Global Finance is proud to announce the winners of the Best Regional Finance Banks for 2026.

This year’s recipients—Standard Bank, DBS, Banreservas, Raiffeisen Bank International, BBVA, Bank ABC, BNY Mellon, and UniCredit—distinguished themselves by leveraging innovative digital platforms, expanding global and regional connectivity, and developing specialized solutions to navigate increasingly complex trade environments. From supporting key economic corridors in Asia-Pacific to pioneering sustainable finance across Africa and the CEE, these institutions are setting the standard for efficiency, compliance, and client service in the global trade ecosystem.

Best Trade Finance Bank in Caribbean

Banreservas

Banreservas has earned the title of the Best Trade Finance Bank in the Caribbean award. This recognition stems from the bank’s leading market share and its proactive adoption of digital technology, which has significantly streamlined regional trade flow.

As the key financial institution in the Dominican Republic, the largest economy in the Caribbean, Banreservas is essential for facilitating the country’s trade throughout the region.

The bank is the preferred partner for businesses, and its aggressive expansion of digital trade services has led to a substantial increase in the volume of transactions it manages.

Banreservas boasts a 45% market share of trade finance in the country and supports ventures across various sectors. Notably, 94% of their letters of credit were issued to the Dominican Republic’s automobile sector.

The bank is actively promoting growth in Free Trade Zones, particularly for the export of leather and shoe products. By integrating international products and services such as factoring, letters of credit, collections, and international transfers, Banreservas has successfully improved clients’ pre- and post-shipment cycles and delivery times. This direct impact on sales has enabled clients to increase their operations and sales by over 50%.

Furthermore, Banreservas developed specialized programs for agricultural exporters.

For cocoa and avocados, a special program for international marketing was structured, offering working capital financing, risk coverage for customers trading internationally, invoice collection service management, and digital signatures for contracts.

For banana exporters (through Coopera and Prospera), the bank provides collaboration in financing, organization, and financial education.