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Argentina’s 30-Day Plazo Fijo Rates Rise as Digital and Regional Banks Lead

BCRA data highlight wide dispersion in 30‑day yields, showing online placements outpay in‑branch offers.

Overview

  • Official BCRA tables for Tuesday show top 30‑day effective monthly rates near 4.5%, equal to $22,500 in interest on a $500,000 deposit at banks such as CMF and Voii.
  • Regional and smaller institutions list nominal annual rates up to 54% TNA, including Banco VOII, Banco Bica, Banco CMF, Banco Meridian and Crédito Regional.
  • Large banks trail those peaks, with effective monthly payouts on $500,000 around $18,333 at Banco Nación and Banco Macro, $17,500 at Banco Credicoop and $16,667 at BBVA.
  • Banco Nación maintains a gap by channel, paying 34% TNA in-branch versus 44% online, which its example shows requires $4,295,000 presencial or $3,319,000 online to earn about $120,000 in 30 days.
  • Digital option Cuenta DNI advertises 50% TNA and would pay roughly $20,547 on $500,000 at 30 days, while allowing users to place deposits directly from the app without being bank clients.