Ecosaba

Name

Ecosaba

Legal name

ECOSABA, R.L.

Website

https://ecosabarl.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ecosaba is a Guatemalan financial cooperative based in San Juan Sacatepéquez offering savings accounts, loans, and debit card services to its members, supported by online financial management tools. Founded in 1968, it operates as ECOSABA, R.L. with 51-100 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Banking

NAICS

Credit Unions (52213)

SIC

Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered (6036)

akta.pro industry

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Community Development Credit Unions (CDCUs)

Financial & Insurance/Banking (Commerical, Retail & Consumer)/Community & Cooperative Banking (Credit Unions, Mutuals)

Keywords

• Cooperative banking services
• Savings accounts
• Loan products
• Debit card services
• Financial management tools

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juan Sacatepéquez

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Ecosaba is a cooperative that provides savings, loans, and debit card services to its members. It complements these traditional financial services with online tools for financial management, allowing members to manage their cooperative accounts digitally. The company operates from San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala and was founded in 1968.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Savings services Cooperative savings accounts and savings products for individual members of Ecosaba, allowing them to deposit and manage funds within the cooperative.
• Loan products Credit and loan products offered by the cooperative to its members for personal or community financial needs.
• Debit card services Debit card services provided to cooperative members for payment and cash access through their cooperative accounts.
• Online financial management tools Online tools hosted at https://www.ecosabarl.com/ that allow members to manage their cooperative savings, loans, and debit card accounts digitally.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Direct peers

• Banrural: Guatemalan commercial bank with origins as a cooperative, serving rural and semi-urban communities with savings, loans, debit cards, and digital channels. Directly comparable in customer base and product mix, though materially larger in scale and now bank-structured.
• Friendship Bridge: Guatemalan non-profit microfinance organization providing small loans, savings programs, and educational services to indigenous women entrepreneurs. Comparable in Guatemalan operating environment, target customer, and community-engagement model.
• SEFISA: Guatemalan microfinance institution focused on lending to micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses in underserved areas. Comparable in product mix (credit-led), target segment (lower-income/unbanked), and Guatemalan operating environment.
• FINCA Guatemala: Microfinance NGO operating in Guatemala as part of the global FINCA network, providing small-ticket credit and savings services to low-income women entrepreneurs. Comparable in mission, customer segment, and Latin American microfinance dynamics.
• MICOOPE: Federation of savings and credit cooperatives in Guatemala providing member-led savings, loans, and digital financial services to communities across the country. Direct comparator in cooperative business model, product set, and Guatemalan regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• Desjardins Group: Canadian cooperative financial group offering the world's most scaled-up credit-union-style services including savings, lending, cards, and digital banking. Useful as a reference peer for understanding the scale and digital trajectory that mature cooperatives can achieve.
• ProCredit Bank: Internationally regulated banking group focused on small and medium enterprises and underserved retail clients across Eastern Europe, Latin America, and Africa, with a presence in Guatemala. Comparable mission of financial inclusion with deeper banking infrastructure.
• Banco Industrial: Largest commercial bank in Guatemala, offering savings accounts, debit/credit cards, loans, and digital banking across all segments. A broad incumbent that overlaps Ecosaba's retail offerings but at vastly different scale and product breadth.
• G&T Continental: Major Guatemalan universal bank providing savings, loans, cards, and treasury services across retail and corporate segments. A broad incumbent competitor with materially greater scale and product breadth.

Regional players

• Compartamos Banco: Mexican microfinance bank originating from a cooperative-style model, serving low-income and unbanked customers with credit and savings products. Comparable in financial-inclusion focus and product economics, though operating in a larger Mexican market.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ecosabaesmicoope
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecosaba

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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