The Jamaica Mortgage Bank was established in 1971, as a private limited company under the Companies Act of 1965 with an authorized share capital of $5 million. On June 5, 1973, under Act of Parliament No. 16 of 1973, the Bank was converted to a statutory corporation. The authorized, issued and fully paid-up share capital of the Bank is at present $500 million. The Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB) was established with the mandate to finance safe and affordable housing so that all Jamaicans will have access to home ownership. The JMB seeks to mobilize financial resources for on-lending to private and public sector developers and financial institutions, developing an active secondary mortgage market and providing mortgage indemnity insurance.

The Development Bank of Jamaica Limited (DBJ) is a wholly owned Government institution and its only shareholder is the Accountant-General. The Bank is a result of the merger of two national development entities, the Agricultural Credit Bank Limited and the National Development Bank, on April 1, 2000. The National Investment Bank of Jamaica Limited was further amalgamated into the DBJ in 2006. The DBJ falls under the purview of the Ministry of Finance and Planning. Its Board of Directors is comprised mainly of private sector leaders who are appointed by the Minister of Finance. The DBJ, currently the only development financing organisation in the country, is committed to Jamaican entrepreneurs in the productive sectors and at all stages of development. While the DBJ provides funding and technical assistance to large projects, it has expanded and improved its assistance to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) which are widely recognised as the engine of economic growth and development, especially in small economies. The Bank’s Mission is to provide ‘opportunities to all Jamaicans to improve their quality of life through development financing, capacity building, public-private partnership and privatisation solutions in keeping with Government policy’.

With roots dating as far back as 1837, National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) has a pioneering legacy that has been sustained as the organisation has evolved and transformed. Today, NCB stands as the largest financial group in Jamaica, focused on maintaining a profitable organization, which provides highly competitive and innovative products and service offerings for our customers. Its aim is to maintain a solid governance structure and robust compliance framework, while utilizing flexible business models and efficient operational processes and systems.

RBC’s history in the Caribbean goes back a long way. In fact, the Bank established branches in the Caribbean before some of Canada's western provinces. RBC’s roots began when a group of merchants from Halifax, Nova Scotia who were engaged in the thriving sea-going trade between Halifax and the West Indies formed the Merchant's Bank in 1864. In those days Canadian southbound ships carried mainly flour, codfish and timber, returning north with their cargoes of sugar, rum, cotton and spices. Through branches established in all major trade centres in the Caribbean, RBC offered valuable facilities for promoting trade. Early days The Bank's first venture south was Bermuda in 1882 followed by Cuba in 1899. By 1914, the Bank's international network included Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Trinidad, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Barbados, British Honduras (now Belize) and Grenada. In that same year, RBC purchased the British Guiana Bank that had opened in 1836. By 1984 the Bank had opened a total of 15 branches in Guyana (formerly British Guiana) but in November 1984 RBC ceased to operate there. The Bio-diversity Centre in Georgetown, created to study Guyana's largely intact rain forest, was built with funds from RBC's operations in Guyana, since foreign exchange restrictions made it impossible to take them out of the country. Expanding through the Caribbean In 1915, branches were established in three Eastern Caribbean islands - Dominica, Antigua and St. Kitts. Between 1917 and 1920 the bank opened branches in Nevis, Montserrat, Tobago, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Haiti and St. Lucia. Branches were subsequently opened in St. Vincent in 1959 and Grand Cayman in 1964. By 1996, RBC, or its subsidiaries, had consolidated its operations with 1,190 employees in Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and St. Lucia. In 2002, management of the entire area of eight countries and 14 islands was moved to Nassau, Bahamas from Toronto, Canada, with a regional office in Barbados. In 2008, RBC completed the purchase of RBTT Financial Group and created one of the most extensive banking networks in the Caribbean. Today RBC has a presence in 17 countries and territories across the Caribbean, stretching from the Bahamas in the North to Trinidad and Tobago in the South, serving over one million clients. RBC’s Caribbean headquarters are based in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

As Canada's most international bank, Scotiabank has been operating in Barbados since 1956. Today we operate four branches across the country and offer a complete range of retail and commercial banking services — including online banking, electronic cash management, and offshore banking services. Scotiabank has enjoyed a history of growth and prosperity in Barbados. What began with a small branch in Bridgetown in 1956 has evolved into a conveniently located network of four branches with 249 employees and 28 ATMs, providing a wide range of financial services to individuals and businesses alike. We're a strong supporter of various community initiatives and our charitable contributions range from sports programs to education and arts & culture.

J&T Bank and Trust Inc. is a Barbados domiciled International Bank and Trust offering a variety of wealth management solutions tailored to the needs of our high net worth individuals and corporations. As a chartered bank incorporated in Barbados since 1966, J&T Bank and Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of personalized service to our clients. With a diversity of service offerings, the Bank is a leader in international business services to high net worth individuals & corporate clients. Through our global network of corporate partners & utilizing knowledge and expertise, we create value by providing access to Trust, Corporate, Banking and Investment solutions based on our clients’ needs.

Vision: We, Republic Bank, the Caribbean financial institution of choice for our staff, customers and shareholders, set the standard of excellence in customer satisfaction, employee engagement, social responsibility and shareholder value while building successful societies. Mission: Our mission is to provide personalised, efficient and competitively-priced financial services and to implement sound policies which will benefit our customers, staff, shareholders and the communities we serve.

First Citizens is a strong, regional financial institution with operations in Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Costa Rica. We are the best rated indigenous financial institution in the English-speaking Caribbean and have won numerous awards over the years including Bank of the Year 2012 (Trinidad) from Banker Magazine. First Citizens Bank (Barbados) Limited opened its doors in 2012 after the purchase of Butterfield Bank (Barbados) Limited. We offer a full range of banking services including savings accounts, chequing accounts, credit card services, personal lending, corporate banking and premium banking. An industry leader in the delivery of quality customer service, we partner with our customers to help them achieve their financial goals.