Tag: e-transactions

ICTP 199: Fintech in the Caribbean, from a banking perspective

With Wendy Delmar, the Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), and in this the latest instalment in our series on fintech in the Caribbean region, we discuss: how the CAB and its members view fintech;  why securing an online merchant account is still a challenge, especially for digital businesses; and  why commercial banks are blocking their customers from purchasing crypto.

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ICTP 163: Piloting the very first regional digital currency in the world, with Sharmyn Powell of the ECCB

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is in the process of piloting DCash, the Central Bank Digital Currency for the countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Sharmyn Powell Chief Risk Officer of the ECCB discusses DCash, along with the plans the Bank has for the currency in the future, and key trends that have been emerging in the OECS fintech space.

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