The World's Largest and Strongest Banks

This special edition of TAB Global 1000 ranks the world's largest and strongest banks of 2025, showcasing the financial strength, resilience and market dominance of top institutions like Royal Bank of Canada, China Merchants Bank and JPMorgan Chase. As the global banking sector faces slower growth, structural headwinds and rising regulatory pressures, this year's rankings highlight how firms are adapting. Chinese banks, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and Agricultural Bank of China, continue to lead, while regional champions rise in prominence through efficiency and digital adoption.
The edition also previews Sibos 2025, taking place in Frankfurt where innovations such as tokenisation, stablecoins, AI and digital assets in payments and securities will take centre stage. Exclusive interviews with Masahiro Kihara, President and CEO of Mizuho Financial Group and Marcelo da Cruz Carvalho, CEO of Banco Nacional de Comércio de Timor-Leste (BNCTL) provide insight into how banks are driving a cultural reset, digital transformation and expansion strategies.