The institution was born after Strategic Investors Group Inc. completed the purchase of 100% of the shares of Stanford Bank (Panama) S.A.

“Ramón Martínez Stagg, executive vice president and CEO of Balboa Bank & Trust, remarked that the bank has a solid financial structure and a robust service platform to grow in a sustainable way”, reported Panamá América.

Source: pa-digital.com.pa

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