Best Banks Companies in Australia
The 62 best Banks companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: National Australia Bank.
Ranked: Best Banks companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Australia Bank Commercial bank for consumers and businesses | $3.8B | 74 mo ago | Public | — | 1981 | — | 14 signals ▼30% Earnings · Layoffs · Leadership | — | — |
| 2 | P&N Bank Commercial bank | $54M | 48 mo ago | Funding Raised | Andrew Hadley CEO | 1990 | — | — | — | 3 awards |
| 3 | Goldfields Money Commercial bank | $4M | 111 mo ago | Public | — | 1982 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | AMP Commercial bank | $900K | 82 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1849 | +15% | — | — | 1 partnership · 2 awards |
| 5 | Bankwest Private sector commercial bank | — | 17 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1895 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Virginia Credit Union Urban credit union | — | 20 mo ago | Funding Raised | Christopher Shockley CEO | 1928 | — | — | — | 9 job openings |
| 7 | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Community bank | — | 76 mo ago | Public | Mike Hirst CEO | 1858 | — | 6 signals ▼62% Layoffs · Earnings · M&A | 4 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 8 | CommBank Commercial bank | — | 98 mo ago | Public | Maheshi Jayaratne Internal Audit Manager - Business Banking & Deputy CEO | 1912 | +10% | 11 signals ▼48% Earnings · Leadership · Layoffs | — | — |
Top 10 Banks companies in Australia
#1
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1981 · 33000 employees$3.8Braised▾
National Australia Bank is a commercial bank engaged in banking and financial services for consumers and businesses. Their products and services include business banking, consumer banking, wholesale banking and wealth management insurance. The company has operations in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Asia. It offers a solution for consumer & business loans, investments, travel & overseas banking, credit & debit cards, payment processing, and other finacial services. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $26.27B and a net profit of $4.99B.
- Apr 2020Post IPO$3B
- Feb 2015Conventional Debt$750M
#2
Funding Raised · Perth, Western Australia · founded 1990 · 382 employees$53.6Mraised▾
Commercial bank
- Jun 2022Conventional Debt$53.6M
#3
Public · Perth, Western Australia · founded 1982$4.2Mraised▾
Commercial bank
- Mar 2017Post IPO$4.2M
#4
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1849 · 5600 employees$900Kraised▾
AMP is a commercial bank & wealth management company. Offers solutions and services such as financial advice, investment management, banking, superannuation, self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), life insurance, retirement income and investing. Their clientele includes individuals and businesses in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, the United Kingdom, and North America. In 2017, the company recorded revenues of $11.8B, and a net profit of $848M. In 2019, the company recorded annual revenues of $15.3B, and a net loss of $1.7B.
#5
Acquired · Perth, Western Australia · founded 1895 · 3177 employees—raised▾
Private sector commercial bank
#6
Funding Raised · Richmond, Victoria · founded 1928 · 715 employees—raised▾
Urban credit union
#7
Public · Bendigo, Victoria · founded 1858 · 4413 employees—raised▾
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank - Australia's most customer connected bank. Our history began in 1858 on the Bendigo goldfields when we responded to the sudden and rapid wave of migration, establishing the Bendigo Mutual Permanent Land and Building Society to improve conditions for thousands of migrants seeking their fortune. Soon after in 1877, South Australia's Hindmarsh Building Society was established, founded on the principles that home ownership was the cornerstone of a successful community, and that owning a home should be possible for everyone. These businesses and more than 80 other organisations have come together to become the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group, an Australian owned, top 60
#8
Public · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1912 · 51800 employees—raised▾
Commonwealth Bank is a commercial bank. Their products and services include retail, business, and institutional banking, superannuation, life insurance, general insurance, and funds management. The company has operations in Australia. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $25.33B and a net profit of $6.96B.
#9
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1817 · 35029 employees—raised▾
Commercial bank. It is an Australian bank and financial services provider with a broad range of banking and financial services, which includes retail, business, and institutional banking and wealth management services. It offers its services to individuals, corporations, businesses, institutional banking and wealth management services.
#10
Public · Brisbane, Queensland · founded 1874 · 2031 employees—raised▾
Commercial bank. It is a retail bank. It provides services like consumer banking, commercial banking, finance, and insurance, mortgage, loans, credit cards to individuals & businesses. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $2.21B and a net profit of $0.15B.
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