Valley National Bancorp (VLY) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

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 February 28, 2017, with respect to (i) the consolidated statements of financial condition of Valley National Bancorp as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 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, 2016 and (ii) the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, which reports appear in the December 31, 2016 annual report on Form10-K of Valley National Bancorp, incorporated herein by reference in the Registration Statement on FormS-8.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Short Hills, New Jersey

December 29, 2017