Downtown Punta Cana: Banks, ATMs and Hours

Downtown Punta Cana on Avenida Barceló is where most visitors go to get cash, change dollars or send money. This guide lists every bank, ATM and money-transfer office in and around the mall, with opening hours.

Short answer: Downtown Mall Punta Cana (Av. Barceló Km 8, Bávaro) is open daily from about 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Inside you will find Scotiabank, Banco Popular and Banco Santa Cruz, plus ATMs. Banreservas, Banco BHD and money-transfer offices are a few minutes away at San Juan Shopping Center. Bank branches close much earlier than the mall, so go on a weekday morning.

Today’s dollar rate

Most banks and exchange offices in Downtown Punta Cana buy US dollars a little below the reference rate. Check today’s rate before you change money:

Banks inside Downtown Mall Punta Cana

Scotiabank Downtown

• Where: Downtown Mall Punta Cana, Av. Barceló, Bávaro
• Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Sunday closed
• ATM on site. Canadian bank, handy if you bank with Scotiabank at home.

Banco Popular Downtown

• Where: Downtown Mall Punta Cana, Av. Barceló, Bávaro
• Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Sunday closed
• Phone: 809-466-0019
• Largest private bank in the country; ATMs accept most foreign cards.

Banco Santa Cruz

• Where: Plaza Downtown, local 101, Av. Barceló corner of Boulevard Turístico del Este
• Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Sunday closed
• Phone: 809-466-2200

Banks near Downtown Punta Cana

Banreservas (Banco de Reservas)

• Where: San Juan Shopping Center, Av. Barceló, Bávaro (about 400 m from Downtown)
• Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Sunday closed
• The Dominican state bank, often called “the national bank”.

Banco BHD

• Where: San Juan Shopping Center, Av. Barceló at Cruce de Coco Loco, Bávaro (also a branch at BlueMall Punta Cana)
• Hours: Usually Monday to Friday 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday morning — confirm with the branch

Banco Promerica

• Where: Punta Cana branch
• Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM · Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Sunday closed

Asociación Popular (APAP)

• Where: Branches in Bávaro and Verón, a short drive from Downtown
• Hours: Usually Monday to Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday morning — confirm with the branch
• Savings-and-loan bank; good rates for changing dollars.

Sending or receiving money

Western Union

• Where: Agents in and around Downtown Punta Cana and San Juan Shopping Center (Western Union is run by Vimenca in the Dominican Republic)
• Hours: Usually Monday to Saturday, daytime hours — confirm with the agent
• Bring your passport to collect money.

Caribe Express

• Where: Offices in Bávaro near Avenida Barceló; also changes dollars
• Hours: Usually Monday to Friday 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Saturday morning
• Bring your passport. Recipients collect in Dominican pesos.

ATM tips in Downtown Punta Cana

• Use the ATMs inside the mall or inside a bank branch, not stand-alone machines on the street.
• Choose to be charged in pesos (DOP) when the ATM asks; the “dollar conversion” offer is usually worse.
• Most ATMs give pesos only. A few Scotiabank and Banco Popular machines also give US dollars.
• Withdraw during the day and cover the keypad.

How to get to Downtown Punta Cana

Downtown is on Avenida Barceló, about 20 minutes from Punta Cana Airport (PUJ) and 5–30 minutes from most hotels in Bávaro, Cap Cana and Uvero Alto. A private driver can wait while you go to the bank and shop at Jumbo, then take you back. Read how to get a private driver around in Punta Cana or see your price.

Sources

Checked November 2026. Bank hours change, especially on holidays, so confirm before you go.

• Scotiabank – branch hours
• Banco Popular – Downtown Mall Punta Cana
• Grand Bay – Downtown Punta Cana