Popular Named “Bank of the Year Puerto Rico 2025” by The Banker Magazine

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) announced that Banco Popular de Puerto Rico has been recognized as "Bank of the Year Puerto Rico" by The Banker, a leading international financial affairs magazine published by The Financial Times. This marks the 13^th time Popular has received this prestigious recognition.

The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards celebrate the world’s leading financial institutions, recognizing exceptional performance across multiple banking sectors. The annual awards highlight organizations that combine strong financial results with innovation and resilience. In addition to profitability, banks must demonstrate a competitive edge, measurable progress throughout the award period, and the ability to effectively transform challenges into opportunities within a rapidly changing business landscape.

This year’s submission highlighted the bank’s data-driven customer personalization framework that is transforming how Popular engages with customers at every touchpoint. From its Cloud-first strategy that scales innovation and mitigates fraud risk, to consumer products tailored for the island’s growing mass affluent segment, Popular continued to strengthen customer relationships, elevate banking experiences and deliver exceptional value.

“This recognition reflects our commitment to being the bank of choice for Puerto Rico. We achieve this by prioritizing what matters most to our customers, embracing a high-performance culture, consistently exceeding expectations and earning customers’ trust every day,” said Javier D. Ferrer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Popular, Inc. “Our approach is rooted in a seamless and efficient integration of digital innovation with the genuine human connection that our customers value, creating personalized banking experiences that meet our customers wherever they are.”

The Banker’s Bank of the Year award is recognized as the industry standard for banking excellence by the world’s leading financial institutions, with recipients chosen across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and Western Europe. Founded in 1926, the financial intelligence magazine provides international bank ratings. This marks the 27^th year of the awards.

Founded in 1893, Popular is Puerto Rico’s largest financial institution, serving more than 2 million unique customers. For more information, visit www.popular.com.

About Popular, Inc.

Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP) is the leading financial institution by both assets and deposits in Puerto Rico and ranks among the top 50 U.S. bank holding companies by assets. Founded in 1893, Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Popular’s principal subsidiary, provides retail, mortgage and commercial banking services in Puerto Rico and the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, as well as auto and equipment leasing and financing in Puerto Rico. Popular also offers broker-dealer and insurance services in Puerto Rico through specialized subsidiaries. In the mainland United States, Popular provides retail, and commercial banking services through its New York-chartered banking subsidiary, Popular Bank, which has branches located in New York, New Jersey and Florida.

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