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Credit Cards: Holiday Fees – Which Operations Cost More | YOUR-MONEY

Credit Card interest Rates in Peru Surpass 74% Annually As of December 24,2025,the Superintendence of Banking,Insurance adn AFP (SBS) reports that banks charge an average annual interest rate of 74.47% on credit cards. READ ALSO: 100% digital bank…

Credit Cards: Holiday Fees – Which Operations Cost More | YOUR-MONEY

Credit Card interest Rates in Peru Surpass 74% Annually

As of December 24,2025,the Superintendence of Banking,Insurance adn AFP (SBS) reports that banks charge an average annual interest rate of 74.47% on credit cards.

READ ALSO: 100% digital bank cards are taking off, is this the end of plastics?

In the 2024 Christmas season, the average rate was 71.56%, and in 2023, it was 65.34%.

Credit card interest rates average over 70% annually. (Photo: GEC)

this financing is expensive, but card conditions and rates vary.

Gestión reports that banks typically apply one interest rate for purchases and a higher rate – frequently enough exceeding 100% – for cash withdrawals. Default interest rates may also apply.

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