euuusi said:What bank can you recommend in Puerto Plata that is safe, has internet banking, and good rates? ...where someone speaks English as well?
stallion said:I would say Scotiabank. They are canadian bank. They are located in puerto plata in front of supermercado tropical.
lilsam said:That the 2 best local banks are Banco Popular Dominicano and Banco Reservas . She said these are ther most reliable and stable local banks in the country. One is run by an established old Domincan Family and the other by the government.
BushBaby said:Sorry Stallion, Scotia Bank is NOT Canadian but a Dominican one that has a lot of Canadian influence by Bank of Nova Scotia in it. Further (& this is news to me as I thought they would have had on-line banking) as noted above by jjsk, they do not as yet have on-line banking. I can attest to them having English speaking staff as one of their managers I have known for 12 years & he has always had excellent English!!
We have banked with Banco Mercantil in Puerto Plata for some 11 years & found them to be most reliable & helpful. One or two members of staff there speak English & to give them adfded credibility, they are now woned (although like Scotia Bank here, as a DOMINICAN bank) by the Republic Bank of Trinidad & Tobago. They have banking on-line facilities (In English as well as Spanish) & you can even make banking connections to their Cayman Islands without having to leave the comfort of your fireside chair!!
Feel free to PM or E-mail if you want further details (Tel. No. e-mail, website etc!) ~ Grahame.
euuusi said:We don't live in the DR yet - can we still get an account? And have you ever compared Mercantil and Popular (which was recommeded several times)? All information is greatly appreciated! E.
That is so kind of you - Thank you! You sound happy with Mercantil - if they would allow us to open an account there that would be fine too. (Just read about some "horror" stories at Popular, however do not know what they entail. But I'm really not set on one or the other, am collecting possibilites. We will be in Puerto Plata later in January, so can go to the bank in person for the actual step!)BushBaby said:I'll ring the local managert & see what she has to say re opening account from outside the country. The only times I have used Popular they were courteous (rather than friendly) & fairly efficient at getting my problem resolved. Mind you, I am not well known in that bank - I AM in Mercantil (been there 11 years!!). ~ Grahame.