Our beginnings in Latin America go as far back as the 1890s. Today, we offer a full range of asset servicing solutions, depositary receipts, treasury services, corporate trust, pershing, wealth management, markets, credit services, collateral services, and asset management for the Latin market. As a global leading provider of financial services with strong local expertise, we are focused on helping you manage and service your financial assets.
Started by Alexander Hamilton in 1784, BNY is one of the longest-lasting financial institutions in the world. We have endured, innovated and prospered through every economic event and market move over the past 240 years.
In Latin America, BNY has been conducting business for over 100 years. With representative offices in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, as well as significant local operations and a banking license in Brazil, the Company offers a full range of financial services to the Latin market.
Our story in the region began in 1893, when The Bank of New York became the agent for the British Bank of South America, which had a number of branches across the region. The Company then opened offices in the Cayman Islands in 1973, in Miami to serve Latin America clients in 1981, and a Representative Office in Mexico City in 1994. In parallel, Mellon Financial Corporation formed a relationship with The Bank of London in South America in 1965, and later opened an office in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2007, The Bank of New York Company, Inc. merged with Mellon Financial Corporation to create the world’s largest securities servicing provider and a top asset management firm globally, making the two legendary institutions a winning team as one BNY.