List of banks in Venezuela

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This is a list of banks operating in Venezuela.

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!Name

!Ownership

!Headquarters

!Established

!Disestablished

Central Bank of Venezuela

|Central bank{{Cite web |url=https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34 |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 July 2021 |archive-date=28 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528003901/https://d-nb.info/1138787981/34 |url-status=live }}

|Caracas{{cite web|title=Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/central+bank+of+venezuela/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?sa=N&hl=en&dg=dbrw&newdg=1|access-date=12 October 2017|publisher=Google Maps|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705024423/https://www.google.com/maps/search/central+bank+of+venezuela/data=%214m2%212m1%214b1?sa=N&hl=en&dg=dbrw&newdg=1|url-status=live}}

|1939{{cite web|date=27 January 2018|title=Company Overview of Banco Central de Venezuela BCV|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=875069|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127231949/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=875069|archive-date=27 January 2018|access-date=27 January 2018|website=Bloomberg News|language=English|quote=Banco Central de Venezuela was formed in 1939 and is headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela.}}

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Banco Bicentenario

|State-owned

|Caracas

|2009

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Banco Industrial de Venezuela

|State-owned

|Caracas

|1937

|2016

Banco de Venezuela

|Privately owned

|Caracas

|1890

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Banesco

|Publicly traded

|Caracas

|1992{{cite web|date=2 April 2018|title=Our History|url=http://www.banescointernacional.com/about-us/history?lang=en|access-date=5 July 2021|archive-date=11 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181111173901/http://www.banescointernacional.com/about-us/history?lang=en|url-status=live}}

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Mercantil Banco

|Privately owned

|Caracas

|1925

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BBVA Provincial

|Publicly traded

|Caracas

|1953

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Banco Occidental de Descuento

|Privately owned

|Maracaibo

|1957{{in lang|es}} Banco Occidental de Descuento, [http://www.bodinternet.com/ElBanco_NuestraHistoria.asp El Banco: Nuestra Historia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715182234/http://www.bodinternet.com/ElBanco_NuestraHistoria.asp|date=2010-07-15}}

|2022

Banco Nacional de Crédito

|Publicly traded

|Caracas

|1977

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Fondo Común

|Privately owned

|Caracas

|1963

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100% Banco

|Privately owned

|Caracas

|2006[http://www.gerente.com/revistas/gerente/0607/venezuela/finanz1_0607.html Banqueros al 100%]. GERENTE Magazine. Accessed 12 August 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090511001327/http://www.gerente.com/revistas/gerente/0607/venezuela/finanz1_0607.html Archived] 21 August 2009.

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Women's Development Bank

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|2001

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Sofitasa

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|San Cristóbal

|1990

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Iran-Venezuela Bi-National Bank

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|Tehran, Iran{{Cite web|date=2017-06-06|title=5 Foreign Banks Licensed by Iran|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-business-and-markets/65918/5-foreign-banks-licensed-by-iran|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-25|website=Financial Tribune|language=En|archive-date=19 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210619113510/https://financialtribune.com/articles/economy-business-and-markets/65918/5-foreign-banks-licensed-by-iran}}

|2010{{Cite journal|last=Bailey|first=Norman A.|date=February 2012|title=Iran's Venezuelan Gateway|url=http://www.hacer.org/pdf/HHRG1122.pdf|journal=Iran Strategy Brief|issue=5|access-date=5 July 2021|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705024331/http://www.hacer.org/pdf/HHRG1122.pdf|url-status=live}}

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Bancaribe

|Privately owned

|Caracas{{Cite web|title=Banco del Caribe, C.A. Banco Universal Company Profile - Venezuela {{!}} Contacts & Key Executives {{!}} EMIS|url=https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/VE/Banco_del_Caribe_CA_Banco_Universal_en_2334709.html|access-date=2021-04-05|website=www.emis.com|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705024424/https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/VE/Banco_del_Caribe_CA_Banco_Universal_en_2334709.html|url-status=live}}

|1954{{Cite web|title=Banco del Caribe, C.A. Banco Universal|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/banco-del-caribe-ca-banco-universal/|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128041303/http://www.forbes.com/companies/banco-del-caribe-ca-banco-universal/|url-status=live}}

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Banco Venezolano de Crédito

|Publicly traded

|Caracas

|1925{{cite web|title=Pérez Dupuy, Henrique|url=http://bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org/dhv/entradas/p/perez-dupuy-henrique/|website=Fundación Empresas Polar|accessdate=23 February 2020|archive-date=23 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223121518/http://bibliofep.fundacionempresaspolar.org/dhv/entradas/p/perez-dupuy-henrique/|url-status=live}}

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BANDES

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|2001{{in lang|es}} BANDES, [http://www.bandes.gob.ve/quienessomos Quiénes somos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821083146/http://www.bandes.gob.ve/quienessomos|date=2010-08-21}}

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Banco Federal

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|Caracas

|1982

|2010The Wall Street Journal, 14 June 2010, [https://www.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:BT-CO-20100614-711570.html Venezuela Bankers Seek To Reassure Public After Bank Seizure]

Banco Latino

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|CaracasThe New York Times, 16 May 1994, [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/16/us/failure-of-high-flying-banks-shakes-venezuelan-economy.html Failure of High-Flying Banks Shakes Venezuelan Economy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701195610/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/05/16/us/failure-of-high-flying-banks-shakes-venezuelan-economy.html |date=1 July 2021 }}

|1950

|1994

Stanford Bank Venezuela

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|Caracas"[http://www.stanfordbank.com.ve/agencias.aspx Centros de Negocios Stanford Bank]." Stanford Bank Venezuela. Retrieved on May 7, 2009. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226210652/http://www.stanfordbank.com.ve/agencias.aspx|date=February 26, 2009}}

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|2009{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

{{Interlanguage link|Banco Activo|es}}

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|1978

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{{Interlanguage link|Banco Caroní|es}}

|Publicly traded

|Ciudad Guayana

|1981

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{{Interlanguage link|Banco Exterior|lt=|es|Banco Exterior (Venezuela)}}

|Publicly traded

|Caracas

|1956{{cite news|last=|first=|title=Banco Exterior cumple 58 años trabajando por Venezuela - Banca y Negocios|url=http://www.bancaynegocios.com/banco-exterior-cumple-58-anos-trabajando-por-venezuela/|date=22 January 2015|access-date=29 October 2016|publisher=Banca y Negocios|page=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130044928/http://www.bancaynegocios.com/banco-exterior-cumple-58-anos-trabajando-por-venezuela/|archive-date=30 November 2016}}

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{{Interlanguage link|Banco Guayana|es}}

|Publicly traded

|Ciudad Guayana

|1955

|2012{{cite web|url=http://www.bancocaroni.com.ve/Informaci%C3%B3nInstitucional/Noticias/tabid/145/vw/1/ItemID/0/Default.aspx|title=Banco Guayana se integro a la plataforma Banco Caroní|access-date=28 November 2016|last=Universal|first=Banco Caroní, C.A. Banco|date=|work=www.bancocaroni.com.ve|archive-date=28 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128134532/http://www.bancocaroni.com.ve/Informaci%C3%B3nInstitucional/Noticias/tabid/145/vw/1/ItemID/0/Default.aspx|url-status=live}}

{{Interlanguage link|Banco del Tesoro|es}}

|Publicly traded

|Caracas

|2005

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{{Interlanguage link|Banco Plaza|es}}

|Publicly traded

|Caracas{{cite news|last=Venezuela|first=Correio de|title=Banco Plaza abrió nueva agencia en La Morita - Correio de Venezuela ESPAÑOL|url=http://correiodevenezuela.com/espanol/banco-plaza-abrio-nueva-agencia-en-la-morita/|date=30 April 2015|access-date=20 July 2018|newspaper=Correio de Venezuela ESPAÑOL|language=es-ES|archive-date=20 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720110147/http://correiodevenezuela.com/espanol/banco-plaza-abrio-nueva-agencia-en-la-morita/|url-status=live}}

|1989

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{{Interlanguage link|Banplus|es}}

|Publicly traded

|Caracas

|2007

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{{Interlanguage link|Agricultural Bank of Venezuela|es|Banco Agrícola de Venezuela}}

|State-owned

|Caracas

|2005[http://www.asobanca.com.ve/data/archivos/2000/agricola.pdf Banco Agrícola de Venezuela]{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Asociación Bancaria de Venezuela.

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{{Interlanguage link|Citibank Venezuela|es}}

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|Caracas

|1917

|2021

{{Interlanguage link|Corp Banca Venezuela|es|Corp Banca (Venezuela)}}

|Publicly traded

|Caracas

|1997

|2013[http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/en-los-proximos-90-dias-culminara-proceso-de-fusio.aspx Termina fusión entre Corp Banca y Banco Occidental de Descuento] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202111554/http://www.elmundo.com.ve/noticias/economia/banca/en-los-proximos-90-dias-culminara-proceso-de-fusio.aspx |date=2 February 2014 }}. El Mundo 19 September 2013.

{{Interlanguage link|DELSUR Banco Universal|es
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|Publicly traded

|Ciudad Guayana

|1978{{cite web|url=http://www.delsur.com.ve/delsur.php?id=69|title=Historia: DELSUR - Banco Universal|access-date=30 November 2016|date=|work=www.delsur.com.ve|archive-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606021010/http://delsur.com.ve/delsur.php?id=69|url-status=live}}

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