Who owns Argenpay?
Argenpay is owned by Banco Macro (Argentina, NYSE: BMA), which has owned the brand since 21 May 2019.[1]
Evidence: Banco Macro S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-20, SEC EDGAR, 20 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Banco Macro S.A. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇷 Argentina, Buenos Aires
- Origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Payments & lending › Processors & digital wallets
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BMA BYMA: BMA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Argenpay
Argenpay is the electronic payments subsidiary of Banco Macro, which acquired 100 per cent of Argenpay S.A.U. on 21 May 2019. The group describes it as the vehicle through which it provides electronic payment services, alongside the bank's own cards and digital channels.
How often Banco Macro names Argenpay in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Argenpay
- 2019 – present Banco Macro [1] verified
Where Argenpay sits in Banco Macro
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Banco Macro
Banco Macro controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in finance & insurance.
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Other brands in processors & digital wallets, and who owns them
The 10 brands in processors & digital wallets on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Credicorp, with 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Culqi | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Cybersource | Visa | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Izipay | IFS | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| BC Card | KT | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Vocalink | Mastercard | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Flash | Pepkor | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Personal Pay | Telecom Argentina | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Yape | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
About the owner: Banco Macro
Banco Macro is a publicly listed company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 1985. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BMA and BYMA: BMA.
Banco Macro is a private Argentine bank that began as a non-bank financial institution in 1985 and received its commercial banking licence in 1988. Wholesale until 1994, it then turned to retail banking in provinces outside Buenos Aires and grew by buying provincial banks, among them Banco Misiones, Banco Salta, Banco Jujuy and in 2023 Banco Itaú Argentina, which was merged into it in November 2024.
🇦🇷 Argenpay and other Argentine brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 108 brands that began in Argentina. 28 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Argenpay is not one of them.
- Banco Galicia — Grupo Galicia 🇦🇷
- Personal Pay — Telecom Argentina 🇦🇷
- 9 de Oro — Molino Cañuelas 🇦🇷
- ARQ — Grupo Clarín 🇦🇷
- Aerolíneas Argentinas — Aerolíneas Argentinas 🇦🇷
- Aeropuertos Argentina — Corporación América Airports 🇱🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Argenpay?
The parent company of Argenpay is Banco Macro, a publicly listed company headquartered in Argentina.
Is Argenpay Argentine?
Yes. Argenpay originated in Argentina and its owner, Banco Macro, is also headquartered in Argentina.
Since when has Banco Macro owned Argenpay?
Banco Macro has owned Argenpay since 21 May 2019.
Is Argenpay still owned by Banco Macro?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Argenpay is still owned by Banco Macro. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Banco Macro S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-20 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 20 April 2026; retrieved 11 October 2026.
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