BBVA Perú

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.

BBVA Perú

Headquarters in Lima
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	BVL: CONTINC1
Industry	Finance
Founded	1951; 74 years ago (1951)
Headquarters	Av. República de Panamá No. 3055, San Isidro District, Peru[1]
Key people	Alex Fort Brescia, (Chairman) Fernando Eguiluz (CEO)
Products	Financial services
Net income	US$ 500.1 Million (2023)[2]
Total assets	US$ 282 Million (2023)[2]
Owner	BBVA
Number of employees	7,266 (2023)[2]

Old BBVA Banco Continental headquarters in Lima.

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.^[3]

In June 2011, the Fitch credit rating agency raised BBVA Continental's investment grade from BBB to A−.^[4]

The bank conducts its business through 311 branches located in different regions of Peru. As of February 2014, it had 5,429 employees.^[5]

In 2014, Global Finance ranked BBVA Continental the "Best Bank in Peru."^[6]

On June 10, 2019, BBVA unifies its brand worldwide and BBVA Continental is renamed BBVA.^[7]

In July 2019, Fernando Eguiluz becomes CEO of BBVA Perú.^[8]

See also

• BBVA in Mexico
• BBVA in Argentina
• BBVA Provincial
• BBVA in the United States

• Banks portal

External links

• BBVA Continental official site