IFS (NYSE: IFS) and InRetail create $130M consumer finance joint venture
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Intercorp Financial Services Inc. (IFS) has entered into a joint venture with InRetail Perú Corp. to acquire InFinance XP S.A. (formerly Financiera Oh!). The partners bought 100% of InFinance XP via the purchase of IXP Holding Corp. from IFH Retail Corp. for $130 million, effective as of April 1, 2026.
InFinance XP serves about three million customers, with S/ 1.7 billion in total loans and S/ 1.5 billion in total deposits. It recently launched the SIP app, which integrates financial products, payments, and a loyalty program. IFS contributes a broad financial-services platform, while InRetail adds a nationwide retail network of more than 4,000 stores to build a larger consumer financing and payments ecosystem.
Positive
- Strategic expansion in consumer finance and payments: The $130 million joint venture gives IFS and InRetail full ownership of InFinance XP, adding three million customers and a sizable loan and deposit base into their ecosystem.
- Strong distribution and digital platform combination: InRetail’s 4,000+ stores and InFinance XP’s SIP app provide both physical reach and a digital channel to scale consumer financing and payments offerings.
Negative
- None.
Insights
IFS and InRetail are making a sizable, strategic move into consumer finance and payments.
IFS and InRetail are jointly acquiring InFinance XP for $130 million, giving them full control of a lender with around three million customers, S/ 1.7 billion in loans, and S/ 1.5 billion in deposits. The deal is structured as a joint venture, effective from April 1, 2026.
This combination links IFS’s banking, insurance, wealth and payments capabilities with InRetail’s network of more than 4,000 stores across Peru. That pairing can deepen credit and payments penetration inside an already large retail footprint, especially as InFinance XP has launched the SIP app to integrate products and loyalty.
The transaction looks strategically important because it builds a broader consumer financing and payments ecosystem around existing franchises. Actual financial impact will depend on how well they grow usage of SIP, manage credit risk in a larger loan book, and cross-sell across retail and financial channels over coming reporting periods.

