Activo takes over local bank

WILLEMSTAD – According to a report in the Dutch newspaper Antilliaans Dagblad, the Giro Bank will almost certainly come in the hands of the Activo Bank.

Whether the name Giro will disappear is not clear. The Giro Bank has been under strict supervision of the Central Bank since December 2013.

The Activo Bank is new in Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The headquarters of the bank is located in Puerto Rico.