Santiago Banks

Santiago banks play a very important role in the general economic profile of the city, which has one of the most stable and lucrative economies in Chile.

The Banks of Santiago deal in personal loans as well as business loans in order to facilitate the trading houses and the varied industries that have their offices in the city. A number of multinationals have begun investments in the city, and consequently a number of banks have also opened their branches in recent years. The banks in Santiago remain open from 9 am to 7 pm on weekdays and from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturdays.

Santiago banks are of great help to the business houses, local residents as well as to the visitors. Santiago is one of the few South American cities that do not accept the American dollar. Except in a few top-ranking hotels, all transactions of Santiago are carried out in peso. Therefore, the banks provide extensive exchange facilities to the tourists.

ATM facility is also provided by the Banks of Santiago. The ATM facilities employ both the Plus and the Cirrus systems, adding to the convenience of the visitors. As most ATMs in Santiago have instructions in English, it is never a problem for visitors to carry out transactions in Santiago, who have to use the 'foreign client' system in order the avail the facilities. Most ATM centers are maintained by the Bank of Santander Santiago.

The addresses of the major banks in Santiago are provided below:

Banco de Santiago Bandera 201 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6924000 Fax: 56-2 6988225 Banco de Chile Ahumada 251 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6371111 Fax: 56-2 6373434 Corpbanca Huerfanos 1072 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6878000 Fax: 56-2 6960271 Banco Falabella Nueva Tajamar 555 of 401 Santiago Tel: 56-2 3859000 Fax: 56-2 3859001 Banco del Estado Alameda B O'Higgins 1111 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6707000 Fax: 56-2 6705711

Banco Internacional Moneda 818 Santiago Tel: 56-2 3697000 Fax: 56-2 3697367 Banco del Desarrollo Alameda B O'Higgins 949 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6745000 Fax: 56-2 6715547 Banco de Credito Inversiones Huerfanos 1134 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6927000 Fax: 56-2 6966633 Banco BICE Teatinos 220 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6922000 Fax: 56-2 6965324

There are also some foreign banks in Santiago. Some of the foreign banks located in the region are:

HSBC Av. Andres Bello 2711, Floor 9 Santiago Tel: 56-2 2997336 Fax: 56-2 2997392 ABN AMRO Apoquindo 3090 Santiago Tel: 56-2 3965000 Fax: 56-2 3965666 Deutsche Bank El Bosque Sur 130, Floor 5 Santiago Tel: 56-2 3377700 Fax: 56-2 2031331 Citibank Av Andres Bello 2681 Santiago Tel: 56-2 3388000 Fax: 56-2 3388124 BankBoston Enriquel Foster Sur 20 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6865000 Fax: 56-2 6860760 Scotiabank Morande 226 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6926000 JP Morgan Chase Bank Mariano Sanchez Fontecilla 310 Santiago Tel: 56-2 4255100 Fax: 56-2 4255367

Banco Santander Bandera 140 Santiago Tel: 56-2 3202000 Fax: 56-2 6723166 Bank of Tokyo El Bosque Sur 130 Floor 11 Santiago Tel: 56-2 2031180 Fax: 56-2 2031190 Banco BBV Bhif Huerfanos 1234 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6791000 Fax: 56-2 6985640 Banco Sudameris Huerfanos 699 Santiago Tel: 56-2 4644800 Fax: 56-2 4644990 Banco do Brasil Apoquindo 3001 Santiago Tel: 56-2 3363001 Fax: 56-2 3363005 Dresdner - BNP Huerfanos 1219 Santiago Tel: 56-2 7314444 Fax: 56-2 6713307 Banco de la Nacion Argentina Morande 223 Santiago Tel: 56-2 6712045 Fax: 56-2 6987341