In German-speaking jurisdictions, Landesbank, lit. 'bank of the Land', generally refers to a bank operating within a territorial subdivision that has autonomy but not full sovereignty. It is occasionally translated as "provincial bank".

The Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe is a network of public banks that together form the largest financial services group in Germany and in all of Europe. Its name refers to local government-controlled savings banks that are known in German as Sparkasse, plural Sparkassen. Its activity is overwhelmingly located in Germany.