Banco Bradesco S.A. is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in

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, in the state of

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, Brazil. It is the third largest banking institution in Brazil, as well as the third largest in Latin America, and the seventy-ninth largest bank in the world. It is also one of fifty most valuable banks in the world. The bank is listed at the B3 in

, where it is part of the

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, in the

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and in the

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. Its primary financial services revolve around

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, offering

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, pension plans,

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services (including football club affinity cards for soccer fans) for customers, and savings bonds. The bank also provides personal and commercial

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s, as well as leasing services. Bradesco is a pioneer in using the ATM biometric reading system in Brazil, which enables customers to be identified using the vascular pattern of their hands, serving as a complementary password, available at its 31,474 own ATMs and 5,549 ATMs of Banco24Horas, a Brazilian third-party ATM network. Bradesco has 5,314

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, 4,834 service branches and 38,430 banking correspondents. Bradesco customers can also use 34,859

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s and 12,975 ATMs of the Banco24Horas. Internationally, Bradesco have one branch in New York, two branches in

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, and banking or financial subsidiaries or affiliates in

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and

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. Banco Bradesco is constantly expanding and has recently acquired Banco do Estado do Maranhão, Banco Mercantil de São Paulo, Banco Ibi S.A., and the Brazilian operations of

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(

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), J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management, American Express and HSBC Brasil. Banco Bradesco grew its value by more than 50 percent compared with 2017. Currently the bank is on the top 3 of the most valuable brazilian`s brands.

Slogan

* Pra frente. (Brazil); it means "Go forward.".

History

*March 10, 1943: Banco Brasileiro de Descontos S.A. founded by Amador Aguiar in

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, in the state of

. The bank targets small landowners, retailers, and government employees. *1946: Banco Bradesco moves headquarters to

. *1951: Banco Bradesco grows to become the largest private bank in Brazil. *1953: Banco Bradesco moves headquarters to Cidade de Deus,

. *1956: Amador Aguiar creates Fundação Bradesco, the biggest education program in Brazil. *1962: Banco Bradesco is the first Latin American company to buy a computer. *1968: Banco Bradesco launches the first

in Brazil. *1970s: Banco Bradesco acquires 17 banks throughout the country. *1978: Banco Bradesco branch no. 1000 is inaugurated in Chuí at the southern tip of Brazil. *1991: Amador Aguiar died at 86 in

. *1996: Banco Bradesco the first Latin American

system. *1997: Banco Bradesco Banco BCN *2000: Banco Bradesco Argentina commences operations in

. Bradesco Securities commences operations in New York. *2010: Banco Bradesco buys Ibi Mexican (Ibi Services S. de R. L. México) subsidiary, also controlled by C&A. *2011: Banco Bradesco is ranked fourth among the world's 500 greenest companies and first among Brazilian companies, according to a list disclosed by

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, prepared in partnership with the consulting firms Trucost and Sustainalyctis. *2015: Banco Bradesco buys HSBC Brazilian unit for $5.2 billion. *2019: Lázaro de Mello Brandão, President for 36 years, died aged 93. *2020: Banco Bradesco reaches agreement to acquire JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Brazilian private banking clients. JPMorgan will continue to provide Brazilian clients with products and services abroad. *2022: Banco Bradesco reaches agreement to acquire BNP Paribas Brazilian private banking clients. BNP Paribas will continue to provide Brazilian clients with products and services abroad.

References

External links

Bradesco web site

Fundação Bradesco web site

Bradesco Organizational Structure

Fundação Bradesco web site in English

Bradesco Investors Relations (English)

The profile of the Bradesco Board of Directors
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Slogan

History

See also

References

External links