Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 206: We have CBDCs, but is the Caribbean ready for a regional stablecoin?

ICTP 206: We have CBDCs, but is the Caribbean ready for a regional stablecoin?

Posted by | 1 Jun 2022 |

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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ICTP 205:  Fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, with Maria Daniel of FinTechTT

ICTP 205:  Fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, with Maria Daniel of FinTechTT

Posted by | 25 May 2022 |

Continuing with our Fintech in the Caribbean series, we are focussing on fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, with Maria Daniel, President of the FinTech Association of Trinidad and Tobago. In our conversation, Maria highlights the Association and discusses the state of fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, key challenges that have been hindering fintech development; and where she would like to see fintech in Trinidad and Tobago in the next 2 to 3 years.

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ICTP 204: The growing impact of ransomware attacks, and the importance of agile and servant leadership in the workplace

ICTP 204: The growing impact of ransomware attacks, and the importance of agile and servant leadership in the workplace

Posted by | 18 May 2022 |

In our May 2022 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Liselle Yorke and Lianne McNaughton, the panel discusses: the growing impact of ransomware attacks in the Caribbean; and agile and servant leadership, and the critical role they play in creating healthy and high performing teams and cultures.

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ICTP 203: From side hustles and labours of love, to flying high as a successful entrepreneur, with Monique Powell

ICTP 203: From side hustles and labours of love, to flying high as a successful entrepreneur, with Monique Powell

Posted by | 11 May 2022 |

Monique Powell, Founder and CEO of QuickCart, an e-commerce and logistics provider in Jamaica, shares, among other things: her entrepreneurial journey; how she navigated the e-commerce-related challenges that most start-ups and MSMEs in the Caribbean region face; plus what’s next for both QuickCart and for Monique.

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ICTP 202: Tech entrepreneurship in the Caribbean region

ICTP 202: Tech entrepreneurship in the Caribbean region

Posted by | 4 May 2022 |

We are starting a deep dive into the Caribbean tech start-up and entrepreneurship ecosystem. With Selwyn Cambridge, the Founder and Executive Director of TEN Habitat in Barbados, and Anushka Varsha Sonai, the President of Creative Tech Hub Caribbean in Suriname, we discuss, among other things: the tech entrepreneurship landscape in their respective countries; the biggest challenge that tech entrepreneurs are experiencing; the posture of investors and the ease with which tech entrepreneurs can secure funding.

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