Abstract. The article reflect the analysis of the most relevant European, American and Chinese financial banking groups, mainly driven by the context of changes generated by the financial and pandemic crises. The first two parts of the paper highlight the broader context of the design of strategic interests and the competitive development of banking businesses after the financial crisis, together with relevant research findings. The third part of the research includes the analysis and interpretation of the evolution of indicators that have an impact from a competition perspective, for the exponents of the three banking systems analysed, over the period 2009-2020. The fourth part highlights the results obtained, along with qualitative correlations that add value to the research. The paper ends with a section including the authors' conclusions.

Keywords: financial crisis, competition, international banking, strategic interests, pandemic crisis.