6. What is the process for becoming authorized in your jurisdiction?
What is the process for becoming authorized in your jurisdiction?

An applicant for authorization must complete a formal process, which involves completing required application forms and submitting supporting information. As described in Section 5 above, such process comprises two stages: (i) the organization licensing; and (ii) the operating licensing.

The procedure established by the Peruvian Banking Law to obtain an organization license takes approximately 220 calendar days to complete, pursuant to the following stages:

Organization License Procedure

Stage

Requirement

Term

1st.Request

The organizers must file an organization license request.

 

2nd.Publication

Publications (2) to inform the public regarding certain information about the future financial entity must be issued. Any interested person will have the right to object to the incorporation of the future financial entity.

Immediately after presenting the request for the organizations license

3rd.SBS evaluation

If no one objects or an objection is declared unjustified, the SBS will evaluate the organization's license request. For this, the SBS will meet with the organizers and officers of the future financial entity.

 

4th.Central Bank evaluation

After the SBS finishes its evaluation, it will inform the Central Bank about the organizations license request.

Within 30 calendar days after being notified by the SBS

5th.Resolution

After receiving the Central Bank's opinion, the SBS will notify the organizers of the approval or denial of the organization's license request.

Along with the resolution of approval, the SBS will issue the organizations license certificate.

Within 90 calendar days after being notified of the Central Bank’s opinion

6th.Publication

The organization license certificate will be published.

Within 30 calendar days of the certificate’s issuance

The procedure established by the Peruvian Banking Law to obtain a business license takes approximately 180 calendar days to complete, pursuant to the following stages:

Business License Procedure

Stage

Requirement

Term

1st.Request

The organizers file a business license request with the SBS containing all the documentation required.

 

2nd.Evaluation

The SBS will evaluate the business license request.

 

3rd.Resolution

The SBS will notify the organizers of the approval or denial of the organizations license request.

Along with the resolution of approval, the SBS will issue the business license certificate.

30 calendar days after the evaluation’s conclusion

4th.Publication

Publication of the business license certificate

 

5th.Listing of securities

The financial entity must list its equity shares on the Lima Stock Exchange (LSE) prior to commencing operations.

This applies only to banks, financial companies (financieras) and regulated financial leasing companies.

 

6th.Commencement of operations

The company must initiate its operations, making this event public knowledge through a medium of mass communication.

Within three months after the issuance of the business license certificate