Senior officials from the Bank of Montserrat Limited recently joined regional financial leaders at the 2025 Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Caribbean Association of Banks (CAB), held from October 28 to November 1 in Trinidad.
Representing the Bank were General Manager Mrs. Josephine George; IT Manager Mr. Winston Lewis; and Montserrat’s representative on the CAB Board, Mr. Cheddie Dulep, who serves as Director for the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados.
The conference opened with a Sustainable Banking Roundtable, focusing on the sector’s evolving role in tackling climate change, advancing ESG principles, and promoting regulatory transformation.
Concurrently, Republic Bank hosted a Small Business Workshop and Marketplace, where over 30 participants explored strategies to access finance, enhance digital capacity, and scale their businesses.
On October 29, members convened for CAB’s Annual General Meeting, reviewing achievements, setting priorities for the new term, and electing the 2025–2026 Board of Directors.
The day concluded with a Grand Opening Ceremony celebrating Caribbean banking excellence and innovation.
Subsequent plenary sessions explored key themes shaping the financial landscape, including Banking as a Service, Cybersecurity, Relationship Banking, and Trade Finance Guarantees
Later discussions examined digital transformation and sustainability, covering topics such as AI and low-code systems, intra-regional payments (CAPSS), sustainability standards (S1 and S2), and cybersecurity in the Caribbean banking industry.
The event provided invaluable insights into emerging technologies, disclosure standards, and ESG integration, reinforcing CAB’s commitment to innovation and resilience in the region’s financial sector.
The Caribbean Association of Banks Incorporated remains the collective voice of the Caribbean’s financial services industry, fostering collaboration, capacity building, and competitiveness across the region.