• March 10, 1943:
Banco Brasileiro de
Descontos S.A. founded by
Amador Aguiar in
Marília, in the state of
São Paulo. The bank targets small landowners, retailers, and government employees. • 1946: Banco Bradesco moves headquarters to
São Paulo. • 1951: Banco Bradesco grows to become the largest private bank in Brazil. • 1953: Banco Bradesco moves headquarters to
Cidade de Deus,
Osasco,
São Paulo. • 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
credit card 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
São Paulo. • 1996: Banco Bradesco the first Latin American
Internet Banking system. • 1997: Banco Bradesco Banco BCN • 2000: Banco Bradesco Argentina commences operations in
Buenos Aires. 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
Newsweek, prepared in partnership with the consulting firms
Trucost and Sustainalyctis. • 2015: Banco Bradesco buys
HSBC Brazilian unit for $5.2 billion. • 2019: Banco Bradesco buys american BAC Florida Bank from Nicaraguan Grupo Pellas for $500 million. 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. • 2021: Banco Bradesco buys minority stake in american fintech BCP Global. • 2022: Banco Bradesco reaches agreement to acquire BNP Paribas Brazilian wealth management operations. BNP Paribas will continue to provide Brazilian clients with products and services abroad. BAC Florida Bank renamed Bradesco Bank. • 2023: Bradesco celebrates 80th Anniversary ==See also==