ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; French: Banque Royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 20 million clients and has more than 100,000 employees worldwide.[2] Founded in 1864 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, it maintains its corporate headquarters in Toronto and its head office in Montreal.[2] RBC's institution number is 003. In November 2017, RBC was added to the Financial Stability Board's list of global systemically important banks.
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About ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
- Company typePublic
- IndustryFinancial services
- Founded1864 ; 161 years ago ( 1864 ) [ 1 ] in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- HeadquartersMontreal , Quebec, Canada Toronto , Ontario, Canada [ 2 ] [ note 1 ]
- Key peopleDavid I. McKay (President and CEO) [ 4 ]
- RevenueCA$ 57.34 billion (2024) [ 5 ]
- Number of employees94,838 (2024) [ 5 ]
- Websiterbc .com
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A SWIFT code is an 8 or 11 character code used in banking to facilitate transactions and identify the bank.

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