Welcome to our 2025 Bank Logo March Madness Tournament! Just like the annual college basketball spectacle, we’re bringing the same level of excitement to the world of banking.
This year, 32 innovative bank logos will go head-to-head in a knockout-style tournament. They will be judged through a series of rounds, advancing on the basis of their appeal, as judged by a panel. Your task, as with traditional March Madness tourneys, is to predict who will come out on top, bracket by bracket. Readers who submit a perfect bracket will win a free feature, and the bank with the winning logo will receive a free feature, as well!
How to Play
- Fill out your bracket predicting which bank logos will advance, using whatever criteria you deem applicable: style, font choice, design, color, a successful encapsulation of a bank brand, etc.
- Post an image of your completed bracket in our LinkedIn post related to this story by Tuesday, March 18th at 6 PM EST.
- If your bracket is perfect, you’ll win a free featured story on Banking+!
We’re kicking off Round 1 with 16 exciting match-ups! Here’s how the bracket looks:
- Fortuna Bank, OH vs. Nantahala Bank, NC
- Integro Bank, AZ vs. Agility Bank, TX
- Locality Bank, FL vs. Victory Bank, PA
- Endeavor Bank, CA vs. South Louisiana Bank, LA
- Oregon Coast Bank, OR vs. Meridian Bank, PA
- Hyperion Bank, GA/PA vs. River City Bank, KY
- Oregon Pacific Bank, OR vs. Three Rivers Bank, MT
- Tennessee State Bank, TN vs. Redneck Bank, OK
- Grand Bank, MS vs. Mt. McKinley Bank, AK
- Hawaii National Bank, HI vs. Victory Bank, TX
- Luminate Bank, MN vs. City Bank, TX
- i3 Bank, NE vs. Movement Bank, VA
- Machias Savings Bank, ME vs. Walpole Co-op Bank, MA
- Bravera Bank, ND vs. Vintage Bank, KS
- Bank, IA vs. Points West Community Bank, CO
- Bay State Bank, MA vs. Pioneer Bank, NM
Each week during March Madness, we’ll publish updates as the competition heats up and logos advance to the next round!
How the Logos Were Selected
Our team at Banking+ initially evaluated and selected the logos for this year’s tournament and created the brackets based on the following criteria and methodology:
- Using Google Maps, we searched “banks” in various places of the U.S.
- Disqualifiers:
- Sorry! We’ll work on having special bracket tournaments just for these subsets later:
- Any bank with the word First in its name
- Banks over $5Billion
- Credit Unions
- Sorry! We’ll work on having special bracket tournaments just for these subsets later:
- Our editorial and design teams looked at numerous bank logos, and the ones found to be interesting, clever, unique, memorable, or noteworthy, were added to the list.
- The brackets and matchups were arranged by the bank’s age.
Meet the Judges
A panel of five industry experts will determine which logos advance each round. They will vote based on personal preference, and the majority decision will decide the winner of each matchup. Stay tuned as we introduce each judge in an upcoming article!
- Ron Shevlin – Chief Research Officer at Cornerstone Advisors | Senior Contributor at Forbes, Fintech Snark Tank
- Kate Drew – Director of Research, CCG Catalyst | Top 100 Women in FinTech
- Scott Hildenbrand – Head of Piper Sandler Financial Strategies
- Kristin McCrossin – Partner at Boomtown Internet Group
Stay Updated
Make sure to subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media to track which bank logos are moving forward each round. We will be publishing weekly updates throughout March Madness so you don’t miss a moment of the action!
Key Dates
- Entry Submission Deadline: Tuesday, March 18th by 6 PM
- Winners Announcement: Wednesday, April 16th
Have questions? Contact Banking+ for more details!
May the best bank logo win!
