List of banks in Uruguay

This is a list of commercial banks in Uruguay.[1]

State-owned

Bank Established Headquarters
Banco Central del Uruguay 1967 Montevideo [2]
Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay 1892 Montevideo
Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay 1896 Montevideo

Despite their naming, State Insurance Bank and Social Welfare Bank are not banks but a state-owned insurance company and a social security institute, respectively.

Private

  • Banco Bandes Uruguay S.A.
  • Banco Itaú Uruguay S.A.
  • Scotiabank Uruguay S.A. (ex. Nuevo Banco Comercial S.A.)
  • Banco Santander S.A.
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Uruguay S.A.
  • HSBC Bank (Uruguay) S.A.
  • Citibank N.A. Sucursal Uruguay
  • Banco de la Nación Argentina
  • Banque Heritage Uruguay

Closed

  • Banco Maua
  • Banco Popular de Montevideo
  • Banco La Caja Obrera
  • Banco Montevideo
  • Banco de Crédito
  • Banco Comercial
  • Banco Transatlántico
  • Banco de Londres y Río de la Plata
  • Banco Pan de Azúcar
  • Banco Territorial

Mergers and acquisitions

Bank Merged with / Acquired by  
Lloyds TSB Banque Heritage Uruguay [3][4]
ABN AMRO Banco Santander Uruguay [5]
Banco Surinvest Banque Heritage Uruguay [6]
Crédit Uruguay Banco (formerly Banco Acac) Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Uruguay [7]
Discount Bank (Latin America) Scotiabank Uruguay [8]
Nuevo Banco Comercial Scotiabank Uruguay

See also

References

  1. ^ Partial Listing of Banks in Uruguay
  2. ^ Harriett, Silvana; Garcé, Adolfo; Torrelli, Milton; Pose, Nicolás (2017). "Historia del Banco Central del Uruguay (1967-2016). Medio siglo de desarrollo institucional al servicio de la estabilidad económica" (PDF) (in Spanish). University of the Republic (School of Social Sciences). p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  3. ^ "Venta del Lloyds TSB al Heritage cierra fase de fusiones bancarias". El Observador (in Spanish). 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  4. ^ "Banque Heritage absorbe operaciones de Lloyds TSB en Uruguay". Reuters (in Spanish). 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  5. ^ "Uruguay: Santander absorbió a ABN Amro y se transformó en el mayor banco del país". La Nación (in Spanish). Montevideo. AFP. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  6. ^ "Chau Surinvest, hola Banque Heritage (saldrá a competir en banca privada)". Infonegocios (in Spanish). 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  7. ^ "BBVA compra Crédit Uruguay Banco a Crédit Agricole". El País (in Spanish). 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  8. ^ "Gobierno autorizó compra de Discount por Scotia". El País (in Spanish). Montevideo. 2015-10-29. Retrieved 2023-02-01.

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