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ICTP 253: Can we make a business case for 5G deployment in the Caribbean?

Posted by Michele Marius | 24 May 2023 | Podcast Episodes

Marc Kneppers and Sarah McNeill, of TTG in the Cayman Islands, discuss 5G and the company’s innovation grants programme, and answer questions such as: What could be the benefit to Caribbean countries of 5G? Whether Caribbean internet carriers should focus on strengthening their 4G LTE networks before deploying 5G? And how Caribbean countries might still be able to position themselves to experience or leverage 5G, despite the posture of their internet carriers?

ICTP 252: Becoming a digital society, local context and tech implementation, and digital customer experience problems

Posted by Michele Marius | 17 May 2023 | Podcast Episodes

In our May 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Brittney Samuels and Janice Alexander, of UX Designer Network Jamaica, the panel discusses: What does it mean to become a digital society? The importance of local context when implementing technology in the Caribbean; and the digital customer experience problems in the Caribbean region.

ICTP 251: Digital payment fraud, with Eldred F Garcia of First Atlantic Commerce

Posted by Michele Marius | 10 May 2023 | Podcast Episodes

When it comes to making payments online, the convenience and ease of use of digital transactions have made them increasingly popular, and even essential, in today’s environment. Continuing with our Fintech in the Caribbean series, Eldred F Garcia, of First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), gives us an excellent primer on credit card payments. He also outlines the main types of payment fraud that FAC’s customers have been experiencing, and suggests how Caribbean MSMEs can participate more fully in the digital payments space, noting their limited resources.

ICTP 250: 2023 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Edward Millington of CariSec Global

Posted by Michele Marius | 3 May 2023 | Podcast Episodes

In the second instalment in our Expert insights series on cyber threats and security for 2023, and with a new guest, Edward Millington of CariSec Global, he discusses, among other things: what’s been happening in the cybersecurity space and the changes that have occurred in the threat landscape; how countries can better manage threats to their critical infrastructure and services, which are often under-resourced; and where organisations are making cybersecurity investments, versus where they should actually be investing.

ICTP 249: Unpacking the legal issues surrounding blockchain technology, with Alexander Gafoor of FinTechTT

Posted by Michele Marius | 26 Apr 2023 | Podcast Episodes

Director of Regulatory Compliance of the FinTech Association of Trinidad and Tobago, Alexander Gafoor, helps us to explore some of the legal issues surrounding blockchain technology including, why you still may need a real-world contract even if an NFT has a smart contract; some of the legal issues associated with NFTs; reconciling the transparency and immutability of blockchain technology with data privacy legislation; and the valuing of digital assets, particularly with respect to taxes.

Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 253: Can we make a business case for 5G deployment in the Caribbean?

ICTP 252: Becoming a digital society, local context and tech implementation, and digital customer experience problems

ICTP 251: Digital payment fraud, with Eldred F Garcia of First Atlantic Commerce

ICTP 250: 2023 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Edward Millington of CariSec Global

ICTP 249: Unpacking the legal issues surrounding blockchain technology, with Alexander Gafoor of FinTechTT

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