026 last year.
Founded per year
- 37,4562022
- 40,0732023
- 41,8122024
- 45,0262025
- 27,1662026 so far
Legal forms of financial companies in Europe
54% of the financial companies in Europe are corporations.
- Corporations426,308
- Sole traders135,397
- Partnerships38,490
- Non-profit34,781
- Cooperatives12,959
- Foreign companies4,701
- Other or unknown143,693
Which financial companies are part of a group?
214,568 of the 796,329 financial companies in Europe (27%) are part of a chain or group: 96,328 head offices or parent companies and 118,240 branches. The other 581,761 (73%) trade from a single location. 17 of the 18 largest financial companies in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 581,761 | 73% | |
| Head office | 96,328 | 12% | |
| Branch | 118,240 | 15% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Rewe-Zentralfinanz EG7,645 in group
- 2Banco Do Brasil S.A.5,405 in group
- 3Bol Payment Services B.V.4,235 in group
- 4Toronto-Dominion Bank (the)3,170 in group
- 5Sumitomo Mitsui Banking CORPORATION2,215 in group
The groups are counted from the 18 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 796,329; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do financial companies do?
Financial companies cover the lenders, investment firms, factoring and leasing businesses, payment providers and holding companies that sit outside traditional banking. Their customers are businesses, households and investors, and most of these activities need a licence from a national financial supervisor.
Our data comes from the business registers of 47 European countries, where financial companies are classified under SIC major group 60 (depository institutions), major group 61 (non-depository credit institutions) and major group 62 (security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges, and services). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 365,938 of them (46%) sit in classes 64.19 (other monetary intermediation), 64.92 (other credit granting) and 66.12 (security and commodity contracts brokerage), part of divisions 64 (financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding) and 66 (activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities).
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Our data holds 796,329 financial companies in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
France, with 143,590 financial companies or 18% of the total, followed by the UK (90,328) and Italy (81,136).
Most financial companies in Europe are very small: 82% have 1 to 4 employees, and 83% report under $500K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Sberbank, PAO in Moskva with 224,785 employees.
This year 27,166 new financial companies registered in Europe, after 45,026 last year.
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