About BankingDB

BankingDB is a database of 200 banks, banking events, and financial institutions spanning over 400 years of banking history, from the Bank of Amsterdam in 1609 to the digital banking revolution.

Collection Breakdown

• Commercial Bank: 64
• Innovation: 42
• Historical: 23
• Central Bank: 18
• Crisis: 14
• Failure: 11
• Development Bank: 6
• Scandal: 5
• Event: 5
• Regulation: 4
• Concept: 4
• Investment Bank: 2
• Bank: 1
• Reform: 1

What You Will Find

Central banks, commercial banks, investment banks, bank failures, banking crises, financial innovations, regulations, and the evolution of payment systems. Each entry includes region, date, type, and historical context.

Data Sources

Entries are curated from financial histories, central bank archives, regulatory filings, and academic research.