BBVA Perú
{{Infobox company
| name = BBVA Perú
| logo = BBVA 2019.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| image = Edificio_BBVA_Continental.jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters in Lima
| type = Subsidiary
| traded_as = {{BVL|id=11600|CONTINC1}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1951}}
| location = Av. República de Panamá No. 3055, San Isidro District, PeruBBVA Banco Continental Notes to Financial Statements as of December 31, 2007, page 71.
| key_people = Alex Fort Brescia, (Chairman)
Fernando Eguiluz
{{small|(CEO)}}
| num_employees = 7,266 (2023)
| industry = Finance
| products = Financial services
| owner = BBVA
| profit = US$ 500.1 Million (2023){{cite web|language=ES |title=Memoria anual 2023 |url=https://www.bbva.pe/content/dam/public-web/peru/documents/personas/memoria-anual/memoria-anual-2023.pdf}}
| assets = US$ 282 Million (2023)
| homepage =
| footnotes =
}}
Image:Edificiobancocontinental.jpg.]]
BBVA Perú (formerly BBVA Banco Continental) is a Peruvian bank and subsidiary of Holding Continental (an affiliate of BBVA) which holds 92.08% of its equity.
History
The bank was established in 1951, and its operations are authorized by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS).
BBVA Continental is the result of the merger of Banco Continental with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Grupo Breca in 1995.{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-continental-history-goes-hand-hand-country/|website=BBVA Continental|date=6 June 2016|accessdate=25 December 2017}}
In June 2011, the Fitch credit rating agency raised BBVA Continental's investment grade from BBB to A−.{{Cite web |last=GrupoRPP |date=2011-06-21 |title=Fitch elevó rating de BBVA Continental a A- |url=https://rpp.pe/economia/economia/fitch-elevo-rating-de-bbva-continental-a-a-noticia-377584 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=RPP |language=es}}
The bank conducts its business through 311 branches located in different regions of Peru. As of February 2014, it had 5,429 employees.BBVA Banco Continental 2013 Annual Report
In 2014, Global Finance ranked BBVA Continental the "Best Bank in Peru."{{Cite web|url=https://www.gfmag.com/magazine/may-2014/best-banks-2014-latin-america|title=Global Finance Magazine - BEST BANKS 2014: LATIN AMERICA}}
On June 10, 2019, BBVA unifies its brand worldwide and BBVA Continental is renamed BBVA.{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bbva-to-unify-its-brand-worldwide-changes-its-logo-300837462.html | title=BBVA to unify its brand worldwide, changes its logo. | publisher=PR Newswire | date=December 24, 2019}}
In July 2019, Fernando Eguiluz becomes CEO of BBVA Perú.{{Cite web|url=https://elcomercio.pe/economia/ejecutivos/bbva-designa-mexicano-fernando-eguiluz-nuevo-ceo-peru-eduardo-torres-llosa-noticia-641673|title = BBVA designa a mexicano Fernando Eguiluz como nuevo CEO en Perú | ECONOMIA|date = 4 June 2019}}
See also
{{Portal|Banks}}
External links
- [http://www.bbvacontinental.pe/ BBVA Continental] official site
References
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{{Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria}}
{{IGBVL companies}}
Category:Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
Category:Banks established in 1951