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Bank filtration
Bank filtration, also called riverbank filtration or RBF, is a natural water treatment process where wells draw river water through bank soil and aquifer, removing contaminants.
Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution in Basel, Switzerland, founded in the early 1930s as a bank for central banks.
Bank fraud
Bank fraud, also known as banking fraud, is knowingly defrauding a financial institution by false pretenses. In US law it is a federal offense under 18 U.S.C. § 1344.
Bank group (memory)
A bank group is a cluster of banks in a DDR4 SDRAM chip that can operate independently, allowing the memory controller to overlap column commands across groups.
Bank Hapoalim (בנק הפועלים)
Bank Hapoalim (בנק הפועלים) is one of Israel's two largest banks, founded in 1921 by the Histadrut trade union federation, privatized in 1997, and holding roughly 30% of Israeli banking.
Bank Indonesia
Bank Indonesia (BI) is the central bank of Indonesia, created under Law No. 23 of 1999 to keep the rupiah stable and maintain the payment system.
Bank Leumi (בנק לאומי)
Bank Leumi (בנק לאומי), formally Bank Leumi le-Israel, is Israel's largest bank by market capitalization. Founded in London in 1902 as the Anglo-Palestine Company, it was nationalized in 1983 and privatized by 2018.
Bank Mandiri
Bank Mandiri, formally PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk., is an Indonesian state-controlled bank and the country's largest by assets, formed in 1998 and consolidated in 1999.
Bank Muscat
Bank Muscat is Oman's largest bank, a commercial and investment banking group formed in 1982 as a joint venture between the Omani government and HSBC.
Bank Negara Indonesia
Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) is an Indonesian state-controlled commercial bank, established in 1946 as the young republic's central bank and now one of Indonesia's four largest banks.
Bank Negara Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), formerly Bank Negara Tanah Melayu, is the central bank of Malaysia, established in 1959, which sets the Overnight Policy Rate and manages the country's foreign reserves.
Bank of Albania
The Bank of Albania is the central bank of the Republic of Albania, targeting 3% inflation with a floating exchange rate and supervising the banking system.
Bank of Algeria
The Bank of Algeria (Banque d'Algérie) is the central bank of Algeria, issuing the currency, setting monetary policy, and supervising banks under Law 23-09 of 2023.
Bank of America
Bank of America Corporation is an American financial holding company offering consumer, investment, and wealth management banking, founded in 1904 as the Bank of Italy in San Francisco.
Bank of America Stadium
Bank of America Stadium, formerly Ericsson Stadium, is a 75,037-seat open-air stadium in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, home to the NFL's Carolina Panthers since 1996 and MLS's Charlotte FC since 2022, now undergoing a $1.3 billion renovation through 2030.
Bank of America Tower (Manhattan)
Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park is a 55-story, 1,200-foot skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, the first LEED Platinum skyscraper in the United States.
Bank of Amsterdam
The Bank of Amsterdam, or Wisselbank, was a public payments bank founded by the city of Amsterdam in 1609; undisclosed lending collapsed it, and it closed in 1820.
Bank of Baroda (बैंक ऑफ़ बड़ौदा)
Bank of Baroda (बैंक ऑफ़ बड़ौदा) is an Indian state-owned bank headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat. Founded in 1908 and nationalized in 1969, it is one of India's largest banks.
Bank of Beijing
Bank of Beijing (北京银行) is a Beijing-headquartered city commercial bank founded in 1996, listed in Shanghai since 2007, with RMB 4.94 trillion in assets and over 600 branches.
Bank of Bhagyalakshmi
Bank of Bhagyalakshmi (ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಆಫ್ ಭಾಗ್ಯಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ) is a 2025 Kannada comedy heist film directed by debutant Abhishek Manjunath, starring Dheekshith Shetty and Brinda Acharya, about five amateur thieves robbing a village co-operative bank during elections; released 27 November 2025, streamed on Prime Video from 16 January 2026.
Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana is the central bank of Botswana, responsible for price stability and financial stability, managing the pula and the country's foreign exchange reserves.
Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada (Banque du Canada) is Canada's central bank, created by the Bank of Canada Act in 1934 and holding the sole right to issue Canadian banknotes.
Bank of Central African States
The Bank of Central African States (BEAC, Banque des États de l'Afrique Centrale) is the central bank of CEMAC, issuing the Central African CFA franc from Cameroon.
Bank of Ceylon
Bank of Ceylon is Sri Lanka's largest state-owned commercial bank, incorporated in 1939. It holds the highest market share in inward remittances and serves over 16 million customers.
Bank of Changsha
Bank of Changsha (长沙银行) is a Chinese city commercial bank headquartered in Changsha, Hunan. Founded in 1997, it is Hunan's first listed bank and largest local financial institution.
Bank Of Chengdu
Bank of Chengdu (成都银行) is a Chinese city commercial bank headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan, listed in Shanghai, with total assets of RMB 1.25 trillion at the end of 2024.
Bank of China (中国银行)
Bank of China (中国银行) is one of China's four big state-owned commercial banks, founded in 1912, operating in 64 countries and leading offshore renminbi clearing.
Bank of Chongqing
Bank of Chongqing (重庆银行) is a Chinese city commercial bank headquartered in Chongqing, formed in 1996 from urban credit cooperatives and listed in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Bank of Chosen
The Bank of Chosen (朝鮮銀行, 조선은행) was the joint-stock central bank of Japanese-ruled Korea, headquartered in Keijo, issuing its banknotes from 1909 until its 1945 dissolution.
Bank of Communications
Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (交通银行) is a state-controlled joint-stock commercial bank headquartered in Shanghai, China's fifth largest, founded in 1908 and named a global systemically important bank in 2023.