# BancoSol (Bolivia)

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bancosol
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [BancoSol — official](https://www.bancosol.com.bo/)

## Overview

**BancoSol (Bolivia)** is **world's first private commercial bank dedicated exclusively to microfinance + leading Bolivian commercial bank by microfinance clients** + **Andean Development Corporation CAF + IFC + ACCION International founding investors** + **~1.5M+ clients** <sup>[1][1], [Bolivia, Plurinational State of report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BO)</sup>.

## History

**1986 — PRODEM Bolivian microcredit NGO founded by ACCION International + Bolivian businessmen** distinctive Bolivian microfinance heritage.

**Feb 1992 — Banco Solidario S.A. BancoSol founded as world's first private commercial bank dedicated exclusively to microfinance** distinctive global microfinance commercial banking pioneer.

**2014 — BancoSol Mobile Banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Banco Solidario S.A. BancoSol** (world's first private commercial bank dedicated exclusively to microfinance).

**Major shareholders**: **Andean Development Corporation CAF + IFC + ACCION International founding investors + Stichting Hivos-Triodos Fonds + Triodos Bank NV + responsAbility Global Microfinance Fund + Bolivian retail + institutional + foreign investors**.

**Regulators**: **ASFI Bolivia (Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero) + BCB (Banco Central de Bolivia)**.

## Technical integration

BancoSol Mobile Banking app (iOS + Android; ~1.5M+ clients) + bancosol.com.bo online + BancoSol branch network across Bolivia + BancoSol Visa + Mastercard cards; BO IBAN + ACH BO.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Bolivian banking + microfinance + payments competitors**: [Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-mercantil-santa-cruz) (Banco Mercantil Santa Cruz Bolivia's largest commercial bank by assets) + [Banco Nacional de Bolivia](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-nacional-bolivia) (Banco Nacional de Bolivia Bolivian commercial bank) + [Banco BISA (Bolivia) + Movilink](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-bisa) (Banco BISA Bolivian commercial bank) + Banco de Crédito de Bolivia (Banco de Crédito de Bolivia Bolivian commercial bank; Credicorp Peruvian parent) + Banco Unión (Banco Unión Bolivian state-owned commercial bank) + Banco FIE (Banco para el Fomento a Iniciativas Económicas FIE Bolivian microfinance commercial bank) + Banco Económico (Banco Económico Bolivian commercial bank).

**Regulators**: ASFI + BCB.

## Status

**Active, world's first private commercial bank dedicated exclusively to microfinance + leading Bolivian commercial bank by microfinance clients + Andean Development Corporation CAF + IFC + ACCION International founding investors + ~1.5M+ clients** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bancosol.com.bo/ "BancoSol — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BancoSol "BancoSol — Wikipedia"
[bo-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BO

- [1] [BancoSol — official][1]
- [2] [BancoSol — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Bolivia, Plurinational State of report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BO)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/BO-bolivia.md`

## Source

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