Interbank is a Peruvian provider of financial services.

History

In 1897, Elias Mujica opened an agency at Jiron de la Union in Lima's historical center under the name of ''Banco Internacional''. In 1934, branches were opened in Chiclayo and

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, and later expansions included

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and other places in Peru. Under the military government of

Juan Velasco Alvarado Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian general who served as the President of Peru after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency in 1968. Under his presidency, nationalism ...

, in 1970, the national bank (

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) purchased ''Banco Internacional'' and changed its name to "Banca Asociada del Pais". Ten years later, under the democratic government of

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, the bank changed its name to ''InterBanc'' but it was still property of the Peruvian government. In July 1994,

Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor Sr. Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor Mendoza (1934 - 5 August 1995) was a Peruvian businessman and politician. He was Peru's Minister of Economy and Finance from 1983 to 1984. In 1994, he bought Banco Internacional del Peru, but died the following year. He ...

along with several North American businessmen purchased 91% of the bank's stocks. The new owners changed the name to ''Interbank''. Part of the expansion strategy at that point was to open agency branches in supermarkets so customers could shop and bank at the same time. In 2004, Interbank bought the supermarket chain Supermercados Santa Isabel from the transnational Ahold, and they founded

Supermercados Peruanos Supermercados Peruanos S.A. (Spanish: ''Peruvian Supermarkets'') is a Peruvian second largest supermarket chain. Although its operations were concentrated around Lima at first, the chain started to expand in Peru by opening stores in Arequipa, Chi ...

. They have offices inside

Vivanda Vivanda is a Peruvian supermarket chain with 8 stores located in Lima. It was launched by Supermercados Peruanos S.A. in 2005. Vivanda offers grocery products, health and beauty aids and an Interbank Interbank is a Peruvian provider of finan ...

and Plaza Vea stores. Currently, Interbank has 230 branches, called "tiendas" or stores, over 1,500 ATMs, and over 1,500 Interbank Agentes in Peru.

Services

Interbank provides ATM services under the

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 Visa most commonly refers to: * ...

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.

In popular culture

In the movie

Don't Look Up ''Don't Look Up'' is a 2021 American apocalyptic political satire black comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay from a story he co-wrote with David Sirota. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jo ...

, final post-credit scenes depict the owner of Interbank in a cryogenic sleep chamber, among other bourgeois billionaires, having survived the planet-killer comet that destroyed Earth. Having slept for over 70,000 years, the chambers are shown to start opening.

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History

Services

In popular culture

See also

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