Banco Bradesco SA profile and corporate video Banco Bradesco SA is a Brazilian banking and financial services company headquartered in Osasco, São Paulo, Brazil. It was founded on March 10, 1943, by Amador Aguiar, and in the beginning, the bank targeted small landowners, retailers, and government employees. The company operates as an international bank and offers a range of services and products such as private banking, retail banking, internet banking, exchange, cards, consortium, loans and financing, asset management, private equity, deposits, investments, real estate auctions, debt renegotiation, insurance, life and pension, automobile, and others. …
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) history, profile and corporate video Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG; 株式会社三井住友フィナンシャルグループ) is a Japanese bank holding and financial services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on December 2, 2002, through a share transfer from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. The group can trace its history back more than 400 years, and it’s divided into two sides. One side involves the opening of a copper refining business in 1590 by Riemon Soga (Brother-in-law of Masatomo Sumitomo), and the establishing of the Sumitomo Bank as a private enterprise in 1895.…
Japan Post Holdings (Japan Post Group) history, company profile (overview) and history video Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. (日本郵政株式会社), also known to do their business as Japan Post Group, is a Japanese conglomerate (a multi-industry company) headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on October 1, 2007. However, the company’s roots can be traced back to 1871 when the modern postal service was established. OPERATIONS The company handles the management of its group of companies that operate through different segments, providing postal, banking, and insurance services. The group’s main companies are: Japan Post Co., Ltd., Japan…
Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. (SPD Bank) profile and corporate video Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co., Ltd. (上海浦东发展银行), or also known as SPD Bank, SPDB, or Pufa, is a Chinese commercial retail bank and financial services company headquartered in Shanghai, China. It was incorporated on January 9, 1993, with the approval of the People’s Bank of China (August 28, 1992). The company operates through the following business segments: Personal Banking, Corporate Investment Banking, and Treasury Markets. Personal Banking The Personal Banking segment involves savings & account management, foreign currency exchange, leisure banking card,…
Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd. (PSBC) profile and corporate video Postal Savings Bank of China Co., Ltd. (中国邮政储蓄银行), or also know to do their business as PSBC, is a Chinese commercial retail bank and financial services company headquartered in Beijing, China. Founded on March 6, 2007, it provides banking and financial services in all regions of China, especially to small and medium companies, rural and low-income customers. The PSBC operates through the following business segments: Personal Banking, Corporate Banking, and Investment & Wealth Management. Personal Banking The Personal Banking segment involves savings…
Key Stats Founded: April 4, 1999 in Hangzhou, China by Jack Ma and 17 co-founders Fiscal Year 2024 Revenue: $130.4 billion (RMB 941 billion) Market Capitalization: $370 billion (December 2025) Employees: Approximately 205,000 worldwide Global Reach: Operations in over 190 countries through e-commerce platforms Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital media, and financial technology. The company operates through platforms including Taobao, Tmall, AliExpress, and Alibaba Cloud. Jack Ma founded Alibaba from his Hangzhou apartment with 17 colleagues in 1999. The company aimed to help small businesses connect with customers through…
Itaú Unibanco Holding SA history, company profile (overview) and history video Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. is a Brazilian retail bank and financial conglomerate headquartered in Sao Paolo, Brazil. HISTORY Itaú Unibanco was founded in 2008 as a result of the merger of Banco Itaú and Unibanco. The two financial institutions that merged to create a new institution involve roots that can be traced over 95 years ago. Banco Itaú Banco Itaú was founded in 1945 under the name Banco Central de Crédito (Central Bank of Credit). It later changed its name to Banco Federal de Crédito (Federal Bank of…
Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. profile and corporate video The Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 兴业银行) is a Chinese commercial bank headquartered in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province of China. The establishment of this bank was approved by the State Council of China and the People’s Bank of China on 26 Aug. 1988. It was originally founded as Fujian Industrial Bank Joint-Stock Corporation, Limited, but it was renamed as “Industrial Bank Co., Ltd.” on 3 March 2003. The company operates through the following segments: Personal Banking, Corporate Banking, and Financial Markets. Personal Banking The Personal Banking…
Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) history, company profile (overview) and history video Petróleo Brasileiro SA, known as Petrobras, is a Brazilian multinational corporation in the petroleum industry headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was founded on October 3, 1953, as a result of a popular campaign, “O petróleo é nosso” (“The Oil is Ours”), under the government of Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas. The company’s name translates to Brazilian Petroleum Corporation (Petrobras). OPERATIONS The company operates through the following segments: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Refining, Supply of Natural Gas, Distribution, Petrochemicals & Fertilizers, Electric Energy Generation, Biofuel…
Morgan Stanley history, company profile (overview) and history video Morgan Stanley is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City, New York. It was originally founded as Morgan Stanley Group, Inc. by Harold Stanley and Henry S. Morgan (grandson of J.P. Morgan) on September 16, 1935. The current Morgan Stanley was formed in 1997 when Morgan Stanley Group, Inc. merged with Dean Witter Discover & Co., a company that was founded in 1924. The original name of the new firm was “Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover & Co.”, but it changed its…