Fintech Islands Announce New Global Event in Barbados

The Fintech Islands Experience (FiX 2022), produced by the US-based FinCAP Global LLC., will take place in Barbados from the 5th – 7th of October at the Hilton Barbados Resort

Leaders in Fintech convene in Barbados to share insights and make the right connections to build impactful businesses.

Event attendees will participate in a three-day schedule of thought-leadership panel discussions, one-on-one meetings and unique networking events that allow them to make business connections while experiencing local island culture. The content programme will feature 100+ world-class speakers sharing insights on financial inclusion, climate fintech, embedded finance, Web3.0, cryptocurrencies, blockchain technology and decentralized finance (DeFi).

Chief Executive Officer of FinCAP Global LLC., Allison Hunte, asserts that the time is now for increased fintech adoption and advancement across the Caribbean. “The fintech ecosystem in the Caribbean is relatively new but evolving rapidly. Across the region, innovative startups are building fintech solutions – from digital wallets to alternative lending and together, the islands represent a substantial market opportunity and an attractive environment for building new fintech companies and expanding existing companies globally.

“Our goal at Fintech Islands Experience (FiX) is to connect the global community of founders, investors, corporate executives and thought leaders to their Caribbean counterparts at a time when meaningful collaboration still comes down to getting the right people in the room.”

Event Agenda

Example conference sessions include:

Follow the Money: What Are the Fintech Trends Capturing the Imagination of Investors?
Looking in the Mirror: How Your Financial Service Organization Can Help Reverse Climate Change
A Conversation About Doing Well by Doing Good: How Financial Institutions Benefit from the Strategic Pursuit of Financial Inclusion
Real-World Lessons on the Road to Digital Money: What We Have Learned from the First Deployments of CBDCs
Planet of the APIs: The Impact of Open Banking on the Fintech Ecosystem
Future-Proofing Financial Regulation: A Framework for Fintech

FiX 2022 is more than just a conference; thus, the schedule also features unique networking events that immerse attendees into Barbados’ unique lifestyle and culture, including:

Night at the Museum and other late-night networking events
Tech Discovery Island Safari
Mount Gay Rum Tour on the Bajan Bus
Cave and Garden Eco-Tech Tour
Catamaran Conversations Snorkel Sail

Prime Minister Mia Mottley Welcome Address at FiX 2022

The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley Q.C. M.P, Prime Minister of Barbados, selectee on Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list is confirmed for the Fintech Islands Experience and will address the conference’s opening session on Wednesday, October 5.

Other event headliners include Kiki Del Valle, head of Mastercard’s Latin American and Caribbean region; Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, co-founder of Nigerian payments giant Flutterwave; Justine Lucas, Executive Director of Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation; Nicholas Brathwaite, Founding Managing Partner of Celesta Capital; and Ben Milne, founder of Dwolla and Brale.

Mastercard Partnership

Fintech Islands has announced global payments technology solution provider Mastercard as the event’s first platinum partner.

“We are connecting the financial services and the technology ecosystem through discussions, collaboration, networking, and deal-making,” explains Andrew B. Morris, the first Chief Content Officer for the Money20/20 conference and now Senior Advisor, Content and Partnerships for FiX 2022.

He continues, “The endorsement of global stakeholders like Mastercard and others will contribute significantly to the overall conversation as a catalyst for fintech expansion across the Caribbean market.”

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About Barbados

The island of Barbados offers a unique Caribbean experience steeped in rich history and colourful culture, and rooted in remarkable landscapes. Barbados is the home of two of the three remaining Jacobean Mansions left in the Western hemisphere, as well as fully functional rum distilleries. In fact, this island is known as the birthplace of rum, commercially producing and bottling the spirit since the 1700s. Each year, Barbados hosts several world-class events including the annual Barbados Food and Rum Festival; the annual Barbados Reggae Festival; and the annual Crop Over Festival, where celebrities such as Lewis Hamilton and its very own Rihanna are often spotted. Accommodations are wide and varied, ranging from picturesque plantation houses and villas to quaint bed and breakfast gems; prestigious international chains; and award-winning five-diamond resorts. In 2018, Barbados’ accommodation sector captured 13 awards in the Top Hotels Overall, Luxury, All-Inclusive, Small, Best Service, Bargain, and Romance categories of the ‘Traveler’s Choice Awards’. And getting to paradise is a breeze: the Grantley Adams International Airport offers plenty non-stop and direct services from a growing number of U.S., U.K., Canadian, Caribbean, European, and Latin American gateways, making Barbados the true gateway to the Eastern Caribbean. Visit Barbados and experience why for two years in a row it won the prestigious Star Winter Sun Destination Award at the ‘Travel Bulletin Star Awards’ in 2017 and 2018. For more information on travel to Barbados, visit www.visitbarbados.org, follow on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/VisitBarbados, and via Twitter @Barbados.

About the Fintech Islands

The Fintech Islands Experience (FiX) is the most promising global event in the fintech sector and the only fintech conference in the Caribbean. Fintech Islands will be a place where ideas are born, and opportune encounters turn into industry-changing partnerships. The conference is specially designed for finance professionals and advisors, fintech founders and other tech start-ups, asset managers, investors, government regulators and policymakers and anyone looking to engage with fintech industry leaders.

The host island for the inaugural Fintech Islands conference is Barbados, an English-speaking Island in the Lesser Antilles with a population of approximately 280,000. Its major industry is tourism, and it has established a substantial international banking and offshore business sector, attracting fintech and other financial services companies from across the world to set up on the island.