Roundup: for the week ending 5 June 2022
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 30 May to Sunday 5 June 2022.
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Author: Michele Marius
Balancing government red tape and fintech innovation
A brief discussion of the challenges of fostering innovation in an emerging space, such as fintech, when it is seen as part of the highly regulated financial services sector.
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ICTP 206: We have CBDCs, but is the Caribbean ready for a regional stablecoin?
Continuing our Fintech in the Caribbean series, and with Dr. Jan Schröder of CaribCoin, and Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, we discuss fintech in the region, the opportunities and challenges that exist, along with on digital currencies, CBDCs and CaribCoin, a regional stablecoin that is currently being developed, which has the potential to transform trade and the wider Caribbean business landscape.
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Roundup: for the week ending 29 May 2022
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 23 May to Sunday 29 May 2022.
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What would you do if you could sue for social media addiction in your children?
Social media addiction generally, and more so in children, has been a growing issue, and in California, a Bill is before the state legislature to allow parents and guardians to sue social media platforms for addiction in their children. We briefly discuss the Bill, and how social media addiction seems to be viewed in the Caribbean region.
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