Roundup: for the week ending 8 June 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 2 June to Sunday 8 June 2025.
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Tag: Financial technology
The digital showdown: Why your bank app might win over CBDCs
The digital money race is on, but who is really winning? Although Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) promise a new financial dawn, the reality might be very different. This article delves into why internet banking is poised to continue its dominance.
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Roundup: for the week ending 18 May 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 12 May to Sunday 28 February 2025.
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Roundup: for the week ending 4 May 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 28 April to Sunday 4 May 2025.
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ICTP 346: DAOs and the surprising parallels between DAOs and regional collaboration efforts
Decentralised autonomous organisations or DAOs are one of the fastest-growing segments of the blockchain space. In this episode we are revisiting an oldie but goodie: our 2022 conversation with Donald O’Brian Porter, the Founder of CaribDAO, who explains, among other things, how DAOs work; the parallels between DAOs and the informal cooperative savings system that has been prevalent in Caribbean countries for decades; how an individual can verify the authenticity of the DAO; and three (3) questions someone should ask before joining a DAO.
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