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BNY

BNY is the American financial services company formerly known as BNY Mellon, which adopted the shorter name in 2024. It is the world's largest custodian bank and the oldest bank in the United States, serving institutions rather than consumers. It is a globally systemically important bank and has shown no major recent penalties in WCRC's screening. WCRC's research found its strongest dimension was financial health, with very strong capital and ratings typical of the leading custody banks, followed by its standing as the largest custodian. Because its customers are institutions, it has little consumer profile or digital footprint, and its press coverage is largely financial.

Region
Americas
Country
United States
WCRC research
Research Matrix screening

What WCRC found

  1. World's largest custodian bank, serving institutions around the globe.

  2. Oldest bank in the United States, with a long institutional history.

  3. Very strong capital and ratings typical of the leading custody banks.

What holds it back: Serving institutions only, it has little consumer awareness or digital footprint, and its 2024 change from BNY Mellon to BNY has kept coverage mostly in the financial press.

Status in the 2026 edition

BNY was screened on the six-dimension WCRC Research Matrix for the 2026 edition. It is not among the 100 ranked brands.

WCRC publishes scores only for the 100 ranked brands. How WCRC ranks brands.

Most powerful Banking & Financial Services brands

#19 Visa, #34 MasterCard, #39 Nubank, #41 American Express, #49 DBS, #67 Nasdaq

Questions people ask

Is BNY in the WCRC World's Most Powerful 100 Brands 2026?

BNY was screened on the six-dimension WCRC Research Matrix for the 2026 edition. It is not among the 100 ranked brands.

Which Banking & Financial Services brands are ranked in 2026?

The most powerful Banking & Financial Services brands in the 2026 ranking are Visa (#19), MasterCard (#34), Nubank (#39), American Express (#41), DBS (#49), Nasdaq (#67).