On November 7, 2025, the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago registered WamNow Technologies Limited (WamNow) to carry on the business of an EMoney Issuer in Trinidad and Tobago using its digital wallet app, Wam (https://wam.money/). This follows the successful completion of its provisional registration period, which ended on November 6, 2025.
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The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago is pleased to announce the 2025/2026 De La Rue Scholarship Recipients. In keeping with the Bank’s commitment to the development of the country’s human capital, students pursuing postgraduate degrees at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus are invited annually to apply for the De La Rue Scholarship. Each year, two scholarships are jointly awarded by the Central Bank and De La Rue, United Kingdom.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago convened key stakeholders from the commercial banks, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, and the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT) today, October 28, 2025, to make early inroads in advancing proactive and pragmatic strategies and solutions to combat fraudulent activities in online banking and digital transactions. The discussions also centred on safeguarding vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, who are at a higher risk of falling victim to fraud in the current digital environment.
Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Section 15(3) of the Insurance Act 2018 (as amended) (the Act), that the following agencies have ceased to hold a registration certificate to carry on the business of an insurance agency during the last quarter ended September 30, 2025.
Central Bank Governor Larry Howai is in Washington, D.C. to lead the T&T delegation in attendance at the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund and the Annual Meeting of the Inter-Governmental Group of Twenty Four on International Monetary Affairs and Development (G-24) taking place from Monday, October 13 to Saturday, October 18.
CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean held its Board of Directors meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on October 10, 2025, approving USD 1.09 billion for strategic operations in Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Chile. The 186th meeting, chaired by Trinidad and Tobago, consolidates the institution’s commitment to sustainable development, climate action and the modernisation of critical infrastructure throughout the region.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago is pleased to announce the appointment of seven (7) new non-executive members to the Bank’s Board of Directors for a three-year period, effective September 12, 2025.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has reached a successful agreement with the Banking Insurance and General Workers Union (BIGWU) for Bargaining Units 1 and 3. The negotiations, which covered the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023, officially concluded today, October 2, 2025, with the signing of the relevant Collective Agreements by both parties.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago is seeking to recruit for the role of Legal Counsel in the Legal, Contract & Corporate Secretariat Department.
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago hosted representatives from KPMG in Trinidad and Tobago today, September 30, 2025, including Mr. Dushyant Sookram, Country Managing Partner; Mr. Arnold Niranjan, Partner – Advisory; and Mrs. Khabeeda Abdool, Manager Advisory. The team was joined virtually by Mr. Pravin Manik, Director – Audit from KPMG in Bahrain, for the meeting in which the KPMG team presented Islamic Finance Services as an alternative for financial sector development.