# Scotiabank Chile

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/scotia-cl
> research date 2026-05-31 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Scotiabank Chile — official](https://www.scotiabankchile.cl/)

## Overview

**Scotiabank Chile** is **Scotiabank Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian parent TSX: BNS + NYSE: BNS subsidiary** + **Chilean commercial bank** + **one of Chile's largest commercial banks post-BBVA Chile consolidation Jul 2018 ~$2.2B acquisition** <sup>[1][1], [Chile report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CL)</sup>.

## History

**1990 — Scotiabank Canadian parent acquires Sudamericano Chilean commercial bank**.

**Jul 2018 — Scotiabank Canadian parent acquires BBVA Chile for ~$2.2B + consolidates Scotiabank Chile** distinctive Chilean banking acquisition + consolidation.

**2013 — Scotiabank Chile mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Scotiabank Chile** (Chilean commercial bank; Scotiabank Canadian parent subsidiary).

**Major shareholders**: **Scotiabank The Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX: BNS + NYSE: BNS; Canada's #3 bank by assets) ~98%+ controlling**.

**Regulators**: **CMF Chile + BCCh**.

## Technical integration

Scotiabank Chile mobile app (iOS + Android) + scotiabankchile.cl online + Scotiabank Chile branch network across Chile + Scotiabank Chile Visa + Mastercard cards; CL IBAN + TEF CL.

## Implementations & partners

**Scotiabank parent**: [Scotiabank (Bank of Nova Scotia)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/scotiabank-ca) (Scotiabank Canada; TSX: BNS + NYSE: BNS; Canada's #3 bank by assets; Latin America + Caribbean focus among Big Five Canadian banks).

**Major Chilean banking + payments competitors**: [Santander Chile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/santander-chile) (Santander Chile; BCS: BSAN + NYSE: BSAC; Banco Santander Spain Chilean subsidiary; Chile's largest private commercial bank by assets) + [Banco de Chile](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-de-chile) (Banco de Chile; BCS: CHILE + NYSE: BCH; Quiñenco Luksic group + Citigroup major shareholders; Chile's #2 commercial bank by assets) + [BCI (Banco de Crédito e Inversiones)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bci-chile) (BCI Banco de Crédito e Inversiones; BCS: BCI; Yarur family controlling) + [BancoEstado](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-estado-chile) (BancoEstado; Chilean federal commercial bank; ~13M+ Chilean customers) + [Itaú Chile / itu (Cuenta corriente digital)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/itau-chile) (Itaú Chile; Itaú Unibanco Brazilian parent Chilean subsidiary) + [Banco Falabella](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/banco-falabella) (Banco Falabella; Falabella Chilean retail conglomerate banking subsidiary) + [MACH](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/mach) (MACH; Banco BCI Chilean digital wallet) + Mercado Pago Chile (Mercado Pago Chile; MercadoLibre group; Chilean operations).

**Regulators**: CMF Chile + BCCh.

## Status

**Active, Scotiabank Bank of Nova Scotia Canadian parent TSX:BNS + NYSE:BNS subsidiary + Chilean commercial bank + one of Chile's largest commercial banks post-BBVA Chile Jul 2018 ~$2.2B acquisition + consolidation** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.scotiabankchile.cl/ "Scotiabank Chile — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotiabank "Scotiabank — Wikipedia"
[cl-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CL

- [1] [Scotiabank Chile — official][1]
- [2] [Scotiabank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[Chile report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/CL)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/CL-chile.md`

## Source

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