Founded in Angola in 2015, BCS is a privately-owned commercial bank serving several market segments, with large corporate, corporate and private banking forming key pillars of its business. The bank’s strategy emphasizes attracting and supporting high-value businesses while providing personalized financial services to companies and individuals.

This corporate focus comes at an important time for Angola. The country is advancing a major pipeline of oil, gas and infrastructure projects, generating financing requirements not only among operators and project developers, but throughout the domestic supply chain. As investment accelerates, Angolan banks have an opportunity to provide the credit, treasury management and financial services that enable local companies to expand alongside the industry.

BCS has continued to strengthen its corporate offering in support of this market. In 2024, the bank pursued a strategy centered on innovative and sustainable financial solutions tailored to individual market segments. Its private, corporate and large corporate business centers served more than 14,000 clients by year-end, while the bank also expanded digital solutions designed to support business operations.

Among these is BCS EasyPay, a platform developed to enable corporate clients to manage payments, collections and treasury operations. The bank also provides short-term corporate financing designed to reinforce working capital, with lending terms determined according to the risk profile and performance of individual businesses.

These services are particularly relevant as Angola seeks to increase domestic participation in its oil and gas industry. For local companies, capturing opportunities generated by new exploration campaigns, field developments and infrastructure projects requires access to capital as well as commercial contracts. Domestic financial institutions therefore have an important role to play in ensuring investment in the energy sector translates into broader business growth.

AOG 2026 provides a platform for strengthening these connections. Bringing together government, operators, financiers, investors and service companies, the conference enables financial institutions to engage directly with the companies developing projects and the domestic businesses seeking to participate in them.