# National Bank of Canada

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/national-bank-canada
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [National Bank — official](https://www.nbc.ca/)

## Key details

- **Launch:** 1859

## Overview

**National Bank of Canada** is **TSX: NA** + **Canada's #6 bank by assets** + **founded 1859 as Banque Nationale in Quebec** + **~Quebec-focused Big Six Canadian bank** + **Canadian Western Bank Jun 2025 ~$5B acquisition planned** <sup>[1][1], [Canada report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CA)</sup>.

## History

**May 4 1859 — Banque Nationale founded in Quebec City** distinctive Quebec banking heritage.

**1925 — Banque Nationale merger with Banque d'Hochelaga forms Banque Canadienne Nationale**.

**1979 — Banque Canadienne Nationale merger with Banque Provinciale du Canada forms National Bank of Canada**.

**2013 — National Bank mobile banking app launch**.

**Jun 2025 — National Bank announces planned acquisition of Canadian Western Bank for ~$5B** distinctive Canadian banking consolidation.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **National Bank of Canada** (Canada's #6 bank by assets; TSX: NA).

**Major shareholders**: **Canadian + international retail + institutional + foreign investors free float (no major controlling shareholder)**.

**Regulators**: **OSFI + Bank of Canada**.

## Technical integration

National Bank mobile app (iOS + Android; ~3M+ Canadian customers) + nbc.ca online + National Bank branch network across Canada (Quebec-focused) + US + France + National Bank Visa + Mastercard cards; Interac + CA IBAN.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Canadian banking + payments competitors**: [RBC Royal Bank of Canada](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/rbc-royal-bank) (RBC Royal Bank of Canada; TSX: RY + NYSE: RY; Canada's largest bank by assets + market capitalization) + [TD Canada (Toronto-Dominion Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/td-canada) (TD Toronto-Dominion Bank; TSX: TD + NYSE: TD; Canada's #2 bank by assets) + [Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/scotiabank-ca) (Scotiabank Bank of Nova Scotia; TSX: BNS + NYSE: BNS; Canada's #3 bank by assets) + [BMO (Bank of Montreal) Mobile Banking](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bmo) (BMO Bank of Montreal; TSX: BMO + NYSE: BMO; Canada's #4 bank by assets; founded 1817 as Canada's oldest bank) + [CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/cibc) (CIBC Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; TSX: CM + NYSE: CM; Canada's #5 bank by assets) + [Desjardins](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/desjardins) (Desjardins Group; Canada's largest cooperative financial group + Quebec) + [Interac QR](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/interac-qr) (Interac Canada's interoperable payment network).

**Regulators**: OSFI + Bank of Canada.

## Status

**Active, TSX:NA + Canada's #6 bank by assets + founded 1859 as Banque Nationale in Quebec + Quebec-focused Big Six Canadian bank + Canadian Western Bank Jun 2025 ~$5B acquisition planned** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.nbc.ca/ "National Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bank_of_Canada "National Bank of Canada — Wikipedia"
[ca-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CA

- [1] [National Bank — official][1]
- [2] [National Bank of Canada — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Canada report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CA)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/CA-canada.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [national-bank-canada.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/national-bank-canada). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.