Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Valley National Bancorp:

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 3, 2014, with respect to the consolidated statements of financial condition of Valley National Bancorp and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2013 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, which reports appear in the December 31, 2013 annual report on Form 10-K of Valley National Bancorp incorporated by reference in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus and Registration Statement on Form S-4/A and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in this Joint Proxy Statement-Prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Short Hills, NJ

July 17, 2014