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Friday, Jan 24, 2020

Beyond The Top Ten: These Trends Should Shape The Future Of Fintech

Beyond The Top Ten: These Trends Should Shape The Future Of Fintech

The 2020s will almost certainly be challenging years for people and the planet. Society is aging, and by the end of the decade, 20 percent of us will be over 65 and ill-prepared for what lies ahead.

Why 2020 Is The Year For Fintech

Why 2020 Is The Year For Fintech

This month marked one of the largest fintech acquisitions of all times, Visa’s purchase of Plaid for $5.3 billion. It is a validation of fintech in a literal sense – Plaid is a key enabler to many of the leading fintech players, and crit...

Lacovia revamp rubber stamped

Lacovia revamp rubber stamped

Plans to redevelop the Seven Mile Beach condo complex Lacovia from its current 3-storey units to three new 10-storey buildings has received the green light from the Central Planning Authority.

Marriott resort seeks to regain its beach

Marriott resort seeks to regain its beach

The Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort has applied for a coastal works licence to re-establish the eroded beach in front of its Seven Mile Beach property.

Port vote review ends

Port vote review ends

Justice Owen said he would try to deliver his verdict sometime during the week of 10 Feb.

Quote of the Day

Statism needs war; a free country does not. Statism survives by looting; a free country survives by producing.
Ayn Rand

Strong values will decide on same-sex marriage in VI - Angelle A. Cameron

Strong values will decide on same-sex marriage in VI - Angelle A. Cameron

Strong values will decide on same-sex marriage in VI - Angelle A. Cameron

Christian and former Mrs BVI, Angelle A. Cameron says the value systems in the Virgin Islands will set the agenda on a number of issues facing the Territory, including whether the Territory adopts or rejects the idea of same-sex marriages.

USA: 40% Of All Homeless People Last Year Were Black, While Black People Only Make Up 13% Of The Population

USA: 40% Of All Homeless People Last Year Were Black, While Black People Only Make Up 13% Of The Population

Roughly 568,000 individuals were without a home last year, according to a new government report.

Did Prince Charles Snub Mike Pence At A Holocaust Remembrance Event?

Did Prince Charles Snub Mike Pence At A Holocaust Remembrance Event?

A video of Prince Charles walking by US Vice President Mike Pence without shaking his hand at a Holocaust remembrance event in Jerusalem on Thursday went viral, and many people have interpreted it as a deliberate "snub" on the part of th...

Turns Out James Corden Isn't Always Actually Driving In "Carpool Karaoke"

Turns Out James Corden Isn't Always Actually Driving In "Carpool Karaoke"

Turns Out James Corden Isn't Always Actually Driving In "Carpool Karaoke"

Turns Out James Corden Isn't Always Actually Driving In "Carpool Karaoke"

Turns Out James Corden Isn't Always Actually Driving In "Carpool Karaoke"

Turns Out James Corden Isn't Always Actually Driving In "Carpool Karaoke"

You're probably familar with Carpool Karaoke, a very popular segment from The Late Late Show during which host James Corden drives around with a celebrity and sing songs. But now a video is raising a very pressing question - is Corden ac...

25 Mistakes Tourists Make While Visiting London

25 Mistakes Tourists Make While Visiting London

25 Mistakes Tourists Make While Visiting London

25 Mistakes Tourists Make While Visiting London

25 Mistakes Tourists Make While Visiting London

London is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations and for good reason. The city is full of historic sites, delicious restaurants, beautiful views, cultural diversity and more.

City of London Calls for Regulators’ Help Competing After Brexit

City of London Calls for Regulators’ Help Competing After Brexit

With Britain on the verge of quitting the European Union, the country’s financiers are asking the U.K. government to revamp regulations to attract global business.

Gay marriage case on road to Privy Council

Gay marriage case on road to Privy Council

Lawyers acting for Chantelle Day and Vickie Bodden, a same-sex couple who have been battling in the courts for the right to marry or at least engage in a lawful civil union, have filed an application to take the fight to the Privy Counci...

Apple ditched plan to protect iPhone and Mac users using iCloud from hackers after FBI pressure

Apple ditched plan to protect iPhone and Mac users using iCloud from hackers after FBI pressure

Apple considered to protect iPhone and Mac iCloud user]s data by offering people end-to-end encryption for iCloud two years ago, but decided to compromise users privacy and security in an act that helps not only the good guys from the FB...

Telegram CEO: Apple’s iCloud Is “Now Officially a Surveillance Tool”

Telegram CEO: Apple’s iCloud Is “Now Officially a Surveillance Tool”

Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of cloud-based messenger Telegram, says that Apple’s cloud service iCloud is “now officially a surveillance tool.”

The world of work is changing, but the career aspirations of teenagers are not

The world of work is changing, but the career aspirations of teenagers are not

The world of work is changing, but the career aspirations of teenagers are not

The world of work is changing, but the career aspirations of teenagers are not

Though the nature of work has changed dramatically since the turn of the century, kids' career aspirations have not.

Most common surnames in the Caribbean

Most common surnames in the Caribbean

There is a saying that the one thing you have in this world which no one can take from you is your good name.

Cayman Enterprise City invests big in Cayman’s tech future

Cayman Enterprise City invests big in Cayman’s tech future

Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), through its technology-focused special economic zone, Cayman Tech City, has announced a five-year founding sponsorship commitment to the Digital Cayman not-for-profit initiative valued at $250,000.

Finance laws still dominate drafting agenda

Finance laws still dominate drafting agenda

Attorney General Samuel Bulgin has said Cayman is suffering from “review fatigue” over the scrutiny the jurisdiction faces relating to its vulnerability to financial crime in the offshore sector and related industries.

Port vote case begins

Port vote case begins

Attorneys challenging the vote on the cruise berthing and cargo project have said local legislators breached their duty by failing to enact a general framework for holding referendums.

Hong Kong, Thai central banks closer to using digital currencies for cross-border payments

Hong Kong, Thai central banks closer to using digital currencies for cross-border payments

Plan would let Hong Kong, Thai banks use a CBDC to move funds; Other central banks could join HKMA and Bank of Thailand later

UN experts demand US inquiry into Jeff Bezos Saudi hacking claims

UN experts demand US inquiry into Jeff Bezos Saudi hacking claims

‘Grave concern’ expressed at evidence of possible ‘effort to silence Washington Post’

Beyond Veganuary: Is going plant-based a smart way to lose weight?

Beyond Veganuary: Is going plant-based a smart way to lose weight?

Beyond Veganuary: Is going plant-based a smart way to lose weight?

Beyond Veganuary: Is going plant-based a smart way to lose weight?

Beyond Veganuary: Is going plant-based a smart way to lose weight?

Search for #Veganuary on Instagram and you'll find meatless burgers, dairy-free croissants and porridge topped with just about every plant-based food you can think of.

Davos 2020: Prince Charles meets Greta Thunberg

Davos 2020: Prince Charles meets Greta Thunberg

Davos 2020: Prince Charles meets Greta Thunberg

Davos 2020: Prince Charles meets Greta Thunberg

The Prince of Wales has met teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Terry Jones: Monty Python stars pay tribute to comedy great

Terry Jones: Monty Python stars pay tribute to comedy great

Terry Jones: Monty Python stars pay tribute to comedy great

Terry Jones: Monty Python stars pay tribute to comedy great

Terry Jones: Monty Python stars pay tribute to comedy great

Terry Jones: Monty Python stars pay tribute to comedy great

Terry Jones: Monty Python stars pay tribute to comedy great

Monty Python stars have led the tributes to their co-star Terry Jones, who has died at the age of 77.

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