Banco Bradesco (Bradesco) is the largest private-sector (non-government-controlled) bank in Brazil and Latin America in terms of total assets. Bradesco provides a wide range of banking and financial products and services in Brazil and abroad to individuals, small and mid-sized companies in Brazil and major local and international corporations and institutions. Bradesco has the most extensive private sector branch and service network in Brazil. Products and services include banking operations such as lending and deposit-taking, credit card issuance, insurance, leasing, payment collection and processing, pension plans, asset management and brokerage services.