Private company

Safra National Bank of New York

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American private bank

Safra National Bank of New York is an American privately held bank based in New York City, which provides services in investment banking, private banking, and asset management, to high-net-worth individuals, businesses, family offices and sophisticated investors in the U.S. and internationally.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1982Founded1
  • Industrybank1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websitewww.safra.com
  • Legal formnational bank1
  • LEI8HWWA59ZS6Z54QLX6S153
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address546 Fifth Avenue, 10036 New York, United States3
  • Registered withFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 268763
SNBNY Headquarters
Photo: Wesssxavier, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Safra National Bank of New York is an American privately held bank based in New York City, which provides services in investment banking, private banking, and asset management, to high-net-worth individuals, businesses, family offices and sophisticated investors in the U.S. and internationally.2

Corporate structure

Safra National Bank of New York is part of a group headed by SNBNY HOLDINGS LIMITED. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • SNBNY HOLDINGS LIMITED Gibraltar, Gibraltar
    • Safra National Bank of New York New York, New York, United States
    • SAFRA SECURITIES LLC Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Safra National Bank of New York is part of the J. Safra Group, which consists of privately owned banks under the Safra name, such as Banco Safra S.A. and J. Safra Sarasin, all independent from one another with more than 170 locations worldwide. The group is also owns more than 200 premier commercial, retail and farmland buildings properties worldwide, such as New York City’s 660 Madison Avenue office complex and London’s Gherkin Building and agribusiness, such as the Chiquita Bananas.

Safra National Bank is headquartered in New York City, with branches in Aventura and Palm Beach in Florida and has representative offices in Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Panama. Through its affiliates, it also serves clients in various markets, including Argentina and Uruguay.

The company slogan is: "If you choose to sail upon the seas of banking, build your bank as you would your boat, with the strength to sail safely through any storm." (Jacob Safra)

From Wikipedia’s article on Safra National Bank of New York, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Ultimate parent

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. 1982Founded Founded1