[1] It operates in the wholesale, retail, treasury, asset management and brokerage fields, and was founded in 1988.

The operations of Banco BV is driven by a set of institutions that operate in an integrated way: the Bank provides businesses products and services for the commercial sector and investment, the BV Financeira operates in the financing and consumer credit; Votorantim Asset Management (VAM) manages the resources of others, and Vototrantim CVTM makes securities and brokerage.

The bank its owned by Votorantim Group and the Banco do Brasil, the operation was completed on 28 September 2009.

Banco BV shut down its brokerage arm in 2024, and transferred its clients to Banco Bradesco's brokerage service Agora Securities, as part of a joint venture integration.

[7] In August 2022, after the financial contribution from Banco BV, S3 Bank started a new partnership.