With the introduction of digital currencies across the Caribbean region, there are even more ways to conduct business electronically, but there still seems to be an emphasis on cash, which is likely well into the foreseeable future.
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With Wendy Delmar, the Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), and in this the latest instalment in our series on fintech in the Caribbean region, we discuss: how the CAB and its members view fintech; why securing an online merchant account is still a challenge, especially for digital businesses; and why commercial banks are blocking their customers from purchasing crypto.
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The recently published research from The Cable (UK) on fixed broadband rates from over 200 countries worldwide, which includes over 30 Caribbean countries, is examined.
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With Gratiana Fu, of DAI, we discuss many of these issues, including: Why are we delegating critical decisions to machines? Who is responsible for AI, when it makes mistakes? Is there privacy in an AI world? And, how do we stay in control of a complex intelligent system?
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Jamaica is implementing a National Coding in Schools Programme that will train 400,000 students in coding, and 15,000 teachers to deliver the programme. Although it is early days, three likely challenges are discussed.
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