Bankinter

"Avant Money" redirects here. For the American financial technology company, see Avant (company).

Bankinter, S.A.

Headquarters in Madrid, Spain
Formerly	Banco Intercontinental Español
Company type	Sociedad Anónima
Traded as	BMAD: BKT
ISIN	ES0113679I37
Industry	Financial services
Founded	June 1965; 59 years ago (1965-06)
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
Key people	Pedro Guerrero (Chairman) María Dolores Dancausa (CEO)
Products	Retail and business banking
Revenue	€1.391 billion[1] (2019)
Operating income	€2.054 billion[1] (2019)
Net income	€550.665 million[1] (2019)
Total assets	€83.732 billion[1] (2019)
Total equity	€4.799 billion[1] (2019)
Number of employees	6,078[1] (2019)
Website	www.bankinter.com

The Bankinter building in Seville, architect Aníbal González (1907-1909).

Bankinter, S.A. (Spanish pronunciation: [baŋˈkinteɾ]), is a Spanish financial services company headquartered in Madrid. It has been listed on the Bolsa de Madrid since 1972, and is part of the Ibex35 Index. It was founded in 1965 as an industrial bank through a joint venture between Banco Santander and Bank of America.

Bankinter has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank.^[2][3]

History

Bankinter was founded under the name Banco Intercontinental Español in June 1965 as an industrial bank through a joint venture by Banco de Santander and BankAmerica. In 1972 the bank became fully independent of its founders and transformed itself into a commercial bank.

In 1993, the bank embarked up on a growth strategy with Banca Partnet and Red Agencial. In the same year, it became the first digital bank, following the successful introduction of electronic banking. In 2006, the brand was transformed.^[vague]

In 2009, Bankinter purchased 50% of the insurance company Direct Line from The Royal Bank of Scotland.

In September 2015, Bankinter announced the acquisition of Barclays' retail business in Portugal, consisting of 84 offices, and Barclays Life and Pensions, the latter in a joint-venture with Mapfre. The bank paid approximately €100 million for Barclays' Portuguese subsidiary and €37.5 million for the 50% stake in the insurance company.

In May 2019, Bankinter acquired EVO Banco, incorporating its 452,000 clients.^[4]

Bankinter trades as Avant Money, which began as MBNA Ireland,^[5] in the Republic of Ireland.^[6]

In April 2021, the spin-off and IPO of Línea Directa took place, reducing Bankinter's stake from 100% to 17.4% and generating capital gains of nearly 1 billion euros.^[7]

In August 2023, the European Commission approved the acquisition of the Portuguese payment service provider Universo IME by Sonae, also from Portugal, and Bankinter Consumer Finance (BKCF).^[8]

Office network

By September 30, 2021, Bankinter had a network of 446 offices and 6,119 employees.

Board of directors

The Board of Directors is composed of the following members:

President	Pedro Guerrero Guerrero
Vice President	Cartival, S.A.
CEO	María Dolores Dancausa Treviño
Board member	Marcelino Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y Naveda
	Gonzalo de la Hoz Lizcano
	Rosa María García García
	Fernando Masaveu Herrero
	Rafael Mateu de Ros Cerezo
	María Teresa Pulido Mendoza
	Jaime Terceiro Lomba

The Secretary (non-Director) is Gloria Calvo Diaz.

See also

• List of banks in Spain

References

1. "Bankinter, S.A.: Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
2. "The list of significant supervised entities and the list of less significant institutions" (PDF). European Central Bank. 4 September 2014.
3. "List of supervised entities" (PDF). European Central Bank. 1 January 2023.
4. Alconada, Ángeles Gonzalo (2019-05-31). "Bankinter cierra la compra de EVO y su filial de consumo irlandesa por 65,8 millones". Cinco Días (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
5. Gleeson, Colin (September 14, 2020). "Avant Money enters mortgage scene with lowest rate on Irish market". The Irish Times.
6. Brady, Niall (6 June 2023). "Avant Money loan book soars to €1bn".
7. Díaz, Eva (2021-07-14). "La banca gana 8.000 millones a junio aupada por la plusvalía de Bankinter". eleconomista.es. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
8. "Bruselas autoriza la compra de Universo IME por Sonae y Bankinter". Cinco Días (in Spanish). 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

External links

• Official website
• Bankinter profile
• Annual Report 2014 Bankinter