Balancing government red tape and fintech innovation
A brief discussion of the challenges of fostering innovation in an emerging space, such as fintech, when it is seen as part of the highly regulated financial services sector.
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Tag: trends
ICTP 206: We have CBDCs, but is the Caribbean ready for a regional stablecoin?
Continuing our Fintech in the Caribbean series, and with Dr. Jan Schröder of CaribCoin, and Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, we discuss fintech in the region, the opportunities and challenges that exist, along with on digital currencies, CBDCs and CaribCoin, a regional stablecoin that is currently being developed, which has the potential to transform trade and the wider Caribbean business landscape.
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ICTP 205: Fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, with Maria Daniel of FinTechTT
Continuing with our Fintech in the Caribbean series, we are focussing on fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, with Maria Daniel, President of the FinTech Association of Trinidad and Tobago. In our conversation, Maria highlights the Association and discusses the state of fintech in Trinidad and Tobago, key challenges that have been hindering fintech development; and where she would like to see fintech in Trinidad and Tobago in the next 2 to 3 years.
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ICTP 204: The growing impact of ransomware attacks, and the importance of agile and servant leadership in the workplace
In our May 2022 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Liselle Yorke and Lianne McNaughton, the panel discusses: the growing impact of ransomware attacks in the Caribbean; and agile and servant leadership, and the critical role they play in creating healthy and high performing teams and cultures.
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Is digital media killing cable/subscriber TV?
From all reports, and thanks to digital media, cable/subscriber TV subscriptions have been declining over the past few years, and there is some evidence that is also the case in the Caribbean region. We discuss reasons why digital media might be killing cable/subscriber TV.
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