Scotiabank named Caribbean’s Best Bank 2025 by Global Finance

…records multiple country wins, including Guyana

Standing out amongst scores of banks, Scotiabank has been recognised and awarded by Global Finance as the Caribbean’s Best Bank 2025, with several individual country wins, including Guyana’s Best Bank.
Global Finance Magazine (New York) selects the best financial institutions around the world every year and is a trusted standard of excellence.
This award follows the Bank of the Year 2024 title earned by Scotiabank Guyana just a few months ago, in December 2024.
Joseph D Giarraputo, Publisher and Editorial Director of Global Finance, commented on what this award means for Global Finance: “Global Finance’s Best Bank Awards honour financial institutions that excel in diversity of offerings, long-term stability, and technological innovation. The winners of this year’s awards are those banks that attended carefully to their customers’ needs in difficult markets and accomplished strong results while laying the foundations for future success.”
Nafeeza Gaffoor – Country Manager, Scotiabank Guyana, thanked the Bank’s employees and highlighted that Scotiabank has surely been making progress strategically.
“We are excited by this recognition as it shows that we are making progress against our strategy. The award reflects the hard work and dedication of our team and all that we are achieving together as we create value for our clients. Our strong performance and introduction of innovative digital enhancements have enabled us to lead the local market. We remain focused on deepening client relationships, leading with advice, and following with solutions, as we build high-quality experiences,” she stated.
The Bank is focused on making it easier for clients to do business with Scotiabank. In keeping with this, highlights of the Bank’s recent accolades include the redesigned and enhanced way for clients to bank 24/7 from their mobile phones, via the Scotia Caribbean App; as well as the upgraded Scotia OnLine Banking platform, which now includes one-time password protection and expanded bill payment options.
The Bank has also made enhancements to its merchant services, providing secure and innovative payment solutions such as the creation of a proprietary application which integrates unmanned solutions/kiosks.
Scotiabank was recognised as the Best Bank 2025 in the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Turks & Caicos.