EDV

What EDV does

EDV (Entidad de Depósito de Valores de Bolivia S.A.) is the sole authorized securities depository in Bolivia, operating as regulated financial market infrastructure under the supervision of ASFI (Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero) and the Ley del Mercado de Valores No. 1834. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in La Paz, EDV provides electronic securities registration, custody, settlement, and corporate actions processing through its proprietary SUNQU system, which manages all securities as book-entry account annotations rather than physical certificates. The entity serves three primary customer segments: issuers (corporations, government entities, and investment funds that register securities), participants (brokerages, banks, and fund managers), and investors, with services spanning issuer account opening, securities custody, OTC transfers, payment agent functions, economic rights collection, dematerialization/rematerialization, and ISIN/CFI/FISN international code assignment.

EDV generates revenue primarily through transaction-based fees (a percentage of transaction value or balance-based daily tariffs) and recurring subscriptions (annual account maintenance, monthly analytics access). All tariffs are officially approved annually by ASFI, with the most recent approvals covering fiscal years 2022 through 2026. The technology infrastructure is anchored by an ICREA-Std-131-2021 Level II certified data center — the only facility of its class in Bolivia — providing 99% availability, and a direct integration with the Banco Central de Bolivia (BCB) for settlement account processing and automatic debit mechanisms. Digital signatures backed by ADSIB high-security certificates are used for authentication, and the EDV Educa platform supports market education.

The company is privately held as a Sociedad Anónima, has 51-100 employees, and holds memberships in international securities associations including ANNA, ACSDA, and ASCLA. EDV has been recognized as a Great Place to Work in Bolivia multiple times (notably 3rd place in 2023 in the 10-100 employee category) and was listed among the best workplaces in Latin America in 2023. Its market position is reinforced by an absence of competitive alternatives and deep integration into the regulatory and operational fabric of Bolivia's capital market.

Name

EDV

Legal name

Entidad de Depósito de Valores de Bolivia S.A.

Website

https://edv.com.bo

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

EDV is Bolivia's sole authorized securities depository, providing electronic registration, custody, settlement, and corporate actions processing through its SUNQU platform to issuers, brokerages, and investors under ASFI supervision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

La Paz

HQ country

Bolivia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Securities Registration and Maintenance Fees: EDV charges fees for maintaining securities records, including account opening fees (UFV 10,905), maintenance fees, and value-based percentage charges for securities registration. Tariffs are approved annually by ASFI.
2. Settlement and Compensation Services: Fees for processing securities settlements and compensations through the BCB settlement account system, including automatic debit mechanisms.
3. Corporate Actions Processing: Charges for processing corporate events, coupon detachments, payment agent services, and certificate issuance.
4. Statistical Information Services: Monthly subscription fee of UFV 750 for access to the EDV Analytics platform providing aggregated statistical data on portfolio, primary market, settlements, and repurchase agreements.
5. Transfer and Custody Services: Fees for processing OTC transfers, ownership changes, precautionary measures registration, and physical securities dematerialization/rematerialization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

EDV operates Bolivia's central securities depository, providing electronic registration of securities through account annotations (book-entry), custody, settlement and compensation, corporate actions processing, payment agency, and statistical market data services. Its proprietary SUNQU system and EDV Analytics platform serve issuers, brokerage participants, and investors, with an ICREA Level II certified data center ensuring 99% availability and direct integration with the Central Bank of Bolivia settlement system.

Product overview

EDV (Entidad de Depósito de Valores de Bolivia) operates as Bolivia's central securities depository, providing a comprehensive financial market infrastructure. The core system, SUNQU (Sistema de Registro de Anotaciones en Cuenta), manages electronic securities registration and custody. The EDV Analytics platform provides statistical dashboards covering Portfolio, Primary Market, Settlements, and Repos. Supporting services include the CAT certificate issuance, commission calculator, EDV Educa educational platform, securities dematerialization/rematerialization, ISIN/CFI/FISN coding, issuer account opening, custody services, payment agency, economic rights collection, and OTC transfers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SUNQU (Sistema de Registro de Anotaciones en Cuenta) Core business application system that manages the electronic registration of securities through account annotations, handling account opening, securities registration, transfers, and maintenance operations for issuers, participants, and investors in the Bolivian capital market.
• EDV Analytics Subscription-based dashboard platform providing statistical and aggregated market data organized in five categories: Portfolio, Primary Market, Settlements, Repurchase Agreements, and Acronyms. Available to subscribers at UFV 750 per user per month with annual contract requirement.
• Certificado de Acreditación de Titularidad (CAT) Certificate service that attests to ownership of securities represented through account annotations, with maximum validity of 90 calendar days, issued to investors and authorized requesters.
• Apertura de Cuenta Emisor (Issuer Account Opening) Account opening service for securities issuers, providing an electronic shareholder registry for dematerialized shares with real-time shareholder consultation, priced at UFV 10,905 for account opening and annual maintenance.
• Mantenimiento y Custodia de Valores (Securities Custody and Maintenance) Custody and maintenance service for securities and financial assets represented through account annotations, maintained in Master Account or Issuer Account, charged at 0.023% daily tariff on daily balances per security held.
• Agente Pagador (Payment Agent Service) Payment agent service processing coupon payments, partial capital amortization, and maturity payments on behalf of securities issuers, with tiered percentage-based tariffs.
• Cobro de Derechos Económicos (Economic Rights Collection) Collection service for economic rights of securities within specified date ranges, with funds directed to bank accounts designated by the holder, charged at UFV 78,750 annual management fee.
• Transferencias Extrabursátiles (OTC Transfer Service) Processing service for private over-the-counter transfers of annotated securities registered through electronic requests by Participants, with tiered percentage-based fees and minimum UFV 65 per request.
• Código ISIN, CFI y FISN (International Securities Identification Codes) International securities identification service assigning ISIN (International Securities Identification Number), CFI (Financial Instrument Classification Code), and FISN (Financial Instrument Short Name) codes to securities issued in Bolivia, enabled by EDV's ANNA membership.
• Desmaterialización de Valores (Securities Dematerialization) Service converting physical securities into electronic securities represented through account annotations, enabling book-entry registration.
• Rematerialización de Valores (Securities Rematerialization) Service reversing securities from account annotations back to physical certificates for negotiation in external exchanges, with tiered percentage-based fees.
• EDV Educa (Educational Platform) Educational platform offering courses and webinars on capital markets, securities operations, and EDV system usage for participants, issuers, and investors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% data center availability through ICREA Level II certification
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• ICREA InternationalcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022ICREA International conducted the data center certification audit covering 3000 controls across electrical, climate, security, communications, and physical domains. EDV's data center received Level II (99% availability) certification under ICREA-Std-131-2021 standard, the only certified facility of this class in Bolivia.
• ADSIB (Agencia para el Desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Información en Bolivia)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 May 2021ADSIB provides High Security Digital Certificates for EDV's digital signature implementation. EDV uses these certificates to authenticate electronic documents and processes, enabling secure digital operations including correspondence and transaction authorization. EDV also developed its own Digital Signature Validation Module.
• ACSDA (American Securities Transfer and Depository Association)strategicOthers · 1 January 2020EDV holds membership in ACSDA, an international association of securities transfer and depository institutions, providing networking and best practice exchange with similar entities in the Americas.
• ASCLA (Association of Securities Centers of Latin America)strategicOthers · 1 January 2020EDV holds membership in ASCLA, the Latin American association of securities depositories, facilitating regional cooperation and knowledge sharing among regional market infrastructures.
• ANNA (Association of National Numbering Agencies)strategicOthers · 1 January 2020EDV holds membership in ANNA, the global association of national numbering agencies, enabling EDV to assign ISIN, CFI, and FISN international codes to Bolivian securities.
• ASFI (Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero)coreOthersASFI is the regulatory authority that supervises and regulates EDV as part of Bolivia's financial system infrastructure. ASFI approves EDV's annual tariff schedules and issues regulatory resolutions governing EDV's operations.
• BCB (Banco Central de Bolivia)coreTechnology or IntegrationEDV integrates with BCB for settlement account processing, enabling automatic debit mechanisms from participant settlement accounts at BCB to EDV's settlement account when contingencies occur. This integration is fundamental to EDV's compensation and settlement operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/edvbolivia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edvbolivia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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