Interbank, formally the Banco Internacional del Perú Service Holding S.A.A. is a
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
vian provider of financial services.
History
In 1897, Elias Mujica opened an agency at the
Jirón de la Unión in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...
's
historic centre under the name of ''Banco Internacional''. In 1934, branches were opened in
Chiclayo
Chiclayo (; mochica language, Mochica: ''Cɥiclaiæp'') is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru. It is located from the Pacific coast, from the city of Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, and from ...
and
Arequipa
Arequipa (; Aymara language, Aymara and ), also known by its nicknames of ''Ciudad Blanca'' (Spanish for "White City") and ''León del Sur'' (Spanish for "South's Lion"), is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous Arequipa (province), ...
, and later expansions included
Piura
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru, located north of the Sechura Desert along the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017 and it is the 7th most populous city in Peru. ...
,
Sullana
SullanaRegional Tourism Office of Piuraciudad de Sullana. Consulted on July 8, 2009. is a city in Peru and the capital of the Sullana Province, Piura, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley. The city is home to 162,500 p ...
and other places in Peru.
Under the
military government
A military government is any government that is administered by a military, whether or not this government is legal under the laws of the jurisdiction at issue or by an occupying power. It is usually administered by military personnel.
Types of m ...
of
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian Army general, general who served as the President of Peru after a successful 1968 Peruvian coup d'état, coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency ...
, in 1970, the national bank (
Banco de la Nación) purchased ''Banco Internacional'' and changed its name to ''Banca Asociada del País''. Ten years later, under the democratic government of
Fernando Belaunde Terry, the bank changed its name to ''InterBanc'' but it was still property of the Peruvian government.
In July 1994,
Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor Sr. along with several North American businessmen purchased 91% of the bank's stocks. The new owners changed the name to ''Interbank''.
Part of the expansion strategy at that point was to open agency branches in supermarkets so customers could shop and bank at the same time.
In 2004, Interbank bought the supermarket chain Supermercados Santa Isabel from the transnational
Ahold
Koninklijke Ahold N.V. was a Dutch multinational retail company based in Zaandam, Netherlands. Founded in 1887 by Albert Heijn Sr., the company initially began as a single grocery store in Oostzaan and became the largest grocery chain in the ...
, and they founded
Supermercados Peruanos. They have offices inside
Vivanda and
Plaza Vea stores. Currently, Interbank has 230 branches, called "tiendas" or stores, over 1,500 ATMs, and over 1,500 Interbank Agentes in Peru.
In 2007, Interbank opened a business agency in
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
in order to facilitate negotiations between Chinese and Peruvians.
Luis Felipe Castellanos López-Torres holds the position of General Manager (CEO) since 2011.
Services
Interbank provides
ATM services under the
GlobalNet brand which accept debit and credit cards from around the world, as well as permitting cash deposits. Interbank also provides change machines which exchange notes for coins.
The bank has a corporate university belonging to the
Intercorp Group called Interbank Corporate University, known as UCIC. This organization provides training services to the more than 20,000 employees of the Intercorp Group companies.
Utility bills can be paid at Interbank branches.
See also
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Supermercados Peruanos
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Cineplanet
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GlobalNet
External links
Interbank
References
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Banks of Peru
Banks established in 1897
Companies based in Lima
Peruvian brands