Category: Technology
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Jamaica Is Digitalizing but Not Yet Integrated
Jamaica has set a clear direction to become a more digital society. Initiatives such as the National Identification System (NIDS), the expansion of digital payments (JAM-DEX), and broader access to internet services all point toward a future where identity, transactions, and public services are increasingly digitized. The intent is clear, and progress is underway. Becoming…
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The Missing Identity in Jamaica’s Digital Economy
I can’t remember exactly how I stumbled upon the article, Corporate Digital IDs to Fight Business Fraud, but it was an insightful read. More importantly, it exposed a blind spot we may have as Jamaica pushes toward a digital economy. We spend a lot of time discussing digital payments, central bank digital currencies, national identification…
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The Enterprise Backend Reality: Why .NET and Spring Boot Still Win
At Tiddle, we choose technology stacks that give us the flexibility to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable systems for our clients. Managing Director, Dayton Outar, has extensive experience working with a wide range of programming tools and frameworks used to deliver enterprise-grade software systems. By enterprise systems, we mean software platforms made up of several…
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Jam-Dex versus Bitcoin
Introduction Money has always existed in physical form — notes and coins issued by a central bank. Today, many countries are exploring ways to issue this same money digitally, creating what is known as a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). In Jamaica, this digital currency is called Jam-Dex. One technology developed for this purpose is…
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Why Isn’t JAM-DEX Taking Off?
Last week my attention was drawn to a news item concerning JAM-DEX, so I paid close attention to the details. In the article, Bank of Jamaica Governor Richard Byles blasts banks for not doing enough to drive adoption of JAM-DEX as a method for paying for goods and services across the Jamaican economy. The Jamaica…