Organization:European Banking Federation

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European Banking Federation
Ebf-logo.svg
AbbreviationEBF
Formation1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Legal statusnon-profit organization
Location
  • Brussels, Belgium
Region served
Europe
Membership
32 national associations
President
Ana Botin[1]
Websiteebf.eu

The European Banking Federation (EBF) is a trade association representing national banking associations in countries of the European Union and the European Free Trade Association. It represents over 3,500 banks and about 2.6 million employees.[citation needed] It was established in 1960 as the Fédération bancaire européenne.[2]

Members

(As of January 2024), the EBF's members were:[3]

  • Austria - Verband österreichischer Banken und Bankiers (Bankenverband)
  • Belgium - Febelfin
  • Bulgaria - Асоциация на банките в България / Association of Banks in Bulgaria (ABB)
  • Croatia - Hrvatska udruga banaka / Croatian Banking Association (HUB)
  • Cyprus - Association of Cyprus Banks (ACB)
  • Czech Republic - Czech Banking Association (cs) (CBA)
  • Denmark - Finance Denmark[4]
  • Estonia - Estonian Banking Association
  • Finland - Finance Finland[5]
  • France - Fédération Bancaire Française (FBF)
  • Germany - Bundesverband deutscher Banken (BdB) and Association of German Public Banks (VÖB)
  • Greece - Ελληνική Ένωση Τραπεζών / Hellenic Bank Association (HBA)
  • Hungary - Hungarian Banking Association|Magyar Bankszövetség (hu)
  • Iceland - Samtök fjármálafyrirtækja (is) (SFF)
  • Ireland - Banking and Payments Federation Ireland
  • Italy - Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI)
  • Latvia - Finance Latvia Association
  • Liechtenstein - Liechtensteinische Bankenverband / Liechtenstein Bankers Association
  • Lithuania - Lietuvos Bankų Asociacija / Lithuanian Banking Association (LBA)
  • Luxembourg - Association des Banques et Banquiers Luxembourg (fr) (ABBL)
  • Malta - Malta Bankers' Association (MBA)
  • Netherlands - Dutch Banking Association (nl)
  • Norway - Finance Norway
  • Poland - Związek Banków Polskich (pl) (ZBP)
  • Portugal - Associação Portuguesa de Bancos (APB)
  • Romania - Romanian Association of Banks (ARB)
  • Slovakia - Slovak Banking Association (sk) (SBA)
  • Slovenia - Združenje bank Slovenije / The Bank Association of Slovenia
  • Spain - Asociación Española de Banca (es) (AEB)
  • Sweden - Swedish Bankers' Association (sv)
  • Switzerland - Swiss Bankers Association
  • United Kingdom - UK Finance

At the same date, ten countries had associate status: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.

See also

  • Association for Financial Markets in Europe
  • Eurofi
  • Bank Policy Institute

References