# Banrisul

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banrisul
> research date 2026-05-30 · extracted at 2026-10-03
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Banrisul — official](https://www.banrisul.com.br/)

## Overview

**Banrisul** is **B3: BRSR3 + BRSR5 + BRSR6** + **Brazilian state-owned commercial bank** + **State of Rio Grande do Sul ~98.13% controlling** + **one of Brazil's largest state-owned commercial banks** + **~4M+ Brazilian customers** <sup>[1][1], [Brazil report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BR)</sup>.

## History

**Sep 12 1928 — Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul founded by State of Rio Grande do Sul** distinctive Brazilian state banking heritage.

**2013 — Banrisul Digital mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Banco do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul S.A. Banrisul** (Brazilian state-owned commercial bank; State of Rio Grande do Sul controlling).

**Major shareholders**: **State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazilian state government) ~98.13% controlling + Brazilian retail + institutional + foreign investors free float**.

**Regulators**: **BACEN + CVM**.

## Technical integration

Banrisul Digital mobile app (iOS + Android; ~4M+ Brazilian customers) + banrisul.com.br online + Banrisul branch network across Rio Grande do Sul + Brazil + Banrisul Visa + Mastercard cards; Pix + Pix QR + TED + Boleto Bancário.

## Implementations & partners

**Major Brazilian + Latin American banking + payments competitors**: [Itau Unibanco](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-itau) (Itaú Unibanco; B3: ITUB4 + NYSE: ITUB; Brazil's largest commercial bank by assets + market capitalization) + [Banco do Brasil (BB App)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-do-brasil) (Banco do Brasil; B3: BBAS3; Brazilian state-owned commercial bank) + [Caixa Econômica Federal](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/caixa-economica) (Caixa Econômica Federal; Brazilian federal savings bank; ~145M+ Brazilian customers) + [Bradesco (Banco Bradesco)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bradesco) (Banco Bradesco; B3: BBDC4 + NYSE: BBD) + [Santander Brasil](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/santander-brasil) (Santander Brasil; B3: SANB11 + NYSE: BSBR) + [Banco Inter (Inter&Co)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-inter) (Banco Inter; B3: BIDI11; Brazilian digital bank) + [Nubank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nubank) (Nubank Brasil; NYSE: NU; ~110M+ across Brazil + Mexico + Colombia) + [C6 Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/c6-bank) (C6 Bank; Brazilian digital bank; JPMorgan Chase US strategic investor ~46%) + [Banco Pan](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-pan) (Banco Pan; B3: BPAN4; BTG Pactual ~70% controlling) + [Sicredi](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sicredi) (Sicredi Brazilian cooperative banking system; Brazil's largest cooperative banking system by members) + [Sicoob / Super App Sicoob](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/sicoob) (Sicoob Brazilian cooperative banking system).

**Regulators**: BACEN + CVM.

## Status

**Active, B3:BRSR3 + BRSR5 + BRSR6 + Brazilian state-owned commercial bank + State of Rio Grande do Sul ~98.13% controlling + one of Brazil's largest state-owned commercial banks + ~4M+ Brazilian customers** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.banrisul.com.br/ "Banrisul — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banrisul "Banrisul — Wikipedia"
[br-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BR

- [1] [Banrisul — official][1]
- [2] [Banrisul — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Brazil report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/BR)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/BR-brazil.md`

## Source

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