Buoyed by an expanding loan book and wider range of products, the bank’s improving results reflected better days in its home country
Category: Banks of the Year Awards
Bank of the Year Honduras: Grupo Financiero Ficohsa
Remittances and digital initiatives have combined to help the solid performer navigate the country’s turmoil
Bank of the Year El Salvador: Banco Cuscatlán
After a rebranding, the branch network expects to step up expansion — and profitability
Bank of the Year Ecuador: Banco Pichincha
Despite Ecuador’s economic challenges, the bank is achieving growth and
continues to strengthen its position
Bank of the Year Dominican Republic: Banco Popular Dominicano
Innovation, including a new “bank without tellers” prototype, is designed to help the bank attract new customers
Investment Bank of the Year Colombia and Investment Bank of the Year México: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Complex dealmaking bolstered the advisor’s standing in two countries, where it worked on eye-catching deals
Bank of the Year Colombia: Banco de Bogotá
It boasts the largest profit share in the country even though its market share
of loans, deposits and assets trails
Investment Bank of the Year Chile: JPMorgan
By going big, the investment bank is dominating landmark Chilean IPOs
Bank of the Year Central America, Bank of the Year Costa Rica and Bank of the Year Guatemala: BAC Credomatic
Geographic diversity gave the Central American banking powerhouse an
Bank of the Year Caribbean and Bank of the Year Trinidad and Tobago: Republic Bank
A buying spree outside its home base helped the bank retain regional
momentum
