We keep telling Caribbean young people to innovate. Learn to code. Build an app. Explore AI. Start a tech business. Solve problems. But what happens after they have the idea? Our latest article looks at the challenges facing Caribbean tech entrepreneurs, and why building a stronger enabling environment needs to be part of the innovation conversation.
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For freelancers and small businesses, getting paid globally is often harder than the work itself. All too often, high transfer fees and payout delays undermine businesses and adversely affect their sustainability. With Monique Powell, the Founder and CEO of Sendana, we discuss how this start-up is replacing slow legacy rails and redefining banking for borderless professionals. More specifically, and among other things, we discuss: the problem that Sendana is trying to solve; how much of the challenge of underdeveloped digital payments is technology versus regulation and legacy banking systems; what it means that Sendana is a stablecoin-powered global banking platform; and Monique’s vision for Sendana in the next three to five years.
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Jamaica’s push toward a robust digital economy is not happening by chance. It is being driven by decades of strategic advocacy. Many know the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance (JTDA) for flagship initiatives such as the annual BizTech Conference, but its roots run much deeper. Raquel Seville, the current President of the JTDA, joins us for a conversation on the organisation, including: What it means to “Empower Locally, Lead Globally”; The biggest hurdle local founders face when trying to scale their products for international markets; The JTDA’s role in shaping the AI policies that are being developed locally and regionally; and What she would like to achieve before she demits the role of President.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday, 22 June to Sunday, 28 June 2026.
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Around the world, tech export associations have helped software firms access new markets, influence policy, share knowledge, and compete globally. We are joined by Clark Russel and Franco Diaz, from the Curaçao Tech Export Association, also known as SIMIA, to discuss the journey and impact to date. Some of the areas our conversation covered include: what inspired the founding of SIMIA in 2020; how to foster collaboration among competing software companies; how SIMIA’s work has contributed to growing Curaçao’s net export GDP; and the top three lessons from Curaçao’s tech export journey that other Caribbean countries could adopt.
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