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Interbank is a Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian provider of financial services.
History
Jiron de la Union
The Jiron de la Union, or the Jiron of the Union, is a pedestrian street located in the Historic Centre of Lima, part of the capital of Peru. For many years it was one of the most important boulevards of the city, often described as the most aristocratic, where many of the most affluent citizens of...
in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
's historical center under the name of Banco Internacional. In 1934 branches were opened in Chiclayo
Chiclayo
Chiclayo is the capital city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers inland from the Pacific coast and 770 kilometers from the nation's capital, Lima...
and Arequipa
Arequipa
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
, and later expansions included Piura
Piura
Piura is a city in northwestern Peru. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. The population is 377,496.It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro founded the third Spanish city in South America and first in Peru, San Miguel de Piura, in July 1532...
, Sullana
Sullana
Sullana is the name of the capital of the Sullana Province, in the north-western coastal plains of Peru on the Chira valley.-Location:Sullana is located at 04°53' south latitude and 80°41' west longitude, 38 km north of Piura, the capital of the region.-Climate:The province has a tropical...
and other places in Peru.
Under the military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Velasco Alvarado
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a left-leaning Peruvian General who ruled Peru from 1968 to 1975 under the title of "President of the Revolutionary Government."- Early life :...
, in 1970 the national bank (Banco de la Nacion) purchased Banco Internacional and changed its name to "Banca Asociada del Pais". Ten years later, under the democratic government of Fernando Belaunde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Fernando Belaúnde Terry was President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms . Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after eleven years of military rule...
, the bank changed its name to InterBanc but it was still property of the Peruvian government.
On July 20, 1994 Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor Senior along with several North American businessmen purchased 91% of the bank's stocks. The new owners changed the name to Interbank.
In 2004 Interbank bought the supermarket chain Supermercados Santa Isabel from the transnational Ahold
Ahold
Ahold is a major international supermarket operator based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ahold is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.-History:...
, and they founded Supermercados Peruanos
Supermercados Peruanos
Supermercados Peruanos is the second largest supermarket and hypermarket chain in Peru. Although its operations were concentrated around Lima at first, the chain started to expand in Peru by opening a store in Arequipa, Trujillo and Chiclayo in 2007...
. They have offices inside Vivanda
Vivanda
Vivanda is a supermarket chain with seven stores located in Lima, Peru. It was launched by Supermercados Peruanos S.A in 2005. Vivanda offers grocery products, health and beauty aids and an Interbank agency. These stores are generally located in high and medium class neighborhoods...
and Plaza Vea
Plaza Vea
Plaza Vea is the largest chain of supermarkets and hypermarket from Supermercados Peruanos S.A, which is the second largest retail company in Peru...
stores. Currently, Interbank has 230 branches, called "tiendas" or stores, over 1,500 ATMs, and over 1,500 Interbank Agentes in Peru.
Services
Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
services under the GlobalNet
GlobalNet
Global Net is an interbank network in Peru operated by Peruvian bank "Interbank".ATMs are available all over Peru. GlobalNet ATMs work with any Cirrus, PLUS, American Express, Diners Club, Mastercard, or Visa card...
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.
Utility bills can be paid at Interbank branches.