Banrisul is present in almost 93% of the municipalities. The Bank\u2019s reach comprises service points located both in developed cities with great economic potential and in municipalities that are difficult to access, poorly developed and essentially rural, allowing Banrisul to exceed 99% coverage of the state’s GDP, considering its branches, Service Stations, Banripontos (Banking Correspondents) and Automated Teller Machines (ATMs or PAEs in Portuguese). Banrisul\u2019s presence ensures that the community of the State of Rio Grande do Sul has access to the conveniences offered by the Bank in terms of its financial products and services, which ensure the financing of personal or corporate activities, fostering the State\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Bank is continually prospecting cities that lack or have poor offer of banking services. The following table presents the presence of service points throughout the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| \n Presence in Rio Grande do Sul <\/td>\n | \n Number of municipalities <\/td>\n | \n Municipalities coverage <\/td>\n | \n Population coverage <\/td>\n | \n GDP Coverage <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Branch <\/td>\n | \n 347 <\/td>\n | \n 69.8% <\/td>\n | \n 96.5% <\/td>\n | \n 96.9% <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Service Station <\/td>\n | \n 81 <\/td>\n | \n 16.3% <\/td>\n | \n 2.1% <\/td>\n | \n 1.9% <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Subtotal (Branches + Service Stations) <\/td>\n | \n 428 <\/td>\n | \n 86.1% <\/td>\n | \n 98.6% <\/td>\n | \n 98.8% <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Automated Teller Machines and Banriponto <\/td>\n | \n 6 <\/td>\n | \n 1.2% <\/td>\n | \n 0.1% <\/td>\n | \n 0.1% <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Automated Teller Machines <\/td>\n | \n 15 <\/td>\n | \n 3.0% <\/td>\n | \n 0.3% <\/td>\n | \n 0.2% <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Banriponto <\/td>\n | \n 12 <\/td>\n | \n 2.4% <\/td>\n | \n 0.3% <\/td>\n | \n 0.2% <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Subtotal (Automated Teller Machines and Banriponto) <\/td>\n | \n 33 <\/td>\n | \n 6.6% <\/td>\n | \n 0.7% <\/td>\n | \n 0.6% <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Total <\/td>\n | \n 461 <\/td>\n | \n 92.8% <\/td>\n | \n 99.3% <\/td>\n | \n 99.3% <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div> |