Who owns Banco Galicia?
Banco Galicia is owned by Grupo Galicia (Argentina, NASDAQ: GGAL).[1]
Evidence: Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-16, SEC EDGAR, 16 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇷 Argentina, Buenos Aires
- Origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina, Buenos Aires
- Founded
- 1905
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Banks › Retail & commercial banks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: GGAL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Banco Galicia
Banco Galicia was founded in September 1905 by a group of Argentine businessmen and began operations that November. At the end of 2025 it ranked first among Argentine private-sector banks by assets, deposits, loans and net worth, with 16.21 per cent of private-sector deposits. It absorbed the former HSBC Bank Argentina, known commercially as Galicia Más, in 2025.
How often Grupo Galicia names Banco Galicia 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 Banco Galicia
- Current owner Grupo Galicia [1] verified
Where Banco Galicia sits in Grupo Galicia
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Grupo Galicia brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Grupo Galicia
Grupo Galicia controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in retail & commercial banks, and who owns them
The 12 brands in retail & commercial banks on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is Credicorp, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Banco de Crédito del Perú | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Banco Macro | Banco Macro | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Hang Seng Bank | HSBC | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Interbank | IFS | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| MUFG Bank | MUFG | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| OM Bank | Old Mutual | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| FirstBank | PNC | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Shinhan Bank | Shinhan | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Grupo Galicia
Grupo Galicia is a publicly listed company headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: GGAL.
Grupo Financiero Galicia is an Argentine financial services holding company whose largest subsidiary is Banco Galicia. It also controls the Naranja X credit card and digital banking business, the Fondos Fima mutual fund manager, the Galicia Seguros insurance group, and brokerage and agricultural fintech ventures. In December 2024 it acquired HSBC Argentina, whose bank, asset manager and insurers it merged into its own businesses during 2025.
Grupo Galicia: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇦🇷 Banco Galicia 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; Banco Galicia is not one of them.
- Argenpay — Banco Macro 🇦🇷
- 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 Banco Galicia?
The parent company of Banco Galicia is Grupo Galicia, a publicly listed company headquartered in Argentina.
Is Banco Galicia Argentine?
Yes. Banco Galicia originated in Argentina in 1905 and its owner, Grupo Galicia, is also headquartered in Argentina.
Is Banco Galicia still owned by Grupo Galicia?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Banco Galicia is still owned by Grupo Galicia. 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] Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-16 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 16 April 2026; retrieved 9 October 2026.
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