Banks, finance companies and insurers

Zeta Banco S.A.E.C.A.

Who owns it

Local shareholders, with BNB Corporación Paraguay (Bolivia's BNB group) 35 % of the capital since 2025

Ultimate owner: BNB group (Bolivia) and undisclosed local holders

Source: BCP authorisation reported by Última Hora; La Nación (2025-2026; confidence low).

Rating and auditor (2026)

AA-py

Solventa, outlook estable. Auditor: BCA - Benitez Codas y Asociados. Local scale ("py"): AAApy is the strongest in Paraguay, not a global rating.

Per employee (238 staff)

Profit per employee, last 12 monthsUSD 35.7 k
Deposits per employeeUSD 2.8 M
Loans per employeeUSD 3.0 M

Who it lends to

Services31 %
Agriculture15 %
Retail trade12 %
Wholesale trade9 %
Financial sector8 %
Cattle7 %
Real estate6 %
Industry5 %
Consumer loans (households)2 %
Construction2 %
Public administration1 %
Mortgages (households)1 %
Other0 %

2026-09, share of USD 670 M lent.

Accounts

Assets

USD 1.1 bn
₲ 6.6 tn
2026-09 · +53 % in a year in USD (+27 % in ₲)
2024-032026-09

Liabilities

USD 1.0 bn
₲ 5.9 tn
2026-09 · +56 % in a year in USD (+30 % in ₲)
2024-032026-09

Equity

USD 109 M
₲ 635 bn
2026-09 · +24 % in a year in USD (+3 % in ₲)
2024-032026-09

Deposits

USD 658 M
₲ 3.8 tn
2026-09 · +60 % in a year in USD (+34 % in ₲)
2024-032026-09

Net loans

USD 703 M
₲ 4.1 tn
2026-09 · +42 % in a year in USD (+18 % in ₲)
2024-032026-09

Profit, year to date

USD 7.6 M
₲ 44.2 bn
2026-09
2024-032026-09

Pre-tax profit, year to date

USD 8.2 M
₲ 48.0 bn
2026-09 · +73 % in a year in USD (+44 % in ₲)
2024-032026-09

Staff

238
2026-09 · +5 % in a year
2024-032026-09

Branches

20
2026-09 · +0 % in a year
2024-032026-09

ATMs

4
2024-11
2024-032024-11

Tier 1 capital / risk-weighted assets

14.0 %
2026-09
2024-032026-09

Bad loans (past due / total)

1.5 %
2026-09
2024-032026-09

Return on assets (ROA)

1.0 %
2026-09
2024-032026-09

Return on equity (ROE)

10.8 %
2026-09
2024-032026-09

Liquidity (cash and short investments / deposits)

43.8 %
2026-09
2024-032026-09

Cost / operating margin

53.1 %
2026-09
2024-032026-09

Charts of money are in US dollars, each month at the central bank's month-end rate; the guaraní figure is under each dollar amount. Source: Banco Central del Paraguay (monthly returns, unaudited until the year closes).