“Integrating blockchain with SAP and other business applications is inevitably the next frontier for blockchain,” says SophiaTX head Jaroslav Kacina.

Companies are seeing that RPA saves time and money while reducing errors and creating opportunities. "We see this more as a highway for growth," says Juan Felipe Giraldo of Bancolombia.

The Jersey City-based company said in a statement that it expects the transaction to be finalized in the third quarter this year.

2018 will mark a new era for action due to a new EU directive — the Revised Payment Services Directive— that will go into effect in January.

PwC report: “Traditional institutions are transforming themselves at a pace not seen before with greater urgency than in most other markets."

"This is a very important step for the Trinidad and Tobago IFC and the participants in the program,” said Shane Kissoon of ACCA Caribbean.

"PayPal customers will be able to pay for App Store, Apple Music, iTunes and iBooks purchases across iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices using their PayPal account," said the company.

“We don't how long the prices will remain this competitive, but at the moment, it's very much a tenant's market," says Jean-Paul de Meillac of Terra Caribbean.

"How much technology can we do that replaces people?" said Tom Montag, COO of Bank of America, at a conference this week.

“It is a consortium network, collaborative and useful for all," said Álex Puig, head of Spain's new multi-sector tech platform Red Lyra.

KPMG's new innovation center in New York aims to help serve clients build better technology-based solutions in disruptive sectors.

According to the coffee company, today's disruption was related to an internal technology update malfunction — not the global WannaCry cyberattack.

With Rise London, Barclays hopes to create new fintech-based products and services, experiment with emerging technologies, and spot early trends.

"In two years’ time, we expect this to look like a completely different company,” said Ravi Tewari of Guardian Group.

"Devices will recognize the user rather than having to remember an assortment of letters and numbers that are forgotten or could be guessed," said Lloyds.

"This move clearly demonstrates BHP Billiton's continued commitment to the country and its confidence in the Trinidad and Tobago talent pool," stated the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago.

"The presence of the World Economic Forum in our city will help accelerate innovative science and technology policies," said San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.

“In a few months, the lever of automation will become more and more embedded and there will be less talk about a front and back office," says Phil Fersht of HfS Research.

Bank of American was honored by Treasury Management International for its "commitment to innovations that are driving a change in client behavior and opportunity."

From IT to BPO to regulatory compliance efforts, we are now arriving "at that place where the banks are ready to outsource,” says Anupam Jain of Everest Group.

In a recent phone call, the two world leaders reportedly discussed "a number of issues of mutual interest to Trinidad and Tobago and the United States."

"How customer insight is used can make a big difference to the customer experience — and ultimately to the profitability of the organization," states the report.

From the Tobago airport to roads to ports to power generation, 2017 is set to be a big year for infrastructure upgrades in Trinidad and Tobago.

Company president calls the onmi-channel offering "analytics with no limits."

"Citi bumped the APRs on its card offers by 0.25%, causing the national average APR to rise to an all-time high."