Roundup: for the week ending 25 December 2022
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 19 December to Sunday 25 December 2022.
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Tag: innovation
Unicorns versus cockroaches: 4 takeaways from the recent collapse of seemingly successful tech businesses
The recent collapse of several well-regarded tech businesses and the downfall of their founders can be held up as examples of what not to do. We share four takeaways that other tech start-ups and businesses can learn.
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ICTP 232: FTX, Bitcoin, stablecoin, the Caribbean region and the global state of crypto
In this episode, we go back to basics with George Connolly, of OneLedger Technology Inc., Bitcoin enthusiast and serial Internet entrepreneur, Rohan Smith and guest cohost, Matthew Cowen, and discussed, among other things: Is the value of crypto (somehow) hinged on fiat? What happened with FTX, and what might the implications be for The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean? And what might regulation of the crypto space look like?
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ICTP 230: Fintech the WiPay way, with Aldwyn Wayne of WiPay
In our third conversation with WiPay CEO, Aldwyn Wayne, he discusses some of the recent developments in the WiPay ecosystem, along with: how the newly launched Volt network works; why is WiPay establishing its own bank; what he sees as the opportunity for Caribbean businesses in Africa; and his thoughts on how the region’s fintech space has been evolving.
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ICTP 226: Caribbean tech leveraging the AfriCaribbean link and the forced transformation of the past 30 months
In our October 2022 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Miguel Adwin, of Fimi Markets Inc. in the United States, and IT expert, Garfield Gordon, the panel discusses: how Caribbean tech can leverage the AfriCaribbean link; and a quick recap of the “forced” (digital) transformation of the past 30 months.
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