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Peru digital banks

B89 is a Lima fintech and Visa principal member. It is not an SBS bank. FSD does not follow a prepaid brand. The live site sells cross-border payments. Keep sol deposits at an FSD member. Directories that call B89 a neobank are selling a BIN as a charter.

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Regulator

SBS (Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP)

Deposit scheme

Fondo de Seguro de Depósitos (FSD) covers SBS banks, financieras and cajas — not Visa prepaid fintechs. Cap is restated quarterly (S/122,000 for Jun–Aug 2026)

In this market

Licence still sits on the product
ProductScoreHQMonthlyFXUsersLicence
B896.3Lima, PeruCard / FX SKUs — confirm liveCross-border is the product — spread existsFintech-scaleFintech. Not an SBS bank

Questions

Is B89 FSD-insured?+

No. FSD members are SBS banks, financieras and cajas. B89 is a payments firm with a Visa principal membership. Treat the card as a card.

Other desks

Cross-check the scoring weights and the graveyard before you treat a leftover landing page as live.