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I'm proud to announce that we are an industry partner of Fintech Islands 2025 - https://www.fintechislands.com/.
This is absolutely one of the best conferences I have attended. Great content, speakers, people,and cultural activities.
Also, Barbados is a beautiful country and a hub for fintech innovation in the Caribbean.
A number of our members are attending - Viktoria Soltesz , Marcia Klingensmith , Jarryon Paul to name a few.
Still time to pack your bathing suit and jump on the plane to Fintech Islands.
Fintech Islands in Barbados was one of the best conferences I have attended. It was more than a conference; it was an experience.
We should put together a FinTech Connector delegation from around the world to support the fintech ecosystem in the Caribbean diaspora next year.
I want to give a shout-out to some of the members and entrepreneurs that I met in Barbados - Keeghan Patrick Pascale Elie Warren Kellman Jarryon Paul
We need to grow our network in this region but more importantly help the entrepreneurs building innovation in the Caribbean. I ask our members to invite their network of entrepreneurs in this region to join us.
Now, here are my top 10 takeaways from Fintech Islands:
1) The Caribbean is a hotbed for innovation
2) Banks are looking for ways to stay competitive with digital offerings
3) Financial education for the unbanked and underbanked is important
4) Digital-first / neo-banking solutions are on the rise
5) Getting more underbanked people to use digital-first services
6) Regulators need to provide guardrails but be open to innovation
7) Large international tech companies understand the opportunity
8) Lots of innovative tech talent ready to spread outside of the region
9) Banking in the Caribbean is more of an evolution than a revolution
10) Fintech entrepreneurs need human and investor capital to build
We should put together a FinTech Connector delegation from around the world to support the fintech ecosystem in the Caribbean diaspora next year.
I want to give a shout-out to some of the members and entrepreneurs that I met in Barbados - Keeghan Patrick Pascale Elie Warren Kellman Jarryon Paul
We need to grow our network in this region but more importantly help the entrepreneurs building innovation in the Caribbean. I ask our members to invite their network of entrepreneurs in this region to join us.
Now, here are my top 10 takeaways from Fintech Islands:
1) The Caribbean is a hotbed for innovation
2) Banks are looking for ways to stay competitive with digital offerings
3) Financial education for the unbanked and underbanked is important
4) Digital-first / neo-banking solutions are on the rise
5) Getting more underbanked people to use digital-first services
6) Regulators need to provide guardrails but be open to innovation
7) Large international tech companies understand the opportunity
8) Lots of innovative tech talent ready to spread outside of the region
9) Banking in the Caribbean is more of an evolution than a revolution
10) Fintech entrepreneurs need human and investor capital to build
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Angel L.
Dec 10, 2024
This is a great resource of Financial and Fintech events happening in 2025 so that you can plan accordingly.
Thanks William Mills Agency for putting it together.
Thanks William Mills Agency for putting it together.
Angel L.
Aug 19, 2024
I look forward to having you join our co-hosted event with NYPAY on The Future of Credit Card Rewards & Loyalty Programs.
Here is the link to register and grab your spot - https://nypay.org/event/the-future-of-credit-card-rewards-loyalty-programs-will-they-survive-and-how/
The event is on Tuesday, August 20th at 6pm EST.
Happy connecting!
Here is the link to register and grab your spot - https://nypay.org/event/the-future-of-credit-card-rewards-loyalty-programs-will-they-survive-and-how/
The event is on Tuesday, August 20th at 6pm EST.
Happy connecting!
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Angel L.
Jun 11, 2024
I am currently working with the folks at Money 20/20 to get our Premium members access to TwentyFold, an exclusive fintech intelligence platform powered by Money20/20 that helps financial services and business service providers and fintech entrepreneurs find partnership and investment opportunities.
We will offer a 14-day, full-access to 100 Pro members for business and investor development.
We will give you 3 months of full access to the first 15 Premier members that sign up.
FYI - The entry level subscription for this service is $10,000 / year all the way up to $25,000 / year for large, enterprise organizations so this is a great opportunity to get access to an incredible resource at a fraction of the cost.
How can you get access?
Upgrade to Pro or Premier Yearly today and we will provide access to the platform by July 1st.
If you are already a Pro Yearly member then you are on the list...nothing further to do for now.
Check out some of the screens from the app.
We will offer a 14-day, full-access to 100 Pro members for business and investor development.
We will give you 3 months of full access to the first 15 Premier members that sign up.
FYI - The entry level subscription for this service is $10,000 / year all the way up to $25,000 / year for large, enterprise organizations so this is a great opportunity to get access to an incredible resource at a fraction of the cost.
How can you get access?
Upgrade to Pro or Premier Yearly today and we will provide access to the platform by July 1st.
If you are already a Pro Yearly member then you are on the list...nothing further to do for now.
Check out some of the screens from the app.
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However, the situation is that as a stand-alone country, each one is small in comparison to, let's say Mexico or the US, so they are not very impactful. Also, since each country is pretty much trying to establish its own identity, it can become a bit competitive. I believe that as a unified region, they can be much more impactful for their own country and as a fintech and innovation player in the wider ecosystem. My 2 cents!
Thoughts Jarryon Paul Keeghan Patrick Pascale Elie Warren Kellman