---
title: "Banistmo S.A SWIFT/BIC code MIDLPAPAXXX · Panama | Elucidate"
description: "SWIFT/BIC code MIDLPAPAXXX for Banistmo S.A, Panama. 2 branch BICs, LEI 549300E94AMW3HSSMU17, addresses and Swift connectivity."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa
---
1. [Directory](https://elucidate.co/directory)
2. [Panama](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pa)
3. Banistmo S.A
Panama · Financial institution
# Banistmo S.A
Legal name in the LEI record BANISTMO S.A.
Banistmo S.A. is a Panamanian bank incorporated as a sociedad anónima and headquartered in Panama City. It began operations on 1 August 2004 and holds a general banking licence from the Superintendency of Banks of Panama. Since 30 June 2026 it has been wholly owned by Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., part of the Inversiones Cuscatlán Centroamérica group, which is taking the name Grupo Financiero BSC. Before that it belonged to Grupo Cibest, the parent of Bancolombia. Directly and through its subsidiaries, the bank offers corporate and consumer banking, leasing and trust services.
BIC **MIDLPAPAXXX** LEI **[549300E94AMW3HSSMU17](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300E94AMW3HSSMU17)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** Connected to Swift [**2** branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa#branches) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa#claim)
## 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:** MIDLPAPAXXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Connected to Swift
- **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:** [2 branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa#branches)
- **BIC first registered:** 1995-12-02
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-15
## Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa#overview-sources)
Total assets
USD 10.5bn
This entity · 30 Apr 2026 · [regulatory filing ↗](https://nexo.la/cuscatlan-bsc-integra-banistmo/)
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
100% Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A.
Institution type
Commercial bank
Trades as Banistmo
- **Standing:** Ownership changed on 30 June 2026. On that date Grupo Cibest, S.A. completed the sale of 100% of the bank's shares to Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., a subsidiary of Inversiones Cuscatlán Centroamérica. The bank continues to operate under the Banistmo name.
- **Ownership:** Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., a subsidiary of Inversiones Cuscatlán Centroamérica (Grupo Financiero BSC), has held 100% of the shares since 30 June 2026.
- **Direct parent:** Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., Panama 100%
- **Ultimate owner:** Inversiones Cuscatlán Centroamérica, S.A. (being renamed Grupo Financiero BSC)
- **Head office:** Casa Matriz, Torre Banistmo, Calle 50, 0834 Panama City, Panama (registered office: C/O Morgan Y Morgan, 16th Floor, Swiss Tower, 53rd Street, Nuevo Obarrio, 0801 Panama City, Panama)
### Business lines
- Retail banking
- Corporate banking
- SME banking
- Cards
- Transaction banking & payments
- Leasing & factoring
The bank's financial statements say it serves mainly institutions and individuals, offering corporate and consumer banking plus leasing and trust services through its subsidiaries.
### Online
- **Websites & references:** [banistmo.com ↗](https://www.banistmo.com/) [personas.banistmo.com ↗](https://personas.banistmo.com/) online banking for personal customers
- **Official social accounts:** [LinkedIn ↗](https://www.linkedin.com/company/banistmo) · [X ↗](https://x.com/banistmo) · [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/Banistmo) · [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/banistmo) · [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/banistmoPanama) · [TikTok ↗](https://www.tiktok.com/@banistmo.oficial)
Sources · 15 pages consulted
1. [superbancos.gob.pa/node/1740](https://www.superbancos.gob.pa/node/1740)
2. [superbancos.gob.pa/node/1609](https://www.superbancos.gob.pa/node/1609)
3. [superbancos.gob.pa/info-gen-bancos/cambios-relevantes](https://www.superbancos.gob.pa/info-gen-bancos/cambios-relevantes)
4. [banistmo.com/acerca-de/gestion-2025](https://www.banistmo.com/acerca-de/gestion-2025)
5. [banistmo.com/acerca-de](https://www.banistmo.com/acerca-de)
6. [banistmo.com/acerca-de/aviso-de-privacidad](https://www.banistmo.com/acerca-de/aviso-de-privacidad)
7. [banistmo.com/acerca-de/informacion-corporativa/relacion-con-inversionistas](https://www.banistmo.com/acerca-de/informacion-corporativa/relacion-con-inversionistas)
8. [banistmo.com/acerca-de/informacion-corporativa/quienes-somos](https://www.banistmo.com/acerca-de/informacion-corporativa/quienes-somos)
9. [banistmo.com/wps/portal/banistmo/empresas/productos-y-servicios/cash-management/transferencia-internac](https://www.banistmo.com/wps/portal/banistmo/empresas/productos-y-servicios/cash-management/transferencia-internacional)
10. [assets.ctfassets.net/catp2t59asao/4sTbOCHUxxxE25u4IRetzY/23c1a490efa6056d3458d47c8272d055/Estado-Financiero-Ba](https://assets.ctfassets.net/catp2t59asao/4sTbOCHUxxxE25u4IRetzY/23c1a490efa6056d3458d47c8272d055/Estado-Financiero-Banistmo-SA-y-Subsidiarias-30-Sep-2025.pdf)
11. [elcolombiano.com/negocios/grupo-cibest-concreta-venta-banistmo-inversiones-cuscatlan-panama-DM38346005](https://www.elcolombiano.com/negocios/grupo-cibest-concreta-venta-banistmo-inversiones-cuscatlan-panama-DM38346005)
12. [lagaceta.hn/grupo-financiero-bsc-concreta-la-compra-de-banistmo-y-refuerza-su-liderazgo-regional/](https://lagaceta.hn/grupo-financiero-bsc-concreta-la-compra-de-banistmo-y-refuerza-su-liderazgo-regional/)
13. [infobae.com/panama/2026/06/26/compra-de-banistmo-por-inversiones-cuscatlan-recibe-el-visto-bueno-de-r](https://www.infobae.com/panama/2026/06/26/compra-de-banistmo-por-inversiones-cuscatlan-recibe-el-visto-bueno-de-reguladores/)
14. [nexo.la/cuscatlan-bsc-integra-banistmo/](https://nexo.la/cuscatlan-bsc-integra-banistmo/)
15. [panamaamerica.com.pa/economia/banistmo-renueva-su-identidad-y-reafirma-su-compromiso-con-panama-1265647](https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/economia/banistmo-renueva-su-identidad-y-reafirma-su-compromiso-con-panama-1265647)
## Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa#overview-sources)
- **Chief executive:** Aimeé Sentmat de Grimaldo Presidente Ejecutiva (Executive President) Confirmed 29 Sep 2026 · [banistmo.com ↗](https://www.banistmo.com/acerca-de/gestion-2025)
## Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa#overview-sources)
- **Panama:** Superintendency of Banks of Panama (Superintendencia de Bancos de Panamá) Prudential supervisor AML supervisor Resolution
## Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · [Sources](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa#overview-sources)
1. Jun 2026
Merger / acquisition
Grupo Cibest completed the sale of 100% of Banistmo's shares to Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A., a subsidiary of Inversiones Cuscatlán Centroamérica.
[elcolombiano.com ↗](https://www.elcolombiano.com/negocios/grupo-cibest-concreta-venta-banistmo-inversiones-cuscatlan-panama-DM38346005)
2. Jun 2026
Licence
The Superintendency of Banks of Panama authorised the transfer of 100% of Banistmo's shares to Banco La Hipotecaria, S.A. by Resolution SBP-BAN-R-2026-00378.
[superbancos.gob.pa ↗](https://www.superbancos.gob.pa/node/1740)
3. Dec 2025
Merger / acquisition
Grupo Cibest announced an agreement to sell Banistmo to Inversiones Cuscatlán Centroamérica for about USD 1.418 billion.
[elcolombiano.com ↗](https://www.elcolombiano.com/negocios/grupo-cibest-concreta-venta-banistmo-inversiones-cuscatlan-panama-DM38346005)
4. Nov 2025
Leadership
The Superintendency of Banks of Panama published a new board for Banistmo, with Mauricio Botero Wolff as chair.
[superbancos.gob.pa ↗](https://www.superbancos.gob.pa/node/1609)
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:** MIDLPAPAXXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. MIDL Bank 2. PA Country · Panama 3. PA Location 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** PANAMA BRANCH
- **LEI:** 549300E94AMW3HSSMU17
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300E94AMW3HSSMU17)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
## Profile
- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **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:** Panama · 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
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** SOHO MALL, TORRE BANISTMO EDIFICIO SOHO FLOOR 8 CALLE 50 Y 54 PANAMA 0834-00076 PANAMA
- **Operational address:** TORRE BANISTMO SOHO MALL CALLE 50 Y 54 PANAMA REP OF PANAMA PANAMA 0834-00076 PANAMA PANAMA
## 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
```xml
MIDLPAPAXXX
549300E94AMW3HSSMU17
```
### 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
```xml
MIDLPAPAXXX
549300E94AMW3HSSMU17
BANISTMO S.A
PA
SOHO MALL, TORRE BANISTMO EDIFICIO SOHO FLOOR 8 CALLE 50 Y 54 PANAMA
0834-00076
```
Swift’s two address fields do not agree on a town, so the full record gives the address as address lines only.
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 network
All 2 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups.
### Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MIDLPAPA001](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa-001) | SECURITIES | Panama | MARBELLA PLAZA HSBC 47 AQUILINO DE LA GUARDIA STREET PANAMA PANAMA PANAMA | — | 2025-05-03 |
| [MIDLPAPACLN](https://elucidate.co/directory/banistmo-s-a-midlpapa-cln) | COLON BRANCH | Colon | CALLE 15 SANTA ISABEL FLOOR GF COLON COLON POB 3256 PANAMA | — | 2025-05-03 |
[See every BIC in Panama →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pa#bics)
## Related institutions
### Other BICs starting “MIDL”
- [HSBC Bank PLC BIC MIDLGB21 Credit institution Prudential licence United Kingdom · On the FSB G-SIB list · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-midlgb21)
- [HSBC Bank PLC BIC MIDLGB22 Credit institution Prudential licence United Kingdom · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-midlgb22)
- [HSBC Bank PLC BIC MIDLGGS1 Credit institution Prudential licence Guernsey · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-midlggs1)
- [HSBC Bank PLC BIC MIDLJEH1 Credit institution Prudential licence Jersey · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-midljeh1)
- [HSBC Bank PLC BIC MIDLFRPX Credit institution Prudential licence France · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI 213800WBIA1XFRSKOM97](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-midlfrpx)
- [HSBC Continental Europe, Sucursal En Espana BIC MIDLESMM Credit institution Prudential licence Spain · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI F0HUI1NY1AZMJMD8LP67](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-continental-europe-sucursal-en-espana-midlesmm)
- [HSBC Bank PLC BIC MIDLGB2A Credit institution Prudential licence United Kingdom · On the FSB G-SIB list · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-midlgb2a)
- [HSBC Bank PLC, Jersey Branch BIC MIDLJES2 Credit institution Prudential licence Jersey · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-jersey-branch-midljes2)
- [HSBC Bank PLC, Jersey Branch BIC MIDLJESH Credit institution Prudential licence Jersey · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-jersey-branch-midljesh)
- [HSBC Continental Europe BIC MIDLCZPP Credit institution Prudential licence Czechia · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI F0HUI1NY1AZMJMD8LP67](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-continental-europe-midlczpp)
- [HSBC Continental Europe BIC MIDLITMX Credit institution Prudential licence Italy · On the ECB list of supervised entities · LEI F0HUI1NY1AZMJMD8LP67](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-continental-europe-midlitmx)
- [HSBC Bank PLC BIC MIDLGB2B Credit institution Prudential licence United Kingdom · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI MP6I5ZYZBEU3UXPYFY54](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-plc-midlgb2b)
The same first four characters. A shared prefix does not show a shared owner.
### Largest institutions in Panama
- [Citibank N.A. BIC CITIPAP1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Panama · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-n-a-citipap1)
- [Banco Davivienda (Panama), S.A. BIC CAFEPAPA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Panama · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493009BEIPNNFLTGX12](https://elucidate.co/directory/banco-davivienda-panama-s-a-cafepapa)
- [Banesco (Panama) S.A. BIC BANSPAPA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Panama · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900VYP7KBQ9UQJ808](https://elucidate.co/directory/banesco-panama-s-a-banspapa)
- [Citibank N.A. Sucursal Panama BIC CITIPAPA Credit institution Prudential licence Panama · On the FSB G-SIB list · LEI E57ODZWZ7FF32TWEFA76](https://elucidate.co/directory/citibank-n-a-sucursal-panama-citipapa)
- [Samsung Electronics Latin America Panama (Zona Libre) S.A. BIC SECTPAP1 Non-financial corporate Not on a tracked register Panama · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/samsung-electronics-latin-america-panama-zona-libre-s-a-sectpap1)
- [Asb Bank Corp. BIC ASBPPAPA Financial institution Not on a tracked register Panama · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300MBB18HDMBPJK33](https://elucidate.co/directory/asb-bank-corp-asbppapa)
- [Asphaltos Trade S.A. BIC ATPFPAP1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Panama · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300JJ9X98J3496292](https://elucidate.co/directory/asphaltos-trade-s-a-atpfpap1)
- [Atlantic Security Bank BIC ATSEPAP1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Panama · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/atlantic-security-bank-atsepap1)
[See every BIC in Panama →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/pa#bics)
Claim this profile
## Work at Banistmo S.A?
Claim this page to have it marked as verified by the bank, and to send us corrections. We verify every claim before anything changes on the page.
1. 01 **Submit** Tell us who you are, using your work email.
2. 02 **We verify** We check the email domain and confirm your role with the bank. This usually takes up to five business days.
3. 03 **Profile claimed** The page is marked as claimed and verified. You can send us corrections at any time.
Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
[Read the methodology →](https://elucidate.co/directory/methodology)
Credits for this page
- **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.
- **Images**—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: [banistmo.com](https://www.banistmo.com/personas) (official website) · [original](https://images.ctfassets.net/catp2t59asao/57ZPnzqHzcuFmaAIeWo9uT/b78f12ca92b9adf9d3103691663d021a/Logo-Banistmo.svg).
## Assess the financial crime risk behind a BIC
A BIC identifies an institution; it does not assess it. The [Elucidate FinCrime Index (EFI)](https://elucidate.co/ratings) is an independent score of the financial crime risk of banks, built for correspondent banking and counterparty due diligence.
[Book a demo](https://elucidate.co/demo-request)
Licence and registration data are drawn from the public registers of the regulators named on each page and shown for information only; the official register is always the authority. LEIs and ownership are from GLEIF. Directory and gpi data are drawn from SWIFT's public sources. SWIFT, Swift gpi and UETR are trademarks of S.W.I.F.T. SC, Avenue Adèle 1, 1310 La Hulpe, Belgium. Elucidate is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by SWIFT or any regulator named here. Elucidate does not provide payment or other financial services.