multinational banks

Cross-border financial institutions

Multinational banks are financial institutions that operate across national borders, maintaining branches, subsidiaries, or operations in multiple countries.

They handle international transactions, foreign exchange, and cross-border lending: Multinational banks facilitated the merger between the European and American firms.

The term often appears in discussions of global finance and economic policy.

Related

capital flows · too big to fail · credit analysis · HSBC · economic globalization · global footprint · wealth management · private equity · mergers and acquisitions · sovereign debt · balance of payments · payment processing · offshore accounts · currency exchange · IMF · remittances · blockchain technology · emerging markets

Opposites
geographic scope

multinational bankscommunity banks

Local financial institutions

regional banks · national banks · state banks

institutional scale and structure

multinational bankscredit unions

Member-owned financial cooperatives

building societies

formality and regulation

multinational banksunderground banking

Unofficial money transfer networks

microlenders · loan sharks · pawnshops · barter systems · peer-to-peer lending

Family

multinational, bank, banks, multi, national, nation, nations, nationality, nationalities

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G