v3.25.1
Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
Schedule of Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents to Statement of Cash Flows

Details of cash and cash equivalents and its reconciliation to the Statement of Cash Flows at each year-end are as follows:

 

   2024   2023 
   MCh$   MCh$ 
Cash and due from banks:        
Cash (*)   879,130    929,034 
Deposit in Chilean Central Bank (*)   1,036,476    590,426 
Deposits in domestic banks   12,767    17,052 
Deposits in abroad banks   770,703    928,136 
Subtotal - Cash and due from banks   2,699,076    2,464,648 
           
Net transactions in the course of settlement (**)   88,851    58,634 
Cash equivalents (***)   476,610    467,750 
Total cash and cash equivalents   3,264,537    2,991,032 
(*)The level of funds in cash and in the Central Bank of Chile responds to regulations on reserve requirements that the bank must maintain on average in monthly periods.

(**)

Pending clearing operations with the Central Bank of Chile and foreign banks. Settlement for these transactions is normally finalized within 12 or 24 business hours since transactions took place.

(***)Refers to financial instruments that meet the criteria to be considered as “cash equivalents” as defined by IAS 7, i.e., to qualify as “cash equivalents” investments in debt financial instruments must be: short-term with an original maturity of 90 days or less from the date of acquisition, highly liquid, readily convertible to known amounts of cash from the date of initial investment, and that the financial instruments are exposed to an insignificant risk of changes in their value.
Schedule of Net Ongoing Clearance Operations

The detail of the balances included under net ongoing clearance operations is as follows:

 

   2024   2023 
   MCh$   MCh$ 
Assets        
Documents drawn on other banks (clearing)   109,635    84,635 
Funds receivable   262,821    330,870 
Subtotal transactions in the course of collection   372,456    415,505 
           
Liabilities          
Funds payable   (283,605)   (356,871)
Subtotal transactions in the course of payments   (283,605)   (356,871)
Net transactions in the course of settlement   88,851    58,634