Panama has one of the largest international banking centers in the world. The monetary unit (Balboa) is locked to the value of the US dollar. Dollars flow freely throughout Panama.
All banking activities are overseen by the NATIONAL BANKING COMMISSION (NBC) of the Ministry of Planning, the official regulatory entity of Panama's banking system.
You may reach the "NBC" at phone: (507) 223-2844 , Fax: (507) 223-2864 or by mail: National Banking Commission, P O. Box 1686, Panama 1, Republic of Panama.
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BANKING INSTITUTION |
PHONE # |
| Banco Nacional de Panama |
263-5155 |
| Caja de Ahorros |
263-6233 |
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BANKING INSTITUTION |
LICENSE |
PHONE # |
| Algemene Bank Nederland N.V. Sucursal Panarna (Hollland) |
* |
263-6200 |
| Banco Bilbao (Panama), S.A. (Spain) |
* |
263-6922 |
| Bancafe Panama , S.A. (Colombia) | 264-6066 | |
| Banco Central, S.A. (Spain) | 263-9044 | |
| Banco Comercial Antioqueño, S.A. (Colombia) |
* |
263-6633 |
| Banco Comercial de Panama, S.A. (BANCOMER) (Panama) | 263-6800 | |
| Banco Consolidado (Panama), S.A (Venezuela) |
* |
269-5300 |
| Banco Continental de Panama, S.A. ( Panama) | 263-5955 | |
| Banco de Bogotá, S.A. (Colombia) |
* |
264-6000 |
| Banco de Colombia, S. A. (Colombia) |
* |
269-9333 |
| Banco de Iberoamérica, S.A. (Multinational) |
* |
263-5366 |
| Banco de Latinoamérica, S.A. "BANCOLAT" (Panama) | 264-0466 | |
| Banco del Comercio, S.A. (Colombia) |
* |
263-5655 |
| Banco del Istmo, S.A. (Panama) | 269-5555 | |
| Banco DISA, S.A. (Panama) | 263-5933 | |
| Banco do Brasil, S.A. (Brasil) |
* |
263-6566 |
| Banco Exterior, S.A. (Spain) | 227-1122 | |
| Banco Ganadero, S .A. (Colombia) |
* |
263-7933 |
| Banco General, S.A. (Panarna) |
* |
227-3200 |
| Banco Industrial Colombiano de Panama, S.A. (Colombia) |
* |
263-6955 |
| Banco Internacional de Costa Rica, S.A. (Costa Rica) |
* |
263-6822 |
| Banco Internacional de Panama, S.A. "BIPAN" (Panama) | 263-9000 | |
| Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. "BLADEX" (Multinational) | 263-6766 | |
| Banco Panameño de la Vivienda (Panama) | ||
| Banco Panamericano, S.A. "PANABANK" ( Panama) | 263-9266 | |
| Banco Provincial de Ahorros, S.A. (Panama) | ||
| Banco Real, S.A. (Brasil) |
* |
269-1444 |
| Banco Santander Panama, S.A. (Spain) | ||
| Banco Trasatlántico, S.A. (Panarna) | 269-2318 | |
| Banco Unión, C.A.-Sucursal Panama (Venezuela) | 264-9133 | |
| Bank Leumi Le-lsrael B.M. (Israel) | 263-9377 | |
| Banque Nationale de Paris "Panama", S.A. (France) |
* |
263-6600 |
| Banque Sudameris - Sucursal Panama, (Multinalional) |
* |
227-2777 |
| Chase Investment Bank "Panama", S A. (U.S.A.) | ||
| Citibank N.A. (U.S.A.) | 236-4044 | |
| Citicorp Intemationa; Bank, S.A. (U.S.A.) | ||
| Deutsch Sudamerikanische Bank, A.G. (Germany) |
* |
263-5055 |
| Korea Exchange Bank (Korea) |
* |
227-3211 |
| Lloyds Bank, P.L.C. (United Kingdom) | 263-6277 | |
| Merchant National Bank (U.S.A. ) | ||
| Multicredit Bank Inc. (Panama) | 269-0188 | |
| Primer Banco de Ahorros, "PRIBANCO" (Panama) | 227-2225 | |
| Republic National Bank, Inc. (Ecuador) | 264-7777 | |
| State Bank of India (India) | 263-6866 | |
| The Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada) | 263-6255 | |
| The Bank of Tokyo, Ltd. (Japan) | 263-6128 | |
| The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (U.S.A.) | 263-5855 | |
| The Dai-lchi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (Japan) |
* |
269-6111 |
| The First National Bank of Boston (U.S.A.) | 264-9585 | |
| The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (Hong Kong) | 269-6200 | |
| The Intemational Commercial Bank of China (Taiwan) | 263-8565 | |
| The Mitsui Taiyo Kobe Bank, Ltd. (Japan) | ||
| The Sanwa Bank, Ltd. (Japan) |
* |
264-6633 |
| The Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. (Japan) |
* |
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| TowerBank !ntemational, Inc. (Panama) | 269-6900 |
Note: Banks marked with the asterix (*) holds both, General and International License
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BANKING INSTITUTION |
PHONE # |
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| Adela Intemational Financing Co., (Switzerland) | 223-8036 | |
| Atlantic Security Bank-Sucursal Panama, (Cayman) | 269-5944 | |
| Banco Alemán Panameño, S.A. (Germany) | 223-8005 | |
| Banco de la Nacion Argentina (Argentina) | 269-4666 | |
| Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 227-2167 | |
| Banco del Centro, S.A. (Venezuela) | 223-5062 | |
| Banco de Occidente (Panama), S .A. (Colombia) | 263-8144 | |
| Banco del Pacifico "Panama", S.A . (Ecuador) | 263-5833 | |
| Banco de Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Panama). S.A. (Bolivia) | 263-8477 | |
| Bancrédito Panama, S.A. (Dominican Republic) | 223-2977 | |
| Banco Mercantil, C. A. (Venezuela) | 263-6191 | |
| Banco Popular del Ecuador, (Panama), S.A. (Ecuador) | 269-1084 | |
| Banco Popular Dominicano (Panama), S.A. (Dominican Republic) | 269-4166 | |
| Bank of Commerce and Finance, Inc. (Bahamas) | 223-6323 | |
| Banque Nationale de Paris ( France) | 264-8500 | |
| Centro Banco (Panama), S.A. (Spain) | 263-9737 | |
| Hong Kong Bank -Bahamas-Limited (Bahamas) | 269-6200 | |
| Credit Commercial de France Panama, S.A. ( France) | 264-9233 | |
| Credit Lyonnais (France) | 263-6522 | |
| Discount Bank & Trust Co. (Switzerland) | 269-4011 | |
| International Union Bank, S.A. (Venezuela) | ||
| Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp. (Japan) | 264-1400 | |
| Mitsubishi Bank (Japan) | ||
| Société Générale (France) | 264-9611 | |
| Swiss Bank Corporation (Overseas), S.A. (Switzerland) | 263 -7181 | |
| Towerbank Overseas, Inc. (Panama) | ||
| Weston Banking Corporation (Switzerland) |
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BANKING INSTITUTION |
PHONE # |
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| Banco Español de Crédito (Spain) | 227-0583 | |
| Banco General -Overseas-, Inc. (Cayman) | 264-1191 | |
| Bank Hapoalim B.M. (Israel) | 263-7222 | |
| Bank of China (China) | ||
| Bank of America N.T. and S.A (U.S.A.) | 263-5500 | |
| Dredsner Bank. A.G. (Germany) | ||
| Iberbank International Limited (Bahamas) | ||
| Iberoamerika Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) | ||
| Iberoamerica International Bank, Ltd. (Bahamas) | ||
| Interallianz Bank Zurich, A.G. (Switzerland) | ||
| Marine Midland Bank, N .A. (U.S.A.) | 269-6200 | |
| Towerbank, Ltd. (Cayman) | ||
| Swiss Bank Corporation (Switzerland) | 263-7181 | |
| The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Japan) | 263-8233 | |
| The Philadelphia National Bank (U.S A.) | ||
| (TDB) American Express Bank (Switzerland) | ||
| Union Bank of Switzerland (Switzerland) | 263-9766 | |
