Paraguay seizes major digital bank tied to president, leaving millions of customers in limbo
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- South China Morning Postseen 8 Nov, 05:21headline rewritten
Paraguay’s President Pena resigns, as bank collapse triggers political crisisParaguay’s President Pena resigns as bank collapse sparks crisis - Times of Indiaseen 8 Nov, 05:21headline rewritten
Paraguay president quits amid banking scandal as lawmakers move to impeach himParaguay president Santiago Peña resigns amid Ueno Bank collapse, faces impeachment - Le Monde (France)seen 8 Nov, 05:21headline rewritten
Paraguay : le président Santiago Peña annonce sa démissionCrise politique au Paraguay après l’annonce de la démission du président Santiago Peña - Die Zeit (Germany)seen 8 Nov, 05:21headline rewritten
Santiago Peña: Paraguays Präsident tritt nach Bankenpleite zurückSantiago Peña: Paraguays Präsident Peña kündigt nach Bankenpleite Rücktritt an - ANSA (Italy)seen 8 Nov, 05:21headline rewritten
Monta la protesta in Paraguay, al via il processo di impeachment a Santiago PeñaIl Senato del Paraguay approva l'impeachment per il presidente Pena
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Tue, 3 November 2026
1 report- 2news.com20:37first to report
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay’s central bank seized a major digital lender with close ties to President Santiago Peña early Tuesday, throwing the savings of millions of customers and hundreds
Wed, 4 November 2026
2 reports- MercoPress (South America)08:27
Paraguay’s Central Bank on Tuesday took over Ueno Bank, one of the country’s largest banks, after its solvency ratio fell below 50% of the legal minimum, and froze all its assets and liabilities, including the savings of some 3 million customers and more than US$800 million in public funds. The bank immediately suspended all its services.
- bne IntelliNews16:21
The failure of Ueno, a digital lender with links to President Santiago Peña, threatens the reputation for stability that has drawn foreign capital to Paraguay.
Thu, 5 November 2026
47 reports- Al Jazeera English04:11
Protests have erupted across Paraguay after Ueno Bank was shut down in the middle of the night over a solvency crisis.
- MercoPress (South America)07:08
Paraguay’s Senate on Wednesday approved a reform of the deposit guarantee law that would allow customers of Ueno Bank, taken over by the Central Bank on Tuesday, to receive an advance of up to 40 minimum wages, about 121 million guaraníes, within 24 hours of the bank’s resolution. The bill now goes to the Chamber of Deputies, which was due to consider it on Thursday.
- Le Figaro (France)10:17
Mercredi, des manifestants sont descendus dans les rues d’Asunción au Paraguay pour réclamer la démission du président Santiago Peña, après la fermeture soudaine de la banque Ueno, qui a privé ses clients de l’accès à leurs fonds.
- Tagesschau (Germany)10:18
Nach dem Kollaps einer Digitalbank fürchten Millionen Paraguayer um ihre Ersparnisse. Konten sind eingefroren, Renten blockiert - im Land wächst der Unmut gegen Präsident Peña.
- bne IntelliNews13:36
Credit: X Paraguay's Chamber of Deputies votes today on impeachment proceedings against President Santiago Peña, under a November 4 resolution by opposition lawmakers blaming him for the collapse of digital lender ueno.
- Euronews14:38
The accounting black hole at Ueno Bank swallows public funds, leaves thousands of citizens without access to their deposits and pushes Paraguay into its worst institutional crisis in years.
- Euronews14:38
The accounting black hole at Ueno Bank wipes out public funds, leaves thousands without access to their deposits and drives Paraguay into its worst institutional crisis in years.
- Euronews14:38
The accounting black hole at Ueno Bank is wiping out public funds, leaving thousands without access to their deposits and pushing Paraguay into its worst institutional crisis in years.
- La Repubblica (Italy)15:23
Bloccati conti e carte, impossibile ritirare i soldi o effettuare pagamenti a causa del crac della Ueno. C’è chi potrebbe aver perso tutto. Il passo indietro di Peña, che rischiava l’impeachment
- El Mundo (Spain)15:48
Su propio partido había respaldado un juicio político tras la caída del banco digital, que ha congelado los ahorros de casi la mitad del país, mientras la televisión paraguaya asegura que la Fiscalía prepara su orden de captura Leer
- Bloomberg Politics16:01
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña submitted his resignation Thursday after the collapse of a major commercial bank with ties to his government plunged the South American nation into turmoil.
- DW Top Stories16:28
Paraguay's President Santiago Pena has resigned amid a crisis over his ties to collapsed lender Ueno. Millions of customers' accounts are frozen, with public pension and health care funds also tied up.
- DW Top Stories16:28
Paraguay's President Santiago Pena has resigned amid a crisis over his ties to collapsed lender Ueno. Millions of customers' accounts are frozen, with public pension and health care funds also tied up.
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- Euronews5 Nov, 18:49their copy
- El País (Spain)16:35
La Cámara de Diputados rechaza su dimisión para impedir que tenga fueros y avanza con el juicio político
- Die Zeit (Germany)16:39edited after publishing
previously
Santiago Peña: Paraguays Präsident tritt nach Bankenpleite zurückParaguays Präsident Peña will sein Amt abgeben, doch der Kongress nimmt seinen Rücktritt nicht an. Wegen seiner Rolle in einem Bankenskandal wird ermittelt.
- Google News - Top Stories16:41
President of Paraguay resigns amid crisis over bank collapse that left millions unable to access their money CNN Paraguay’s swaggering digital bank has fallen The Economist Ueno Bank collapse in Paraguay prompts President Santiago Peña to resign Euronews.com Paraguay bank crisis spurs lawmakers' calls to impeach president Reuters How one bank’s collapse is upending Paraguay, trapping savings and threatening its president AP News
- Libération (France)16:53
L’annonce intervient 48 heures après la mise sous tutelle par la Banque centrale du Paraguay de Ueno, une entité financière revendiquant 2,94 millions de clients. En poste depuis 2023, le politicien de 47 ans était menacé par une procédure de destitution.
- bne IntelliNews16:56
Credit: X Santiago Peña has resigned as president of Paraguay, two days after the central bank’s takeover of ueno Bank froze the accounts of about 3mn customers and as Congress moved towards impeaching him.
- ABC (Spain)17:00
El presidente de Paraguay Santiago Peña , un aliado de Donald Trump en Suramérica, renunció este jueves en medio de un escándalo financiero que terminó con su salida del gobierno.Paraguay es un país con un sistema político sumamente estable por el peso de un partido y de su jefe: el Partido Colorado (centro derecha) y su mandamás, generalmente en las sombras, el expresidente Horacio Cartes , quien gobernó entre 2013 y 2018.En los últimos años los mercados internacionales han reconocido a...
- South China Morning Post17:03edited after publishing
previously
Paraguay’s President Pena resigns, as bank collapse triggers political crisisParaguayan President Santiago Pena resigned on Thursday after the collapse of digital lender Ueno triggered a political and financial crisis, froze access to millions of accounts and rattled investor confidence in one of South America’s most stable economies. Pena stepped down hours before lawmakers moved ahead with impeachment proceedings, after losing support within his own conservative Colorado Party. In a statement on social media, Pena said he would appear before Senate impeachment...
- nbcnewyork.com17:03
- Al Jazeera English17:08
President Pena, a Trump ally, had faced an impeachment motion and protests after the collapse of digital lender ueno.
1 reprint
- aljazeera.com5 Nov, 18:00their copy
- Le Monde English17:13
Protests roiled the South American nation after a bank linked to President Santiago Penã blocked millions of people from accessing their money. The central bank took control of Uena Bank on Tuesday, citing a severe capital shortfall.
- Index.hr (Croatia)17:19
PARAGVAJSKI predsjednik Santiago Peña podnio je ostavku usred bankarske krize.
- 24sata (Croatia)17:21
Santiago Peña je podnio ostavku 48 sati nakon izbijanja bankarske krize, tijekom koje je Središnja banka Paragvaja (BCP) stavila pod privremenu upravu Ueno Bank nakon pogoršavanja njezina financijskog stanja.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)17:24
Santiago Pena's departure follows collapse of digital lender Ueno Bank, growing demands for his removal
- merimbulanewsweekly.com.au17:26
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena has quit after about half the population was left without access to bank accounts...
1 reprint
- sconeadvocate.com.au5 Nov, 17:26their copy
- Die Zeit (Germany)17:29
- BBC News World17:40
The move follows a bank collapse and after the lower house of congress voted in favour of pursuing an impeachment trial against him.
- Le Monde (France)17:43edited after publishing
previously
Paraguay : le président Santiago Peña annonce sa démissionFaute de vote au Parlement, M. Peña reste techniquement à la tête de l’Etat mais il est visé par une procédure de destitution. Cette séquence est provoquée par l’éclatement d’une crise bancaire, qui a vu la Banque centrale du Paraguay mettre sous tutelle Ueno, une entité financière revendiquant près de 3 millions de clients.
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- France Info (France)5 Nov, 20:27their copy
- RMF24 (Poland)17:47
Miliony klientów bez dostępu do kont. Prezydent Paragwaju rezygnuje
- Google News - Top Stories17:52
Paraguay prosecutor will seek charges against President Peña following bank collapse AP News Paraguay’s President, Santiago Peña, Quits Amid Ueno Bank Scandal The New York Times Paraguay President Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse NBC News President of Paraguay resigns amid crisis over bank collapse that left millions unable to access their money CNN Paraguay's President Pena resigns as bank collapse sparks protests and impeachment push DW.com
- thehindubusinessline.com18:00
Paraguay President Santiago Peña resigns amid protests and impeachment calls after ueno's collapse left nearly 3 million customers unable to access their accounts.
- Tagesschau (Germany)18:26
Inmitten einer schweren Bankenkrise seines Landes hat Paraguays Präsident Peña seinen Rücktritt eingereicht. Ihm wurden geschäftliche Beziehungen zur Muttergesellschaft der Pleitebank vorgeworfen. Von A. Herrberg.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)18:30
Il crac di una banca travolge il presidente del Paraguay, Santiago Peña, costretto alle dimissioni dopo aver perso il sostegno del suo stesso partito. A provocare la crisi è il collasso di Ueno Bank, istituto digitale con circa tre milioni di clienti, oltre il 60% degli adulti del Paese, che tutto ad un tratto sono […] L'articolo Paraguay, la banca fallisce e tre milioni di persone si svegliano con il conto svuotato: si dimette il presidente Peña proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
- NPR News18:30
Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings.
- Google News - Top Stories18:30
Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse NPR President of Paraguay resigns amid crisis over bank collapse that left millions unable to access their money CNN Explainer: What is ueno bank and how did it trigger Paraguay's political crisis? Reuters Paraguay’s swaggering digital bank has fallen The Economist Jailed Millennial Banker’s Unicorn Dream Topples Paraguay Leader Bloomberg.com
- tportal (Croatia)18:41
Paragvajski predsjednik Santiago Peña objavio je u četvrtak da podnosi ostavku, neposredno nakon bankarskog skandala koji je prerastao u političku krizu, upravo u trenutku kada su zastupnici raspravljali o njegovu opozivu
- The Guardian World18:48
Santiago Peña’s rightwing administration had authorised Ueno Bank to drastically expand operations before collapse Paraguay’s rightwing president, Santiago Peña, resigned on Thursday after a political and financial crisis collapsed the South American country’s banking system in recent days. At the centre of the crisis is Ueno Bank, which in just a few years under Peña went from an obscure digital bank to one of the country’s largest lenders, claiming to have about 60% of Paraguay’s adult...
- Google News - Top Stories19:31
Paraguay President Peña resigns under mounting pressure from bank collapse Reuters Paraguay’s Leader Resigns After Bank Failure Leaves Millions Without Savings The New York Times Paraguay’s president quits after millions of people’s savings frozen in bank crisis The Guardian Paraguay’s swaggering digital bank has fallen The Economist Paraguay seizes major digital bank tied to president, leaving millions of customers in limbo AP News
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)19:44
Prezydent Paragwaju Santiago Pena zrezygnował ze stanowiska po upadku internetowego banku Ueno. Opozycja zarzucała mu konflikt interesów, nielegalne wykorzystanie funduszy emerytalnych oraz próbę ukrycia informacji o instytucji, w której wcześniej posiadał udziały.
- Times of India19:56edited after publishing
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Paraguay president quits amid banking scandal as lawmakers move to impeach him - Der Spiegel (Germany)20:57
Lange Schlangen vor den Geldautomaten und ein Finanzinstitut in Schieflage: Eine Bankenkrise hat Paraguays Staatschef Peña das Amt gekostet. Kritiker werfen ihm Interessenkonflikte im Umgang mit der Bank vor.
- NYT World21:37
The president of the South American nation, Santiago Peña, has apologized for failing to prevent its worst financial crisis in decades.
- MercoPress (South America)22:12
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña tendered his resignation on Thursday, cornered by the collapse of Ueno Bank, but minutes later the Chamber of Deputies unanimously voted to impeach him, in an attempt to prevent him from taking up a lifetime Senate seat with immunity from prosecution once he leaves office. The final decision rests with the Senate.
- Bloomberg Politics23:07
Paraguay President Santiago Peña will defend himself in the Senate against a vote to forcibly remove him from office instead of accepting his resignation, a legal distinction that could determine whether he retains immunity from criminal prosecution.
- PBS NewsHour23:16
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña is under criminal investigation following the collapse of a major digital bank, prosecutors announced, hours after the South American leader's resignation and impeachment Thursday.
Fri, 6 November 2026
21 reports- Die Zeit (Germany)00:28
- Japan Times01:51
The turmoil marks a tectonic shift for the South American nation after projecting its stability to world leaders and foreign investors for years.
- MercoPress (South America)01:56
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña announced on Thursday night that he will appear before the Senate to defend himself in the impeachment trial against him, after Congress failed for lack of a quorum to consider the resignation he had tendered hours earlier, leaving him formally in office. Argentina’s government, meanwhile, denied any record of Peña entering Argentina, following reports that he might have left Paraguay.
- El País (Spain)01:56
Peña desafía al Congreso paraguayo y se defenderá en el juicio político en su contra. Los diputados se niegan a aceptar la renuncia
- riotimesonline.com02:00
Paraguay's Congress did not accept President Peña's resignation, so he stays in office as the Senate resumes his impeachment trial on Friday.
- chinadaily.com.cn02:00
- Google News - Top Stories02:30
Paraguay’s President, Santiago Peña, Quits Amid Ueno Bank Scandal The New York Times Paraguay's Peña resigns as bank collapse triggers political crisis Reuters President of Paraguay faces criminal investigation and impeachment after bank collapse CNN How a Banking Scandal Is Taking Down Trump’s Ally in Paraguay Bloomberg.com Paraguay Congress rejects President Pena’s resignation after bank collapse Al Jazeera
- Al Jazeera English03:49
Lawmakers have voted to impeach Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena amid a banking collapse that has roiled the country.
- Tagesschau (Germany)04:28
Paraguay wird von einem Finanzskandal erschüttert, in den auch Präsident Peña verwickelt ist. Der Staatschef will zurücktreten, doch der Kongress nimmt das Rücktrittsgesuch nicht an - und leitet ein Amtsenthebungsverfahren ein.
- Google News - Top Stories05:19
Paraguay Congress rejects President Pena’s resignation after bank collapse Al Jazeera What is ueno bank and how did it trigger Paraguay's political crisis? Reuters President of Paraguay faces criminal investigation and impeachment after bank collapse CNN Paraguay’s president out after bank implosion freezes millions of accounts The Washington Post Paraguay’s President, Santiago Peña, Quits Amid Ueno Bank Scandal The New York Times
- iDNES (Czechia)05:38
Paraguayský prezident Santiago Peňa ve čtvrtek večer na sociálních sítích oznámil rezignaci jen krátce před tím, než parlament zahájil proces vedoucí k jeho sesazení z funkce. Bývalý ekonom Peňa, který nastoupil do úřadu v roce 2023, čelí kritice kvůli svému spojení s bankou, na níž byla uvalena nucená správa.
- ABC News (Australia)05:39
Paraguay's president has stepped down after the collapse of Ueno Bank plunged the country into a political crisis.
- tportal (Croatia)06:04
Paragvajski predsjednik Santiago Peña ostat će na dužnosti nakon što parlament zbog nedostatka kvoruma nije glasao o njegovoj ostavci, a Senat je pokrenuo postupak opoziva, u jeku financijske i političke krize izazvane problemima velike digitalne banke Ueno.
1 reprint
- N1 Info (Croatia)6 Nov, 06:52their copy
- El Mundo (Spain)06:06
En la noche del jueves al viernes se produjeron protestas en el centro de Asunción, mientras la Fiscalía iniciaba una serie de allanamientos en las oficinas de Ueno Bank y de la empresa propietaria Leer
- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)07:51
La transizione può attendere. Dopo il crac alla Ueno Bank – che vede congelati 2,9 milioni di conti correnti – le Camere avviano la procedura di impeachment contro il presidente del Paraguay, Santiago Peña, convocato alle 10 ora locale (le 14 in Italia) presso il Tribunale legislativo. Decisione bipartisan, votata anche dalla sua formazione politica, […] L'articolo Crac Ueno Bank, Peña in stato di accusa: il presidente del Paraguay era socio dei gruppi che controllavano la banca proviene da Il...
- Tagesschau (Germany)09:29
In Paraguay zieht die Krise um die Ueno Bank immer weitere Kreise: Weil Präsident Peña die Risiken zu lange ignorierte, leitete das Parlament ein Amtsenthebungsverfahren ein. Auch die Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt. Von Anne Herrberg.
- Google News - Top Stories15:20
Paraguay’s Peña loses top aides as impeachment trial resumes over failed bank AP News What is ueno bank and how did it trigger Paraguay's political crisis? Reuters Paraguay resumes Pena impeachment proceedings as financial crisis deepens Al Jazeera Paraguay’s president out after bank implosion freezes millions of accounts The Washington Post Paraguayan president’s resignation, UAE’s Colombian mercenary ties in Sudan, Wiretapping scandal in Indonesia Yahoo
- El Mundo (Spain)16:31
Se suceden manifestaciones de los clientes del banco reclamando su dinero y acusando al todavía presidente de de ladrón y corrupto Leer
- ANSA (Italy)16:31edited after publishing
previously
Monta la protesta in Paraguay, al via il processo di impeachment a Santiago PeñaDecisione in seguito allo scandalo del crack della banca Ueno
- Al Jazeera English16:58
Political turmoil comes after a digital bank's failure has left half the population without access to their accounts.
- Al Jazeera English17:42
President Santiago Pena is under fire over links to parent company of collapsed bank.