Private company
Banistmo
Panamian bank
Banistmo is the largest bank in Panama and Central America. It was founded in 1984 as Primer Banco del Istmo before it became part of the HSBC Group following its former parent company, Grupo Banistmo's acquisition by HSBC in November 2006.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrybank1
- HeadquartersPanama City1
- Websitewww.banistmo.com
- Legal formSociedad Anónima3
- LEI549300E94AMW3HSSMU173
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressC/O Morgan Y Morgan, 0801 Panama City, Panama3
- Registered withPublic Registry of Panama, 4567443
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Banistmo is the largest bank in Panama and Central America. It was founded in 1984 as Primer Banco del Istmo before it became part of the HSBC Group following its former parent company, Grupo Banistmo's acquisition by HSBC in November 2006.2
Corporate structure
Banistmo sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Banistmo Panama City, Panama
- VALORES BANISTMO, S.A. Subsidiary · Panama City, Panama
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Products and brands
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1984Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.banistmo.com1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/banistmo1
- WikipediaBanistmo
- WikidataQ7243401
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataBanistmo on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaBanistmo on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsBanistmo photo by Marcianito 23, CC BY 4.0