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BANCO VENEZOLANO DE CRÉDITO · Click for profile
Est. 1925 · $2.8B Assets
3,200 employees · 85+ branches · Bolsa de Caracas
24
Active Restrictions
543
Banks Indexed
$120B
GDP
2023 USD
+5.0%
GDP Growth
Annual
360%
Inflation
CPI 2023
28.4M
Population
People
760,000
Oil Output
bbl/day
$3,370
GDP/Capita
USD 2023
158%
Govt Debt
of GDP
89%
Urban Pop
Urban
🛢️ OIL INTELLIGENCE
$62.50
Merey/bbl
-8.2%
YTD
OFAC
Sanctioned
🚫 24 active sanctions & restrictions — Click any row for full details, legal basis, penalties and exemptions.
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PDVSA - Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.
CRITICAL
Company
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13850 · 28 Jan 2019
State oil company designated by OFAC. All assets blocked. US persons prohibited from transactions. Primary vehicle for Venezuelan …
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BANDES - Banco de Desarrollo Económico y Social de Venezuela
CRITICAL
Company
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13850 · 22 Mar 2019
Venezuelan state development bank. Designated for acting for or on behalf of the Venezuelan government. All US-related transaction…
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Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV)
CRITICAL
Company
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13884 · 05 Aug 2019
BCV designated as blocked entity under EO 13884 which broadly blocked the Venezuelan government. All property and interests blocke…
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FONDEN - Fondo de Desarrollo Nacional
CRITICAL
Company
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13884 · 05 Aug 2019
Venezuelan national development fund. Blocked under broad government designation.
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Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares (CAVIM)
CRITICAL
Company
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13692 · 26 Jul 2017
Venezuelan military industries company. Arms and military equipment manufacturer.
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Nicolás Maduro Moros
CRITICAL
Individual
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13692 · 26 Jul 2017
President of Venezuela. All US assets blocked. Travel ban. No US persons may transact with him.
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Diosdado Cabello Rondón
CRITICAL
Individual
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13692 · 25 Sep 2018
Former National Assembly president. Drug trafficking allegations. All assets blocked.
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Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah
CRITICAL
Individual
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13692 · 13 Feb 2017
Former VP. Drug Kingpin designation. Alleged Hezbollah ties. Total asset freeze.
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Venezuelan oil tanker fleet (PDVSA-operated)
CRITICAL
Vessel
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13850 · 28 Jan 2019
All PDVSA-operated vessels subject to sanctions. Port calls, insurance, financing prohibited for US persons. 30+ tankers specifica…
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Venezuelan Sovereign Debt
CRITICAL
Sector
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13808 · 24 Aug 2017
US persons prohibited from purchasing new Venezuelan government bonds, PDVSA bonds, or securities. Secondary market restrictions.
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Venezuelan Gold Sector
CRITICAL
Sector
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13850 · 01 Nov 2018
Sanctions on persons operating in Venezuelan gold sector. Covers mining, processing, trading Venezuelan gold.
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Venezuelan Defense/Security Sector
CRITICAL
Sector
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13692 · 09 Mar 2015
Arms embargo on Venezuela. No US-origin weapons, military equipment, training.
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Venezuelan Oil Exports to Cuba
CRITICAL
Sector
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13884 · 28 Jan 2019
Prohibition on Venezuelan oil shipments to Cuba. Vessels carrying VE oil to Cuba subject to designation.
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Venezuelan Arms Embargo (EU)
CRITICAL
Sector
EU Council · EU_REG_2017_2063 · 13 Nov 2017
EU arms embargo on Venezuela. No weapons, ammunition, military vehicles, paramilitary equipment.
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Corporación Venezolana de Guayana (CVG)
HIGH
Company
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13850 · 07 Apr 2020
State mining and industrial conglomerate. Controls iron, steel, aluminum production.
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PETRO (PTR) - Venezuelan Cryptocurrency
HIGH
Company
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13827 · 19 Mar 2018
Venezuelan state cryptocurrency Petro prohibited for US persons. Deemed an attempt to circumvent US sanctions.
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MONÓMEROS COLOMBO VENEZOLANOS SA
HIGH
Company
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13850 · 07 May 2021
Colombian subsidiary of PEQUIVEN. Chemical/fertilizer company under Venezuelan state control.
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Vladimir Padrino López
HIGH
Individual
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13692 · 25 Sep 2018
Defense Minister. Responsible for human rights violations.
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EU Sanctioned Venezuelan Officials (65 individuals)
HIGH
Individual
EU Council · EU_REG_2017_2063 · 13 Nov 2017
65 Venezuelan officials subject to EU travel ban and asset freeze. Updated regularly. Includes military, judiciary, political figu…
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NABARIMA (FSO vessel)
HIGH
Vessel
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13850 · 01 Jan 2020
Floating storage vessel in Lake Maracaibo. Environmental risk. PDVSA-operated.
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Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency
HIGH
Crypto
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_EO13827 · 19 Mar 2018
Venezuela state crypto Petro banned for US persons. Not to be used to circumvent sanctions. Any US-person purchase/use is prohibit…
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Venezuela Enhanced Due Diligence (FATF)
HIGH
Sector
FATF · FATF_ENHANCED_2025 · 01 Feb 2025
Venezuela under FATF enhanced monitoring (grey list). All financial institutions dealing with Venezuelan counterparties must apply…
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Venezuelan crypto transactions (SUNACRIP)
MEDIUM
Crypto
US Treasury OFAC · OFAC_GUIDANCE_2021 · 15 Oct 2021
Crypto transactions with Venezuelan government entities or sanctioned persons remain prohibited regardless of payment method. SUNA…
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Venezuela UN Monitoring
MEDIUM
Sector
UN Human Rights Council · UN_HUMAN_RIGHTS · 01 Sep 2019
UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela. Documents human rights violations. Not direct financial sanctions …
543 unique Venezuelan banks indexed. Click any for details and compliance status.
BA
Banco de Venezuela
Valera · 246 branches
BA
Banesco
Valencia · 225 branches
ME
Mercantil
Valera · 196 branches
BA
Banco Nacional de Crédito
Valencia · 111 branches
BI
Bicentenario
Valencia · 103 branches
BB
BBVA Provincial
Valera · 90 branches
PR
Provincial
Valencia · 80 branches
BA
Bancaribe
Valera · 66 branches
BA
Banco Fondo Común
Valera · 58 branches
TE
Tesoro
Puerto La Cruz · 58 branches
BA
Banco Exterior
Valencia · 45 branches
BA
Banco Caroní
Puerto Píritu · 44 branches
BA
Banco Venezolano de Crédito
Valencia · 36 branches
BA
Banco Bicentenario
Valera · 36 branches
OC
Occidental de Descuento
Valencia · 35 branches
BA
Banco Digital de los Trabajadores
El Tigre · 32 branches
10
100% Banco
maracaibo · 30 branches
BA
Banplus
Valencia · 30 branches
BA
Banco Mercantil
Táriba · 29 branches
CO
Corpoelec
Valera · 26 branches
BA
Banco Activo
Valencia · 24 branches
BA
Banco Plaza
Valencia · 24 branches
BA
Bancrecer
Valencia · 24 branches
SO
Sofitasa
San Cristóbal · 22 branches
BA
Banco Sofitasa
Táriba · 18 branches
DE
DELSUR
Ciudad Guayana (San Félix) · 18 branches
CA
Caroní
La Guaira · 17 branches
BO
BOD
Valera · 17 branches
BA
bancamiga
Valencia · 17 branches
EX
Exterior
San Antonio de los Altos · 16 branches
BA
Banco del Tesoro
Valencia · 15 branches
BA
Banco Del Sur
Valencia · 14 branches
DE
Del Tesoro
Cúa · 13 branches
VE
Venezuela
San Antonio de Los Altos · 11 branches
EL
El Banco
Venezuela · 10 branches
NA
Nacional de Crédito
Porlamar · 9 branches
DE
Del Sur
Los Teques · 9 branches
EL
El Tesoro
Venezuela · 9 branches
FO
Fondo Común
Cumaná · 8 branches
LO
Los Caribes
Caracas · 8 branches
HI
Hidrocaribe
puerto la cruz · 8 branches
AB
Abasto Bicentenario
Valera · 7 branches
BA
Banco Provincial
Valera · 7 branches
BA
Banco Occidental De Descuento
Punto Fijo · 7 branches
VE
Venezolano de Credito
El Tigre · 6 branches
BA
BANFANB
San Cristóbal · 6 branches
ZO
Zona Industrial II
Caracas · 6 branches
EL
El Caribe
Caracas · 6 branches
BA
Banco Agrícola de Venezuela
Caracas · 5 branches
IN
Industrial de Venezuela
San Felipe · 5 branches
AC
Activo
San Antonio de Los Altos · 5 branches
ZO
Zona Industrial I
Caracas · 5 branches
ZO
Zona Industrial
San Juan de Los Morros · 5 branches
BF
BFC
La Guaira · 5 branches
BN
BNC
Punto Fijo · 5 branches
FU
Fundo El Tesoro
Venezuela · 4 branches
BA
Banco BOD
Barquisimeto · 4 branches
BA
Banco Largo
Venezuela · 4 branches
PO
Pos Global, C.A.
Valencia · 4 branches
MI
Mi Banco
Caracas · 3 branches
DE
De Venezuela
Trujillo · 3 branches
BA
Banco Venezuela
Barinas · 3 branches
BA
Banco Nacional de Crédito BNC
San José de Guanipa · 3 branches
LO
Los Bancos
Venezuela · 3 branches
CE
Cerro El Tesoro
Venezuela · 3 branches
BA
Banco Bonito
Venezuela · 3 branches
EL
El Fondo
Venezuela · 3 branches
FU
Fundo El Caribe
Venezuela · 3 branches
AE
AeroCaribe Airlines
Los Roques · 3 branches
HA
Hacienda El Tesoro
Venezuela · 3 branches
BA
Banco Nacional de Crédito (BNC)
Caracas · 2 branches
BA
Banco Bicentenario del Pueblo
Maturín · 2 branches
BA
Banco Caribe
Caracas · 2 branches
BA
Banco Industrial de Venezuela
Caracas · 2 branches
UR
Urbanización Caribe
puerto la cruz · 2 branches
BA
Banco Agricola
Venezuela · 2 branches
SE
Seguros Mercantil
San Cristóbal · 2 branches
E/
E/S Caribe
Barcelona · 2 branches
BB
BBVA
Arauca · 2 branches
CO
Corpoven
Venezuela · 2 branches
📊 Banking Sector — Financial Data
ME
Mercantil Banco
MERCANTIL · 8500 employees
$8.2B
assets
BB
BBVA Provincial
BBVA-VE · 6200 employees
$6.1B
assets
BA
Banesco Banco Universal
BANESCO · 7100 employees
$4.8B
assets
BV
Banco Venezolano de Crédito
BVC · 3200 employees
$2.8B
assets
CO
CorpBanca Venezuela
CORP-BANCA · 2100 employees
$2.1B
assets
BA
Banplus Banco Universal
BANPLUS · 2800 employees
VES
BN
Banco Nacional de Descuento
BNDESV · 1200 employees
VES
PD
PDVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela)
PDVSA · 70000 employees
VES
CA
CANTV (Telecom)
CANTV · 14000 employees
VES
SO
Banco Sofitasa
SOFITASA · 890 employees
VES
✅ DUE DILIGENCE CHECKER — VENEZUELAN ENTITIES
Enter a company name, person, or entity to check against OFAC SDN, EU sanctions, FATF, and Venezuelan restrictions databases instantly.
🔴 HIGH-RISK INDICATORS
⚠️ PEP (Politically Exposed Person)
Any Venezuelan government official, family member, or close associate
⚠️ PDVSA connection
Any entity receiving oil revenues or contracting with PDVSA
⚠️ State-owned entity
Any Venezuelan government-controlled company
⚠️ Gold sector
Mining, processing, or trading Venezuelan gold
⚠️ Military connection
Any entity linked to FANB or CAVIM
⚠️ Petro (PTR) use
Any transaction involving Venezuelan state cryptocurrency
✅ REQUIRED DD STEPS
1
OFAC SDN + Consolidated List check
Mandatory for any USD transaction
2
EU Sanctions Map check
Mandatory for any EUR transaction
3
PEP screening
All Venezuelan individuals
4
Source of funds verification
All transactions >$10,000
5
Correspondent bank notification
If using USD correspondent
6
STR filing if suspicious
Report to local FIU
7
Annual relationship review
For ongoing business
8
FATF enhanced due diligence
Required for all VE counterparties
🔵 Banks · 🔴 Regulators · 🟡 Other — 86,772 total entities indexed
Active compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements for Venezuelan banking operations.
FATF/GAFI Mutual Evaluation — Latin America
CRITICAL
International
FATF standards apply to Venezuelan banks operating internationally. Venezuela under enhanced monitoring.
⚠️ De-risking by correspondent banks. Loss of USD access.
US OFAC Venezuela Sanctions Program
CRITICAL
US
Executive Order 13884: US sanctions on Venezuela. Affects any institution doing USD business.
⚠️ Civil penalties up to $1.3M per violation. Criminal prosecution.
AML for Venezuelan Correspondent Banking
CRITICAL
International
Enhanced AML requirements for foreign banks maintaining correspondent relationships with Venezuelan banks.
⚠️ Correspondent bank de-risking. Regulatory fines.
EU Venezuela Sanctions Regime
HIGH
EU
EU restrictive measures against Venezuela. Arms embargo + targeted individual sanctions.
⚠️ EU member state penalties apply.
Basel III Implementation — Venezuelan Banks
HIGH
Venezuela
SUDEBAN (Venezuelan banking regulator) Basel III partial implementation for capital adequacy.
⚠️ SUDEBAN intervention. License revocation.
Venezuelan Dollarization Compliance
HIGH
Venezuela
Venezuela informal dollarization: USD transactions now widely permitted. Compliance framework evolving.
⚠️ BCV administrative sanctions.
60 compliance training courses relevant to Venezuelan banking, AML, sanctions and financial crime.
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