Popular Inc. announced Monday a pair of appointees to its top ranks, namely Ignacio Álvarez as president and COO, and former Government Development Bank President Javier D. Ferrer as executive vice president, general counsel and chief legal officer for Puerto Rico’s largest financial institution.
The Economic Development Bank unveiled Thursday an online banking tool that allows its commercial clients to apply for loans and follow through on their applications, becoming the first financial institution in Puerto Rico to offer this type of service.
Less than a year after launching, Oriental’s check-image deposit service, “FotoDepósito” has generated more than $1 million in transactions from customers using their smartphones to interact with the bank, officials said Wednesday.