One of Thailand's largest financial institutions, Krung Thai Bank provides banking and financial services to consumers and corporate clients throughout the country. It offers deposit accounts, credit and debit cards, loans, mortgages, and leasing, as well as life insurance, commercial insurance, wealth management, and access to investments such as securities and mutual funds. In addition to approximately 900 domestic locations, Krung Thai Bank also operates a fleet of some 90 mobile vans that provide on-the-go banking services in remote areas and at tourist destinations and festival sites. Founded in 1966, Krung Thai Bank listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 1989.

Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg (LBBW) acts as the central bank to savings banks in the German states of Baden-Wurttemberg, Rhineland Palatinate, and Saxony. The bank handles large transactions (wholesale banking, financial securities, foreign exchange) too costly for the smaller state savings banks. Through its regional banks, Baden Wurttembergische Bank, and Sachsen Bank and Rheinland-Pfalz Bank, LBBW also provides traditional retail banking services such as real estate and commercial loans, and portfolio management at more than 200 branches. Other subsidiaries provide leasing, factoring, venture capital, and equity financing services.

Landesbank Berlin Holding (LBB Holding) provides comprehensive banking services to its core market of Berlin and adjoining areas. Formerly Bankgesellschaft Berlin, LBB Holding operates through several subsidiaries, namely Berliner Sparkasse, a leading German savings bank for retail customers with about 150 branches, and Landesbank Berlin AG, a regional corporate banking center for small and medium-sized businesses. LBB Holding also offers services in capital markets, which help private investors with trading and sales, and commercial real estate financing, which support institutional investors and residential developers. Erwerbsgesellschaft der S-Finanzgruppe mbH & Co. KG owns 88% of LBB Holding.

Laurentian Bank of Canada offers commercial and consumer banking services from more than 150 branches, located mostly in Quebec. Residential mortgages account for about half of the bank's loan portfolio; personal loans are more than a third. Other retail products include checking and savings accounts, mutual funds, and Visa cards. The bank also has some 30 commercial banking centers that serve small to midsized businesses, real estate developers, and agricultural concerns. Subsidiary B2B Trust provides supplies financial products to financial planners, advisors, and brokers.

Luzerner Kantonalbank (LUKB) provides standard retail and corporate banking, loans, small-business financing, and private banking services from about two-dozen branches and offices in the central Swiss canton of Lucerne. Its Adler & Co. subsidiary operates two private banking branches serving high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors in Zurich and Basel. More than 20 cantonal banks today vie for the market share not dominated by UBS or Credit Suisse. Like all contanal banks, the cantonal government provides backing for LUKB's lending products. LUKB was founded in 1850 and began trading publicly in 2001; the canton owns about two-thirds of the bank.

Malaysia's largest bank, Malayan Banking Berhad (better known as Maybank) and its subsidiaries operate some 500 branches, mostly in Malaysia, but also in Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and elsewhere throughout Southeast Asia. Its core services consist of deposits, mortgages and other loans, and credit cards to individuals and businesses. Other offerings include investment banking, asset management, online banking, brokerage, insurance, unit trusts and other investments, and corporate finance. Amanah Raya, a trust company controlled by the Malaysian government, owns more than 45% of Maybank.

MDM Bank is the leading financial services provider in Russia, with operations including corporate banking (the largest), investment banking and financial markets, private banking, asset management, and retail banking (the smallest). The bank's corporate clientele, which includes nearly half of the 100 largest companies in Russia, operate mainly in the mining, nuclear energy, oil, transportation, manufacturing, and food processing industries. The bank has more than 160 offices throughout Russia, and has expanded following the merger between MDM Bank and Ursa Bank. The deal created the largest private bank in Russia.

Mediolanum (the Latin name for Milan) is a financial services holding company with more than a million customers. Its primary subsidiary, Banca Mediolanum, employs some 5,800 financial advisors (called Family Bankers) who offer customers traditional banking products, as well as insurance, retirement products, and asset management services provided by other Mediolanum companies. Most of Mediolanum's operating units are based in northern Italy, although the company has expanded into Spain (it owns Spanish bank Fibanc) and other parts of Europe.

Mega Financial Holding Company,through subsidiaries including Mega International Commercial Bank, Mega Securities, and Mega Global Asset Management, the company provides commercial and retail lending, venture capital investments, international trade finance, securities dealing, trust services, and property/casualty insurance. The group operates from 185 domestic locations and nearly 40 abroad. Taiwan's second-largest financial services group (after Chinatrust Financial Holding, or CFHC), Mega Financial was formed in 2002 through a share exchange of Chiao Tung Bank and International Securities. China's Ministry of Finance owns about 10% of Mega Financial. Rival CFHC owns about 5%

Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) is a Swiss private bank offering wealth management services such as portfolio advisement, fund management, and financial planning products to the ultra-rich, all with a dash of traditional Swiss banking secrecy and discretion. In addition to Geneva and Zurich, the bank has offices in Dubai, Singapore, Montevideo, and Panama. Merrill Lynch Bank (Suisse) is a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch International Bank Limited and part of the Merrill Lynch International Private Client Group (both are subsidiaries of Merrill Lynch). Banking powerhouse Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch for some $50 billion in early 2009.

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