Ficohsa
Corporate brand
UnclaimedFicohsa is a Honduran financial group offering banking and related financial services across Central America. A commercial bank in Honduras.
Last updated October 30, 2026
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Overview
Ficohsa, also presented as Grupo Ficohsa or Grupo Financiero Ficohsa, is a Honduras-origin financial group. Its corporate site describes the organization as having begun in Honduras as a small bank and grown into a regional financial group. The company’s stated purpose is to contribute to the realization of its customers’ dreams. Its history page traces the group’s beginnings to Financiera Comercial Hondureña, S.A., and records the launch of Casa de Cambio operations in 1991, followed by the establishment of Banco Ficohsa in 1993 and its opening to the public in 1994. The group brings together banking and other financial activities. Its corporate history names a securities brokerage, an insurance company, foreign-exchange services and card operations among its businesses; Spanish-language reference material also lists pension and severance services. Ficohsa’s offerings therefore span consumer and business financial services rather than banking alone. The company’s public-facing programs include financial education, support for agricultural producers, and education initiatives through Fundación Ficohsa. The official site identifies Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama as markets in which the group has a presence. Its homepage reports more than 30 years of experience, 2.1 million customers, over 7,100 employees and more than 14,500 service points internationally. These figures are presented by the company and are not independently verified here. The group also describes ongoing digital transformation and promotes an AI-enabled recruitment portal as a first for Honduras. Ficohsa presents itself as a regional financial partner focused on customer needs, opportunity and well-being. The evidence supplied does not establish a parent company, ultimate owner, listing status, or named founder, so those details are left unspecified.
History
Ficohsa’s corporate history describes its beginnings in Honduras as a small bank that grew into a regional financial group. The company traces its early corporate origin to Financiera Comercial Hondureña, S.A., also known as Banco Financiera Comercial Hondureña S.A. Its timeline records Ficohsa Casa de Cambio beginning operations in 1991 as the first exchange house authorized by the Central Bank of Honduras. In 1992, Ficohsa Casa de Bolsa was constituted and began operating in the national securities market. Banco Ficohsa, S.A. was founded on July 18, 1993, and opened to the public in 1994. In 1994, the group acquired Ficohsa Seguros, an insurer with an established presence in Honduras. The corporate timeline says the National Commission of Banks and Insurance authorized the constitution and operation of Grupo Financiero Ficohsa in 1996. The group subsequently expanded beyond Honduras. The corporate history records the opening of operations in Panama in 2005, where Ficohsa was constituted as an international bank. Operations in Guatemala as a bank and credit-card issuer began in 2011. Ficohsa Tarjetas began operating in Panama in 2012, following an earlier period under an international license. The supplied corporate-history extract begins a further 2013 entry but cuts off before describing the event, so no claim is made here about what it records. Ficohsa’s history reflects a move from banking into a broader set of financial activities, including insurance, securities brokerage, foreign exchange and card services. A Spanish-language reference article describes the group as composed of multiple companies, including Banco Ficohsa, Ficohsa Seguros, Casa de Bolsa, credit-card operations, pension and severance services, and Casa de Cambio. It also reports regional expansion and banking operations in Guatemala. The official site currently lists Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama among the group’s markets. The group’s public identity has included a consolidated brand system. The Spanish-language reference article says that from February 12, 2010, Ficohsa adopted a single corporate identity, with Interamericana de Seguros, Casa de Cambio Divisas Corporativas and Casa de Bolsa Probursa becoming Ficohsa-branded businesses. The group’s current corporate communications emphasize customer service, sustainable development and community programs. Its homepage reports more than 30 years of financial-sector experience, 2.1 million customers, over 7,100 employees and more than 14,500 international service points; these are company-reported figures. Current materials also highlight Fundación Ficohsa’s education work, the Mujeres Adelante financial experience, personal-finance education through Tu Conciencia Financiera, and agricultural-community financing through De Mi Tierra. The evidence available here does not establish the group’s ultimate ownership, a stock-market listing, or the identity of its founders.
- 2012
Ficohsa Tarjetas begins operations in Panama
[2] - 2011
Operations begin in Guatemala
[2] - 2010
Ficohsa adopts a unified corporate identity
[4] - 2005
Ficohsa expands into Panama
[2] - 1996
Financial group receives authorization
[2] - 1994
Banco Ficohsa opens to the public; Ficohsa acquires an insurer
[2] - 1993
Banco Ficohsa is founded
[2] - 1992
Ficohsa Casa de Bolsa is constituted
[2] - 1991
Ficohsa Casa de Cambio begins operations
[2]
Products and positioning
A regional financial group with a customer-focused purpose, combining banking with insurance, securities, foreign-exchange and card-related services, alongside education, financial-literacy and community-development programs.
Banco Ficohsa
The group’s banking business, founded in 1993 and opened to the public in 1994 according to the corporate history.
Ficohsa Seguros
The group’s insurance business, acquired in 1994 according to the corporate timeline.
Ficohsa Casa de Bolsa
The securities brokerage constituted in 1992 and active in the national securities market, according to the corporate history.
Ficohsa Casa de Cambio
The group’s exchange-house business, which began operations in 1991 according to the corporate timeline.
Ficohsa Tarjetas
Card-related operations; the corporate history records the start of Ficohsa Tarjetas operations in Panama in 2012.
Brand decisions
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