# Banco de la Nación Peru

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-de-la-nacion-pe
> research date 2026-05-31 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Banco de la Nación — official](https://www.bn.com.pe/)

## Overview

**Banco de la Nación Peru** is **Peruvian federal commercial bank** + **Peruvian federal government fully owned** + **Peru's largest state-owned commercial bank by branches + Único único en su localidad branches in Peru's remote rural areas** + **Peruvian government payroll + social benefits + public sector banking** <sup>[1][1], [Peru report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PE)</sup>.

## History

**Jan 27 1966 — Banco de la Nación Peru founded by President Fernando Belaúnde Terry** distinctive Peruvian banking heritage.

**2014 — BN Móvil mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Banco de la Nación Peru** (Peruvian federal commercial bank; Peruvian federal government fully owned).

**Major shareholders**: **Government of Peru (Ministry of Economy and Finance) fully owned**.

**Regulators**: **SBS Peru + BCRP + Peruvian Ministry of Finance**.

## Technical integration

BN Móvil mobile app (iOS + Android) + bn.com.pe online + Banco de la Nación branch network across Peru (largest Peruvian banking branch network including UOB Único único en su localidad branches in Peru's remote rural areas) + Banco de la Nación Visa + Mastercard cards; PE IBAN + Pago Efectivo + CCE.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Peruvian banking + payments competitors**: [BCP (Banco de Crédito del Perú)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bcp-peru) (BCP Banco de Crédito del Perú; BVL: CREDITC1; Credicorp BVL: BAP + NYSE: BAP parent; Peru's largest commercial bank by assets) + [BBVA Peru](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bbva-peru) (BBVA Peru; BBVA Spain Peruvian subsidiary) + [Interbank (Peru)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/interbank-peru) (Interbank Peru; BVL: INBKC; Intercorp parent; Rodríguez-Pastor family controlling) + [Scotiabank Peru](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/scotiabank-peru) (Scotiabank Peru; Scotiabank Canadian parent subsidiary) + [BanBif (Banco Interamericano de Finanzas)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banbif) (BanBif Banco Interamericano de Finanzas Peruvian commercial bank) + [Mibanco](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/mibanco) (Mibanco; BCP Banco de Crédito del Perú Peruvian microfinance subsidiary; Peru's largest microfinance bank) + [Yape](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/yape) (Yape; BCP Banco de Crédito del Perú Peruvian mobile wallet; ~17M+ Peruvian users) + [Plin](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/plin) (Plin Peruvian multi-bank P2P digital wallet).

**Regulators**: SBS Peru + BCRP + Peruvian Ministry of Finance.

## Status

**Active, Peruvian federal commercial bank + Peruvian federal government fully owned + Peru's largest state-owned commercial bank by branches + Único único en su localidad branches in Peru's remote rural areas + Peruvian government payroll + social benefits + public sector banking** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bn.com.pe/ "Banco de la Nación — official"
[2]: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_de_la_Naci%C3%B3n_(Per%C3%BA) "Banco de la Nación Peru — Wikipedia"
[pe-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PE

- [1] [Banco de la Nación — official][1]
- [2] [Banco de la Nación Peru — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Peru report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/PE)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/PE-peru.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [banco-de-la-nacion-pe.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/banco-de-la-nacion-pe). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.