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CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 31.2
I, Carlos J. Vázquez, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Popular,
Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly
present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the registrant as of,
and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's
other certifying
officer and I
are responsible for
establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls
and
procedures
(as
defined
in
Exchange
Act
Rules
13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e))
and
internal
control
over
financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls
and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to
be
designed under
our supervision,
to ensure that
material information
relating to
the registrant,
including its
consolidated
subsidiaries,
is
made
known
to
us
by
others
within
those
entities,
particularly
during
the
period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
or
caused
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability
of
financial
reporting
and
the
preparation
of
financial
statements
for
external
purposes
in
accordance
with
generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated
the
effectiveness
of
the
registrant's
disclosure
controls
and
procedures
and
presented
in
this
report our
conclusions about
the effectiveness
of the
disclosure controls
and procedures,
as of
the end
of
the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed
in
this
report
any
change
in
the
registrant’s
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
that
occurred during
the registrant’s
most recent
fiscal quarter
(the registrant’s
fourth fiscal
quarter in
the case
of an annual report) that has materially
affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect, the
registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The
registrant's
other
certifying
officer
and
I
have
disclosed,
based
on
our
most
recent
evaluation
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
to
the
registrant's
auditors
and
the
audit
committee
of
the
registrant's
board
of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All
significant
deficiencies
and
material
weaknesses
in
the
design
or
operation
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
which
are
reasonably
likely
to
adversely
affect
the
registrant’s
ability
to
record,
process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud,
whether or
not material,
that involves
management or
other employees
who have
a significant
role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.
Date:
November 9, 2022
By: /s/ Carlos J. Vázquez
Carlos J. Vázquez
Chief Financial Officer