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Barclays Bank is the flagship subsidiary of financial services group Barclays PLC. The bank is primarily active in the UK, where it has some 1,700 branches, but also has significant retail and commercial operations in 50 countries throughout Europe and in several African nations, as well as the Middle East. It offers standard retail services such as current accounts, savings and investments, mortgages and other loans, insurance (it owns 59% of bancassurance provider Absa Group), credit cards (the Barclaycard), and online banking. Barclays Bank traces its roots to the late 17th century.

Bayerische Landesbank (BayernLB) acts as the principal bank to the state of Bavaria and as the central clearing house for the 75 Bavarian sparkassen (savings banks). Also serving corporations, national and local governments, financial institutions, and real estate firms, the bank offers a variety of services, including financing, security underwriting and trading, and risk management. It provides retail and private banking services for individuals through its Internet bank, Deutsche Kreditbank, which also targets infrastructure customers in eastern Europe. BayernLB is recovering after losing billions in the global economic crisis.

Betcha banking's big business for BB Holdings. The company operates The Belize Bank, the largest commercial and retail bank located in the nation of Belize, with about a dozen branches. About half of the bank's loan portfolio consists of corporate loans that support the tourism, agriculture, and distribution industries. The bank also has operations in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where it is the largest issuer of loans. BB Holdings has a 25% stake in Numar, a Costa Rican palm seed and edible oil operation, which processes margarine and animal feed. BB Holdings is controlled by chairman Michael Ashcroft, a UK billionaire and Conservative party officer, who holds dual citizenship in the UK and Belize.

The regional bank formally BEKB | BCBE (Cantonal Bank of Berne)operates nearly 80 offices in and around Berne, Switzerland, focusing on providing commercial banking and lending products and services to individuals and small and medium-sized businesses. It has about $20 million under management. Key products include mortgages, deposit accounts, asset management, and property advisory services. BEKB | BCBE also offers online banking, as well as investment counseling provided through its private bank based in Soluthurn. BEKB | BCBE, which was formed in 1834, is more than 50% owned by the Canton of Berne (the regional government).

BGL BNP Paribas covers both general and specific banking needs for customers in the grand duchy and beyond. The bank offers a wide variety of financial services to individuals, businesses, and government institutions. For private consumers, it operates about 35 retail branches throughout Luxembourg and also offers Internet-based banking. For businesses, the bank offers such services as foreign-exchange transactions and international trade financing. It also engages in private banking for wealthy clients. In 2009 BNP Paribas acquired a 67% stake in BGL and 75% of its previous parent, Fortis.

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