From left: Alexis Pérez, vice president of Streamline for Rock Solid, Viviana Dávila, vice president of Sima t Rock Solid, G Masili, chief customer officer at Granicus, Mark Hynes, and Gilberto Fraguada.
“Customers continue to spend, maybe not at the same pace as during the [COVID-19] pandemic, but it continues to be the motor of the economy in Puerto Rico and in the [mainland] U.S.”
— Ignacio Álvarez, CEO of Popular Inc., on the bank’s first-quarter earnings, which although declined compared to last year’s figures due to industry-wide adjustments, sustained consumer spending remains a positive indicator.