Many FirstBank VI customers woke Tuesday morning to find their account balances at zero due to a glitch the bank later described as an “operational issue.” Though officials were silent …
October 24, 2024
February 6, 2024
Deposit insurance body launches
Bank customers in the territory can look forward to better protection now that the long-promised Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation has been established, the Ministry of Finance announced last week. …
March 26, 2020
Banks roll out flexible payments, safety measures
Virgin Islands banks are taking “proactive steps” to help customers struggling through the global coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement issued Friday by the seven-member BVI Bank Association. This might …
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April 17, 2019
COMMENTARY — Ideas offered for e-gov’t, telecoms
Moves towards e-government are welcome but overdue in an economy dependent on telecommunications to make its tourist product and financial services industry more attractive and efficient. We might emulate Estonia’s …
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