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ICTP 416: Achieving global and borderless banking through Sendana, with Monique Powell

Posted by Michele Marius | 9 Sep 2026 | Podcast Episodes

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.

ICTP 410: 5G opportunities, AI and competitiveness, and technology and violence trends in the Caribbean

Posted by Michele Marius | 29 Jul 2026 | Podcast Episodes

In our July 2026 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Electrical Engineer and University Lecturer Carolyn Ferguson Arnold, who is based in Jamaica, and Andrew Olton, an Information Technology and Project Manager based in Trinidad and Tobago, the panel discusses: The launch of 5G in Jamaica and opportunities for Caribbean cooperation; Beyond Automation: AI and the Future of Caribbean Competitiveness; and AI/technology and trends in violence in the Caribbean.

ICTP 407: Preparing for a digital future we can’t afford to ignore, with Dr Karen Abrams of STEMGuyana

Posted by Michele Marius | 8 Jul 2026 | Podcast Episodes

Technology alone will not transform the Caribbean region, and neither is it a silver bullet. What Caribbean countries must do is to think more strategically about their digital transformation: key inputs and strategies ought to be deployed, whilst also being intentional and managing the impact on society. With Dr Karen Abrams, the Co-Founder of STEMGuyana and newspaper columnist, we discuss, among other things, why STEM should be among the national developmental priorities; reforms she would recommend to Caribbean policymakers to better prepare children for the jobs of the future; how Caribbean parents can better prepare their children for an AI-enabled future; and why economic growth alone does not necessarily create competition or innovation.

ICTP 406: From 1975 to the future, inside the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance, with Raquel Seville

Posted by Michele Marius | 1 Jul 2026 | Podcast Episodes

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.

ICTP 404: Building global reach through industry collaboration, with SIMIA, the Curaçao Tech Export Association

Posted by Michele Marius | 17 Jun 2026 | Podcast Episodes

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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ICTP 416: Achieving global and borderless banking through Sendana, with Monique Powell

ICTP 410: 5G opportunities, AI and competitiveness, and technology and violence trends in the Caribbean

ICTP 407: Preparing for a digital future we can’t afford to ignore, with Dr Karen Abrams of STEMGuyana

ICTP 406: From 1975 to the future, inside the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance, with Raquel Seville

ICTP 404: Building global reach through industry collaboration, with SIMIA, the Curaçao Tech Export Association

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