Colombia · Financial institution
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia S.A.
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Colombia S.A. is a Colombian sociedad anónima with its head office in Bogotá. It trades as BBVA Colombia. It is a subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. of Spain, and its shares are listed on the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia. It provides retail, business, government, corporate and investment banking, leasing, investment funds, foreign-exchange services and insurance distribution. BBV bought 34.7% of Banco Ganadero in 1996. The bank took the BBVA Colombia name in 2004 and acquired the operation of Banco Granahorrar in 2006.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- GEROCOBBXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under GEROCOBB directly.
- Swift GPI
- Not on the member list
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 1 branch code
- Other BIC with this LEI
- GEROPAPA
- BIC first registered
- 1987-11-16
- Last updated
- 2025-04-12
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Total assets
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Ticker BBVACOL
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as BBVA Colombia
- Standing
- The BBVA Group has named Gloria Couceiro as the next executive president, replacing Mario Pardo Bayona. The change was due to take effect on 1 September 2026, subject to regulatory and corporate approvals. The bank's governance pages did not yet confirm the handover on 29 September 2026.
- Ownership
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. controls the bank, and the bank states that its two principal shareholders have the same beneficial owner.
- Direct parent
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Spain
- Stock listing
- Bolsa de Valores de Colombia BBVACOL
- Head office
- Carrera 9 72-21, Edificio Dirección General, 110221 Bogotá, Colombia
- Former names
- BBVA Banco Ganadero · BBV Banco Ganadero · Banco Ganadero
Business lines
The bank serves individuals, businesses and government clients in Colombia and runs a branch in Panama. Its subsidiaries BBVA Asset Management and BBVA Valores are included in its consolidated accounts.
Online
- Websites & references
- bbva.com.co ↗
bbva.pa ↗ BBVA Sucursal Panamá (Panama branch site, linked from bbva.com.co)
bbva.com ↗ BBVA Group news site for Colombia - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Facebook ↗ · YouTube ↗
Sources · 10 pages consulted
- bbva.com.co/personas/atencion-al-inversionista/gobierno-corporativo/junta-directiva.html
- bbva.com.co/personas/atencion-al-inversionista/gobierno-corporativo/administradores.html
- bbva.com.co/personas/atencion-al-inversionista/gobierno-corporativo.html
- bbva.com.co/personas/atencion-al-inversionista.html
- bbva.com.co/personas/atencion-al-inversionista/acciones.html
- bbva.com.co/personas/historia.html
- bbva.com.co/personas/aviso-legal.html
- bbva.com/es/co/economia-y-finanzas/bbva-colombia-registra-utilidades-record-por-769-000-millones-y
- eltiempo.com/economia/sector-financiero/gloria-couceiro-asumira-la-presidencia-de-bbva-colombia-tras-s
- portafolio.co/negocios/empresas/bbva-anuncia-relevos-importantes-en-colombia-gloria-couceiro-sera-su-nu
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Gloria Couceiro
Presidenta Ejecutiva (designated; appointment announced for 1 September 2026 subject to regulatory approval, not yet confirmed on the bank's website)
- Chair
- Gloria Amparo Alonso Masmela Presidente de la Junta Directiva (independent)
- Chief financial officer
- Juan María Canel Vicepresidente Ejecutivo del Área Financiera
- Executive
- Pablo Andrés García Vicepresidente Ejecutivo del Área de Riesgos
- Executive
- Olga Lucía Calzada Estupiñán Vicepresidente Ejecutiva Servicios Jurídicos y Secretaria General
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Colombia
- Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia (Financial Superintendence of Colombia) Prudential supervisorAML supervisorConductSecurities
- Colombia
- Banco de la República (Central Bank of Colombia) Central bankForeign exchange
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Leadership
The BBVA Group named Gloria Couceiro to succeed Mario Pardo Bayona as executive president from 1 September 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
eltiempo.com ↗ -
Leadership
The general shareholders' meeting elected the board for 2026 to 2028 and appointed Alberto Charro Pastor as a new director.
bbva.com.co ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- GEROCOBBXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- GEROBank
- COCountry · Colombia
- BBLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- Not recorded in the directory
- LEI
- 5493009W53901OCHI065
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Colombia · Latin America & Caribbean
- Trading venues (MIC)
- No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sociedad Anonima · SpainK8MS7FD7N5Z2WQ51AZ71 ↗
The Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sociedad Anonima group has 38 institutions in the directory, in 28 countries: 37 hold a BIC and 1 does not.
Including Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. New York, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., Sucursal Em Portugal, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA.
See the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Sociedad Anonima group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- EDIFICIO DIRECCION GENERAL FLOOR 5 CARRERA 9 72-21 BOGOTA 110221 COLOMBIA
- Operational address
- EDIFICIO DIRECCION GENERAL FLOOR 5 CARRERA 9 72-21 BOGOTA 110221 BOGOTA POB 53851 COLOMBIA
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>GEROCOBBXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493009W53901OCHI065</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>GEROCOBBXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>5493009W53901OCHI065</LEI>
<Nm>BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA COLOMBIA S.A.</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>BOGOTA</TwnNm>
<Ctry>CO</Ctry>
<AdrLine>EDIFICIO DIRECCION GENERAL FLOOR 5 CARRERA 9 72-21 BOGOTA 110221</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Network
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEROCOBBBO1 | HEADQUARTERS | Bogota | BOGOTA BOGOTA COLOMBIA | — | 2025-04-12 |
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Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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