List of banks in Uruguay

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

State-owned

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

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.

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Private

Closed

Mergers and acquisitions

BankMerged 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 ComercialScotiabank Uruguay

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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.