TABInsights tested the world's 26 largest and strongest retail banks in key markets globally and produced a comprehensive ranking that evaluates their capabilities across six critical dimensions: retail financial performance, digital customer base, brand strength, sales management, customer experience, and risk management.
We anticipate releasing the World's Most Significant Retail Banks Ranking 2025 on 20 February 2025. TABInsights evaluates over 50 leading retail banks with retail assets exceeding $100 billion, ranking them based on their performance across seven critical areas: retail financial performance, retail focus, digital customer base, brand strength, sales management, customer experience, and risk management. This rigorous evaluation offers a comprehensive analysis of each institution’s capabilities.
Rank | FI | Country/Region | Retail Financial Performance | Digital Customer Base | Brand Strength | Sales Management | Customer Experience | Risk Management | Final score | ||||||||||||||||
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Revenue | Revenue Growth | ROE | CIR | Improvements in CIR | Total Score | Digital active | Definition of digital active | Total Score | Deposits market share | Deposit growth | Total Score | Digital sales | Fee income | Total Score | Digital engagement | Net promoter score | Average Android score | Total Score | Quality of book | Improvements in quality of book | Total Score | ||||
Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | 20% | Score | Score | 20% | Score | Score | 20% | Score | Score | 20% | Score | Score | Score | 10% | Score | Score | 10% | ||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 50.0 | |||
1 | CaixaBank | Spain | 3.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 28.3 |
2 | Itau Unibanco | Brazil | 3.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.9 |
3 | JPMorgan Chase | US | 10.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 27.8 |
4 | CCB | China | 10.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 26.4 |
5 | CTBC Bank | Taiwan | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10.0 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 26.4 |
6 | CMB | China | 4.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 26.3 |
7 | Bank of America | US | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 25.9 |
8 | Garanti BBVA | Turkey | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 25.8 |
9 | Royal Bank of Canada | Canada | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 25.8 |
10 | Ping An Bank | China | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 25.6 |
11 | BBVA (Spain) | Spain | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 25.4 |
12 | UOB | Group | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 24.8 |
13 | ICBC | China | 9.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 10.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 24.2 |
14 | DBS | Group | 1.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 23.2 |
15 | ING | Global | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 23.2 |
16 | Banco Santander | Spain | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 23.2 |
17 | CBA | Australia | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 23.1 |
18 | HSBC | Global | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 23.1 |
19 | Absa | Group | 1.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 22.9 |
20 | Nordea | Group | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 22.5 |
21 | FirstRand | Group | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 22.3 |
22 | Barclays | UK | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 22.1 |
23 | StanChart | Global | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
24 | Westpac | Australia | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 20.0 |
25 | NedBank | Group | 1.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.5 |
26 | Citigroup | Global | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 17.0 |
Methodology: The scorecard assessment covers capabilities mapped across six key dimensions: retail financial performance, digital customer base, brand strength, sales management, customer experience, and risk management.
Source: TABInsights