Banco de Crédito del Perú
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Banco de Crédito del Perú
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| Type | Public (NYSE: BAP), (BVL:BAP) |
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| Industry | Financial Services |
| Founded | Lima, Peru (1889) |
| Headquarters | Lima, Peru |
| Products | Insurance, Banking, Securities |
| Revenue |  S/. 3.291 billion (US$ 1.086 billion)(2007)[1] |
| Net income | S/. 2.000 billion (US$ 0.660 billion)(2007)[1] |
| Total assets | S/. 44.150 billion (US$ 14.57 billion)(2007)[1] |
| Employees | 10,771 (2007) |
| Website | http://www.viabcp.com |
Banco de Crédito del Perú is a Peruvian bank, and the largest in the country. It is traded in the New York Stock Exchange and the Lima Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Lima). It is controlled by the Romero family. 118 years after the bank's founding in 1889, BCP has 237 branches, 786 ATM's, 1400 agents and 10,771 employees.
History
Founded on April 9, 1889, BCP is Peru's oldest bank. It was called Banco Italiano for the first 52 years of its existence, and in 1919 Banca Commerciale Italiana acquired the bank. On 1 February 1942, the name of the institution was changed to Banco de Credito del Peru.
Later, the bank opened offices in New York City and Nassau. Due to the increased activities, the bank moved its headquarters from Downtown Lima to a brand new building designed by Arquitectonica in the La Molina district in Lima. By 1988, the bank had a nationwide computer network connected to the main computer in Lima. The bank then proceeded to establish a network of ATM's throughout the country.
In 1993, BCP acquired Banco Popular de Bolivia and renamed it Banco de Crédito de Bolivia. One year later a new subsidiary was created: Credifondo, which is a company dedicated to mutual funds. The year after that, the company created Credileasing, a leasing subsidiary company.
In 2004 the Miami chapter of the American Institute of Architects awarded the Banco de Crédito headquarters building the AIA Test of Time Award.[2]
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BCP office building in San Isidro, Lima, Peru
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Old BCP headquarters in Downtown Lima, Peru.
References
- ^ a b c http://bvl.com.pe/ShowEEFF.jsp
- ^ AIA 2004 Chapter Awards, AIA Miami Site
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