Exhibit 23.1

	KPMG LLP Suite 1100 1000 Walnut Street Kansas City, MO 64106-2162

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 25, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Commerce Bancshares, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

Kansas City, Missouri
August 26, 2025

KPMG LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership and a member firm of
the KPMG global organization of independent member firms affiliated with
KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.