- Business
- Danske Bank A/S, the largest bank in Denmark, provides a comprehensive range of universal banking services, capital market products, asset management, life insurance and pension products, mortgage finance, real estate brokerage, and leasing to personal customers, business customers, and large corporates & institutions across the Nordic region and Northern Ireland. Headquartered in Copenhagen and founded in 1871, the bank operates primarily in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Northern Ireland, serving over 5 million retail customers with digital banking solutions, advisory services, and sustainable financial products. In recent developments, Danske Bank launched its 'Become a customer' app for fully digital onboarding, expanded commercial partnerships in Denmark with OBH, in Finland with Akava and Fennia, and in Sweden with TCO, while Danske Bank UK agreed an £80m funding package with Progress Housing Group to support affordable housing development; Nordea completed the acquisition of Danske Bank's Norwegian personal customer and private banking business in November 2024, and the bank reported a net profit of DKK 16.7 billion for the first nine months of 2025 amid its Forward '28 strategy focusing on advisory, digital, sustainability, and efficient operations.