North America’s best bank for SMEs 2026: Bank of America

The North American middle market is not a single, uniform one. It is a patchwork of founder-led businesses, family enterprises and fast-growing private companies, many of which are becoming increasingly complex long before becoming large corporates. That is where Bank of America stood out.

Through Global Commercial Banking, BofA combines relationship managers rooted in clients’ own communities with the specialist capabilities of a global institution, from treasury, M&A and workplace benefits to wealth, sector advisory and international expansion.

“In 2025, our clients came to us with a common set of concerns centered on trade, tariffs, inflation and interest rates,” explains Wendy Stewart, president, global commercial banking.

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