{"id":161369,"date":"2022-01-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=161369"},"modified":"2022-01-18T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:26:53","slug":"ictp-186-essential-tools-for-caribbean-content-creators-and-fintech-opportunities-in-the-caribbean-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2022\/01\/ictp-186-essential-tools-for-caribbean-content-creators-and-fintech-opportunities-in-the-caribbean-region\/","title":{"rendered":"ICTP 186:  Essential tools for Caribbean content creators, and fintech opportunities in the Caribbean region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>In this our January 2022 Community Chat, and with two members of the Caribbean tech community, Myl\u00e8ne Colmar and Andrew Olton, the panel discusses:&nbsp; what are essential tools, formats, subjects, trends for Caribbean content (media) creators in 2022; and thereafter, opportunities in fintech within the Caribbean.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1194893965&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-673719274\" title=\"ICT Pulse Podcast\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">ICT Pulse Podcast<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-673719274\/ictp-186-essential-tools-for\" title=\"ICTP 186: Essential tools for Caribbean content creators, and fintech opportunities in the Caribbean region\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">ICTP 186: Essential tools for Caribbean content creators, and fintech opportunities in the Caribbean region<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This episode is also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-673719274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SoundCloud<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ict-pulse-podcast\/id1373550291\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/playmusic.app.goo.gl\/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;apn=com.google.android.music&amp;link=https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/m\/Icau5acn2xiyl5yjuh7orl2mt54?t%3DICT_Pulse_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Play Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3d0U4ZYX80e5lenYLdzyX4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>, <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/3f727ec1-de7d-416f-8bdc-31d9a911a09e\/ict-pulse-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Amazon Podcast\">Amazon Music<\/a> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">(NEW!)<\/span><\/strong> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/ict-pulse-podcast?refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stitcher<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to our first podcast episode, and our first Community Chat for 2022!  In April, the ICT Pulse Podcast will be celebrating its fourth anniversary, and fingers crossed, its 200<sup>th<\/sup> episode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, before we get to the balloons and party favours, let\u2019s set the tone for what to expect from the Podcast this year. First, and similar to what we have done in previous years, throughout the course of the year, hope to explore one or more key topics from multiple angles. We will also continue our monthly Community Chat conversations, which allows members of the Caribbean tech community to share topics of interest to them, which in turn enriches the regional tech conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In keeping with previous Community Chat episodes, our guests have submitted Caribbean ICT\/technology-related topics for discussion. In many instances, and although the topics are diverse, either commonalities surprisingly emerged during the conversation, or they just complement each other in wonderful and interesting ways, which is the case in this episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing our guests and their topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"161371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2022\/01\/ictp-186-essential-tools-for-caribbean-content-creators-and-fintech-opportunities-in-the-caribbean-region\/mylene-colmar-m-colmar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mylene-Colmar-M-Colmar-e1641934565441.jpg?fit=501%2C633&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"501,633\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1472544510&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Guillaume AriciqueHappyMan&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mylene Colmar (M Colmar)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mylene-Colmar-M-Colmar-e1641934565441.jpg?fit=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mylene-Colmar-M-Colmar-e1641934565441.jpg?fit=501%2C633&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fgd.dfv.mybluehost.me\/.website_c81a1e61\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mylene-Colmar-M-Colmar-e1641934565441.jpg?resize=300%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161371\" width=\"300\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mylene-Colmar-M-Colmar-e1641934565441.jpg?w=501&amp;ssl=1 501w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mylene-Colmar-M-Colmar-e1641934565441.jpg?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Myl\u00e8ne Colmar<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/myl%C3%A8ne-colmar-5285343b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myl\u00e8ne Colmar<\/a> <\/strong>is based in Guadeloupe and is a blogger and journalist. She is the Consulting Editor and a Freelance Journalist for Plume Cara\u00efbe, an editorial consulting and digital media company. She is also the Director and Editor of the Flamboyant Agency, which publishes <em>Food\u00eeles, le magazine totalement #FOOD<\/em>, a print and digital magazine, which aims to highlight the Caribbean culinary world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Myl\u00e8ne blogs at <a href=\"http:\/\/mylenecolmar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"mylenecolmar.com\">mylenecolmar.com<\/a>, where she discusses a broad range of topics, and has been a #Caribbeanblogger since 2007. She is also a member of GuadeloupeTech, a digital economy cluster in Guadeloupe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a content creator and someone who works in media, who also has her own online platforms, Myl\u00e8ne is acutely aware of what it takes to not only develop a platform, but also to grow it. Based on her observations, she was concerned that Caribbean content creators have been one-dimensional in the tools and strategies they have been applying. She thus posed the question, <strong><em>What are essential tools, formats, subjects, trends for Caribbean content (media) creators in 2022?<\/em><\/strong>, so that we could discuss key trends and tactics Caribbean content creators could be applying and leveraging in improve their reach and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"153478\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2020\/06\/ictp-110-role-data-analytics-revenue-recovery-challenge-digital-evolution-caribbean-media\/andrew_olton_34\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Andrew_Olton_34.jpg?fit=800%2C702&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,702\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Andrew_Olton_34\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Andrew Olton&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Andrew_Olton_34.jpg?fit=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Andrew_Olton_34.jpg?fit=800%2C702&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fgd.dfv.mybluehost.me\/.website_c81a1e61\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Andrew_Olton_34.jpg?resize=300%2C261&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-153478\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\"\/><figcaption>Andrew Olton<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-olton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Olton<\/a><\/strong> is a dataanalyst, who is a Technical Services Consultant at FreeBalance, which is headquartered in Ontario, Canada. His undergraduate degree is in Computing and Information Systems, from the University of Greenwich, and he also has a Master\u2019s degree in Information Systems and Technology Management from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (Trinidad and Tobago).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrew has over decade of experience and has worked in the education, banking and tourism industries. He also serves as the Membership Director for the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of ISACA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a \u2018data guy\u2019, and consequently someone who has been tracking various trends, Andrew had observed that in conversations about fintech opportunities, the focus has been on the opportunities for businesses. In the topic he submitted for discussion, <strong><em>Opportunities in fintech within the Caribbean, <\/em><\/strong>Andrew wanted us to focus on the consumer and consumer needs, as it relates to to fintech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>We would love to hear from you!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Do leave us a comment either here beneath this article, or on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ICTPulse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ict-pulse-consulting-limited\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a> pages, or via Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICTPulse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>@ICTPulse<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Also, if you or a member of your network is interested in joining us for a Community Chat episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/fgd.dfv.mybluehost.me\/.website_c81a1e61\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">do get in touch<\/a>. <br>Let\u2019s make it happen!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Select links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are links to some of the organisations and resources that either were mentioned during the episode, or otherwise, might be useful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/myl%C3%A8ne-colmar-5285343b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Myl\u00e8ne Colmar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andrew-olton?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAAA7BpvIBFwkqQEUy2vevp3KsIXkBIHvTuqw&amp;lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_search_srp_all%3BJQhUFD%2B6TuyGl9JQ1H4PFg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Olton<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/freebalance.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FreeBalance<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.isaca.org\/trinidadtobagochapter\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISACA (Trinidad and Tobago)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/plumecaraibe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PLUME CARAIBE<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theflamboyantagency.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Flamboyant Agency<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconcaribe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SiliconCaribe<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanbosslady.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caribbean Boss Lady<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/KeronRose\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Digipreneur Podcast<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wipaycaribbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WiPay<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PayPal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/stripe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stripe<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/learngrowinvestclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Live, Grow, Invest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/en\/home.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interactive Brokers<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image credits:  M Colmar, A Olton;  M Colmar;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/143601516@N03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blogtrepreneur<\/a> (flickr);  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cafecredit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CafeCredit.com<\/a> (flickr)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Che\u0301rie), by Andy Narrell<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this our January 2022 Community Chat, and with two members of the Caribbean tech community, Myl\u00e8ne Colmar and Andrew Olton, the panel discusses:  what are essential tools, formats, subjects, trends for Caribbean content (media) creators in 2022; and thereafter, opportunities in fintech within the Caribbean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[355],"tags":[360,358,359,42,15],"class_list":["post-161369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","tag-community-chat","tag-financial-technology","tag-panel-discussion","tag-social-media","tag-trends","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Featured-Image-ICTP-186-%E2%80%93-January-2022-Community-Chat.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2iE1G-FYJ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161369"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161425,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161369\/revisions\/161425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}