In 1976 Banco Hipotecario de Desarrollo changed its name to Banco Hipotecario y de Fomento Nacional,[1] changing it again in 1980 to Banco Hipotecario de Fomento Nacional. [2]
In 1999, Banco BHIF was acquired by the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya.
BBVA Banco BHIF
2000–2003
Designer:
Cros & Machín
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
Unknown
This logo and name were adopted after BBV acquired Banco Argentaria in Spain and forming BBVA.
BBVA (first era)
2003–2018
Designer:
Cros & Machín
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
Unknown
In 2003, the bank adopted the name BBVA as its public name. Different from other locations where the name of the bank was retained (like BBVA Francés or BBVA Continental), in Chile the bank adopted the BBVA logo without adding other names.
Scotiabank Azul
2018–2019
In July of 2018, The Chile division of Scotiabank took control of BBVA Chile, renaming it as Scotiabank Azul (Azul meaning Blue, as a reference to BBVA Chile) until the merger of the two banks is completed[3]. This brand was only used on online systems, as their locations that were active prior to Scotiabank took control were transformed into the main Scotiabank brand.
2019
This logo was adopted after the rebranding of Scotiabank.
On November 4, 2019, the merging process was finished. Scotiabank Azul now is definitively defunct, and all its former customers are currently part of Scotiabank's Chile division[4].
BBVA (second era)
2022–2025
In February 2022, BBVA announced it will reopen in Chile as a business-oriented bank, unlike its previous incarnation.
2025–present
Designer:
BBVA in-house team
Typography:
Unknown
Launched:
21 May, 2025
On 21 May, 2025, BBVA introduced a new version of its logo featuring a refreshed color scheme, adopting the deep blue shade. Along with this, the bank launched a new corporate identity.[5]
Previously the Chilean variant for BBVA; in 2018, the variant was bought by Scotiabank and, on November 4th 2019, the process of merger with Scotiabank Chile (now simply Scotia Chile) was completed.
