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Financial services sector should benefit more Bahamians, says entrepreneur
07 Nov 2025 13:09 GMT
… digital currency. We have experienced institutions like BFSB [Bahamas Financial … merchants to accept Sand Dollar is faster than passing … a simple package for Bahamian families, that includes a … trusts to middle-class Bahamian clients in plain language.” …
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Bahamians may join forces to ‘revolutionise’ payments
03 Nov 2025 22:28 GMT
… challenges, connecting Sand Dollar wallets through authorised … the Sand Dollar, the Bahamian digital dollar that is … in The Bahamas, namely the ACH, Bahamas Interbank Settlement … the Bahamian Dollar Central Bank Digital Currency (BDCBDC), the Sand Dollar”. …
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What is the Capital of the Bahamas? Check Here!
23 Oct 2025 12:42 GMT
… locals speak Bahamian Creole (also known as Bahamian English or Bahamianese), an … includes the Parliament of the Bahamas, ministries, and administrative offices. … Language English (Bahamian Creole is also widely spoken) Currency Bahamian Dollar (BSD), pegged …
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KEITH ROYE II: Bahamas must embrace the payments revolution
16 Oct 2025 20:56 GMT
… handling currency conversion seamlessly.
Crypto currency adds another … currency (CBDC), the Sand Dollar.
Think of it as digital Bahamian dollars … financial innovation. Imagine Bahamian fintech (financial technology … economy for all Bahamians. The revolution is …
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Digital currency players: Crypto ban a ‘backward step’
25 Sep 2025 10:31 GMT
… siphoning billions of taxpayers’ dollars into the pockets of a … deals with cryptocurrency and forex exchanges have been waiting … US$300 million in the Bahamas buying homes and vacation … several leaders in the digital currency space have spoken out against …
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Devaluation not the answer to forex shortage
14 Sep 2025 03:11 GMT
… contraindicates a currency devaluation but further exacerbates the forex reserve … than generating much-needed forex.
In fact, this … banks of Barbados, The Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean … global trend toward de-dollarisation—reducing reliance on the …
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Breaking the forex cycle
13 Sep 2025 01:55 GMT
… diversified economy with abundant forex inflows.
• Mauritius … lesson is clear: forex stability comes from diversification … sustainable inflows.
• Transparent forex allocation: Greater transparency … demand pressures. The Bahamas’ “Sand Dollar” shows how small …
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Caricom members should dispense with inconvenience of individual currencies that derive their value from the US dollar
10 Sep 2025 07:39 GMT
… a Caricom budget.
● A single currency for all of Caricom, similar … were made in US Dollars, which is the currency in use throughout … currencies are settled in US dollars. The cost and limited … Tobago $5.3 billion, The Bahamas $3.2 billion, the Eastern …
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Rolle: Sand Dollar interwoven in financial inclusion efforts of Central Bank
11 Sep 2025 11:37 GMT
… promotion of the Sand Dollar digital currency, are interwoven with … CBDC [central bank digital currency] fits squarely, highlights … Sand Dollar, the central bank digital currency of The Bahamas.
Rolle … .
“Interestingly, with Sand Dollar, we are beginning to …
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Banks told: End ‘check box’ approach to new accounts
12 Nov 2025 20:24 GMT
… recorded for new personal Bahamian dollar bank accounts, which … .
However, new foreign currency business accounts took longer … was received for resident Bahamian dollar accounts, decisions were … opening,” the Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) chief told this newspaper. …