Interbank is a
Peru
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vian provider of financial services.
History
In 1897, Elias Mujica opened an agency at
Jiron de la Union in
Lima
Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...
's historical center under the name of ''Banco Internacional''. In 1934, branches were opened in
Chiclayo
Chiclayo (; qu, Chiklayu) is the principal city of the Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located inland from the Pacific coast and from the nation's capital, Lima.
Founded by Spanish explorers as "Santa María de los Valles de Chicl ...
and
Arequipa, and later expansions included
Piura,
Sullana and other places in Peru.
Under the military government of
Juan Velasco Alvarado, 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, the bank changed its name to ''InterBanc'' but it was still property of the Peruvian government.
In July 1994,
Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor Sr. 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
Koninklijke Ahold N.V. was a Dutch multinational retail company based in Zaandam, Netherlands. It merged with Belgium-based Delhaize Group in 2016 to form Ahold Delhaize.
History
Growth in the Netherlands
The company started in 1887, when A ...
, and they founded
Supermercados Peruanos. They have offices inside
Vivanda and
Plaza Vea
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 ...
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 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, ...
, 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.
See also
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Supermercados Peruanos
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Cineplanet
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GlobalNet
External links
Interbank{{Portal, Banks
Banks of Peru
Banks established in 1897
Companies based in Lima
Peruvian brands