the bank of nova scotia, or scotiabank, is a canadian multinational banking and financial services company. one of canada's big five banks, it is the third largest canadian bank by deposits and market capitalization. it serves more than 25 million customers around the world and offers a range of products and services including personal and commercial banking, wealth management, corporate and investment banking. with more than 88,000 employees and assets of $998 billion (as of october 31, 2018), scotiabank trades on the toronto and new york exchanges.