Our history

Banco General, S.A. was founded in 1955 as the first Panamanian private bank. We currently offer our clients a wide range of financial products and services with more than 74 branches, more than 600 ATMs nationwide, telephone and chat service, and a first-rate digital platform. We also have a bank in Costa Rica with 8 branches and representative offices in Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia and Peru. More than 5,000 employees make up the Bank’s workforce, who serve more than 1.8 million customers through various service channels.

Banco General was the first Panamanian bank to obtain an International Investment Grade from Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poor’s in 1997, a rating that we maintain without interruption to date. We also have Investment Grade from Moody’s since 2017.

Our subsidiaries offer related services that include insurance and reinsurance, brokerage house, and management of pension and severance funds, among others. The company that owns 100% of the shares of Banco General and Subsidiaries, is Grupo Financiero BG, S.A., a public company listed on the Latin American Stock Exchange (Latinex).

For more than 70 years, Banco General has carried out its operations with strict financial discipline, a corporate culture based on values, and a commitment to serving customers and the community with excellence. These are the precepts that define our success.