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Financial risk review - Schedule of Future Cash Flows Between Assets and Liabilities Grouped by its Remaining Maturity with Respect to the Contractual Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | $ 2,047,452 | $ 1,241,586 |  |
Securities, net | 1,022,131 | 1,023,632 |  |
Loans | 7,195,567 | 6,763,020 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 157,267 | 68,159 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (4,451,025) | (3,205,386) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (310,197) | (300,498) | $ (427,498) |
Borrowings and debt | (4,351,988) | (4,416,511) | $ (3,304,178) | $ (1,966,271)
Lease liabilities | (16,707) | (16,745) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (40,613) | (33,761) |  |
Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 2,047,452 | 1,241,586 |  |
Securities, net | 1,022,131 | 1,023,632 |  |
Loans | 7,220,520 | 6,760,434 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 157,267 | 68,159 |  |
Total | 10,447,370 | 9,093,811 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (4,451,025) | (3,205,386) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (310,197) | (300,498) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (4,401,205) | (4,464,389) |  |
Lease liabilities | (16,707) | (16,745) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (40,613) | (33,761) |  |
Total | (9,219,747) | (8,020,779) |  |
Subtotal net position | 1,227,623 | 1,073,032 |  |
Up to 3 months | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 2,048,021 | 1,241,779 |  |
Securities, net | 10,992 | 129,983 |  |
Loans | 1,935,474 | 2,294,259 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 2,510 | 4,216 |  |
Total | 3,996,997 | 3,670,237 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (3,270,253) | (2,770,754) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (317,951) | (53,418) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (856,466) | (776,584) |  |
Lease liabilities | (284) | (384) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (17,188) | (3,702) |  |
Total | (4,462,142) | (3,604,842) |  |
Subtotal net position | (465,145) | 65,395 |  |
Off-balance sheet contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed letters of credit | 264,603 | 166,367 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 196,775 | 132,353 |  |
Credit commitments | 20,000 | 0 |  |
Total | 481,378 | 298,720 |  |
Total net position | (946,523) | (233,325) |  |
3 to 6 months | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities, net | 89,836 | 105,789 |  |
Loans | 1,775,280 | 1,478,494 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 5,783 | 10,831 |  |
Total | 1,870,899 | 1,595,114 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (536,751) | (256,989) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | (64,513) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (746,314) | (895,531) |  |
Lease liabilities | (286) | (384) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (1,994) | (764) |  |
Total | (1,285,345) | (1,218,181) |  |
Subtotal net position | 585,554 | 376,933 |  |
Off-balance sheet contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed letters of credit | 64,100 | 117,398 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 79,659 | 117,750 |  |
Credit commitments | 39,497 | 13,102 |  |
Total | 183,256 | 248,250 |  |
Total net position | 402,298 | 128,683 |  |
6 months to 1 year | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities, net | 110,816 | 98,345 |  |
Loans | 1,524,298 | 1,223,661 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 54,983 | 14,015 |  |
Total | 1,690,097 | 1,336,021 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (606,002) | (161,889) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | (55,144) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (989,680) | (934,288) |  |
Lease liabilities | (572) | (738) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (7,849) | (63) |  |
Total | (1,604,103) | (1,152,122) |  |
Subtotal net position | 85,994 | 183,899 |  |
Off-balance sheet contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed letters of credit | 345 | 21,024 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 199,192 | 92,750 |  |
Credit commitments | 37,545 | 32,906 |  |
Total | 237,082 | 146,680 |  |
Total net position | (151,088) | 37,219 |  |
1 to 5 years | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities, net | 886,944 | 744,996 |  |
Loans | 2,580,310 | 2,244,454 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 90,516 | 39,097 |  |
Total | 3,557,770 | 3,028,547 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (90,194) | (39,805) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | (138,286) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (2,167,620) | (2,212,704) |  |
Lease liabilities | (4,728) | (5,769) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (11,661) | (26,882) |  |
Total | (2,274,203) | (2,423,446) |  |
Subtotal net position | 1,283,567 | 605,101 |  |
Off-balance sheet contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed letters of credit | 16,560 | 0 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 15,000 | 8,772 |  |
Credit commitments | 130,430 | 76,952 |  |
Total | 161,990 | 85,724 |  |
Total net position | 1,121,577 | 519,377 |  |
More than 5 years | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities, net | 32,117 | 10,293 |  |
Loans | 243,491 | 158,967 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 3,473 | 0 |  |
Total | 279,081 | 169,260 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | 0 | 0 |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | 0 | 0 |  |
Borrowings and debt | (59,762) | (41,523) |  |
Lease liabilities | (10,837) | (13,771) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (2,034) | (2,350) |  |
Total | (72,633) | (57,644) |  |
Subtotal net position | 206,448 | 111,616 |  |
Off-balance sheet contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed letters of credit | 0 | 0 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 0 | 0 |  |
Credit commitments | 0 | 0 |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |  |
Total net position | 206,448 | 111,616 |  |
Gross inflows (outflows) | Liquidity risk |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks | 2,048,021 | 1,241,779 |  |
Securities, net | 1,130,705 | 1,089,406 |  |
Loans | 8,058,853 | 7,399,835 |  |
Derivative financial instruments - assets | 157,265 | 68,159 |  |
Total | 11,394,844 | 9,799,179 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deposits | (4,503,200) | (3,229,437) |  |
Securities sold under repurchase agreements | (317,951) | (311,361) |  |
Borrowings and debt | (4,819,842) | (4,860,630) |  |
Lease liabilities | (16,707) | (21,046) |  |
Derivative financial instruments - liabilities | (40,726) | (33,761) |  |
Total | (9,698,426) | (8,456,235) |  |
Subtotal net position | 1,696,418 | 1,342,944 |  |
Off-balance sheet contingencies |  |  |  |
Confirmed letters of credit | 345,608 | 304,789 |  |
Stand-by letters of credit and guarantees | 490,626 | 351,625 |  |
Credit commitments | 227,472 | 122,960 |  |
Total | 1,063,706 | 779,374 |  |
Total net position | $ 632,712 | $ 563,570 |  |

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