Who owns Banistmo?
Banistmo is owned by Grupo Cibest (Colombia, NYSE: CIB).[1]
Evidence: Grupo Cibest S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-08, SEC EDGAR, 8 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Grupo Cibest S.A. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇴 Colombia, Medellín
- Origin
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Category
- Finance & insurance › Banks › Retail & commercial banks
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CIB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Banistmo
Banistmo is a Panamanian bank that Grupo Cibest still owns in full. On 18 December 2025 the group agreed to sell all its shares to Inversiones Cuscatlán Centroamérica for USD 1.418 billion, subject to Panamanian regulatory approvals, and its results are therefore reported as a discontinued operation in the 20-F. The sale had not closed when the report was filed.
How often Grupo Cibest names Banistmo 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.
| Annual report filed | Times Banistmo is named |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 269 |
Ownership timeline of Banistmo
- Current owner Grupo Cibest [1] verified
Where Banistmo sits in Grupo Cibest
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Grupo Cibest
Grupo Cibest controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in finance & insurance.
Also in finance & insurance
Other brands in retail & commercial banks, and who owns them
Grupo Cibest has more brands in retail & commercial banks on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 18.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Banco de Crédito del Perú | Credicorp | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Banco Macro | Banco Macro | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Banco Galicia | Grupo Galicia | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Banco Supervielle | Grupo Supervielle | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Hang Seng Bank | HSBC | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Interbank | IFS | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| MUFG Bank | MUFG | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| OM Bank | Old Mutual | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Grupo Cibest
Grupo Cibest is a publicly listed company headquartered in Medellín, Colombia. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CIB.
Grupo Cibest is a Colombian holding company, incorporated in 2024 and domiciled in Medellín, that became the parent of Bancolombia and its subsidiaries when they were restructured in May 2025. Its 20-F for the year to 31 December 2025 describes banking, leasing, digital financial services and related products in Colombia, Panama, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Guatemala and the United States.
Grupo Cibest: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇦 Banistmo and other Panamanian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 13 brands that began in Panama. 5 of them (38%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Banistmo among them.
- Inteligo — IFS 🇵🇪
- Air Panama — Air Panama 🇵🇦
- Alimentos Melo — Grupo Melo 🇵🇦
- ConnectMiles — Copa 🇵🇦
- La Chiricana — Dos Pinos 🇨🇷
- Toledano — CMI 🇬🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Banistmo?
The parent company of Banistmo is Grupo Cibest, a publicly listed company headquartered in Colombia.
Is Banistmo Panamanian or Colombian?
Banistmo originated in Panama, but it is owned today by Grupo Cibest, which is headquartered in Colombia. So Banistmo is a Panamanian-origin brand under Colombian ownership.
Is Banistmo still owned by Grupo Cibest?
Yes. As of 17 October 2026, Banistmo is still owned by Grupo Cibest. 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 Cibest S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-08 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 8 April 2026; retrieved 17 October 2026.
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