Category: technology
BELCO Donates Old Devices To Museum
BELCO recently donated two antique electrical testing devices to the National Museum of Bermuda to add to the existing BELCO collection and items on permanent display at the ‘Progress of Power’ exhibit. The first piece of equipment is an ammeter from 1945 with the original instruction card included. The second item is a 500-volt insulation... Read more of this article
Video: ‘Taking Off’ Highlights Tech Savvy Travel
Skyport has released their latest ‘Taking Off’ video, with this episode highlighting the fact that passengers can now show their boarding pass on a mobile device before entering the US Customs and Border Protection area and when clearing security instead of using the printed copy. Speaking in the this episode, host Mikaela Pearman said, “The security... Read more of this article
Video: Somersfield Middle School Robotics Team
The Somersfield Academy middle school robotics team is continuing their preparations for the 2019 VEX Robotics World Championships in Kentucky next month, with the students having recently qualified by virtue of their strong showing in the regional contest. Nine members of the team, who are aged 12 – 14, traveled to Framingham, Massachusetts for... Read more of this article
BIFF Add Virtual & Augmented Reality Category
The Bermuda International Film Festival [BIFF] and Hub Culture have announced the creation of BIFF Immersive, a new category for virtual reality, augmented reality and gaming as part of the Festival. “BIFF Immersive is presented by Ven, Hub Culture’s global digital currency, with an award of 5,000 Ven for the winning entry in the category,”... Read more of this article
RA Extend Market Review Consultation Deadline
The Regulatory Authority has extended the deadline for the Market Review Public Consultation untilMarch 29th. A spokesperson said, “Due to requests from sectoral providers and other interested parties, the consultation period for the Market Review of the Electronic Communications Sector Consultation Document issued on 15 February 2019 has now been... Read more of this article
Powertranz Partners With NCR & Bluefin
Powertranz, a Bermuda-based Card Present platform provider, and NCR, a global leader in developing transformational transaction technologies, announced the successful integration of the Powertranz SDK and payment gateway to the NCR Aloha Point of Sale system. This, together with Bluefin’s Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard [PCI-DSS] validated... Read more of this article
ChainThat To Launch New Capital Exchange
“A revolutionary blockchain risk and capital exchange for the insurance and reinsurance market is set to be launched in Bermuda later this year by ChainThat,” the company announced. The exchange will allow broker, reinsurance and insurance companies access to the capital markets using blockchain, the company stated. A specialist provider... Read more of this article
Butterfield Bank Launches New Online Version
The Bank of Butterfield recently introduced a new version of Butterfield Online for personal banking customers. A spokesperson said, “Butterfield introduced a new version of Butterfield Online for personal banking customers on the evening of Saturday, 2 March, which is accessible through a new URL www.butterfieldonline.com. “The new Butterfield... Read more of this article
$238,000 Cost For Three FinTech Consultants
[Updated] Denis Pitcher is being paid $9,034.12 per month or $108,409.40 for the period of the contract; Lydia Dickens was paid $70,000 for her consultancy services from August 20, 2018 to November 30, 2018, and Loretta Joseph was paid $60,000 for the time frame of February 1, 2018 to April 30, 2018. These numbers were stated in either a past Official... Read more of this article
Apply For TLF Summer Internship Programme
The Technology Leadership Forum [TLF] is inviting applications from university students who are currently studying technology or interested in a career in the Information Communication Technology [ICT] field, with the deadline set for March 15th, 2019. The TLF Internship Programme is a 12 week summer intensive comprised of classroom learning, with... Read more of this article
Somersfield Team Qualifies For VEX Robotics
Nine members of the Somersfield Academy middle school robotics team traveled to Framingham, Massachusetts for a week-long intensive workshop and competition, with the team earning enough points to successfully qualify for the 2019 VEX Robotics World Championships. There, they partnered with the Walsh Middle School robotics team members and coach, Pascal... Read more of this article
US Banking For Licensed FinTech Companies
The Government announced that “Bermuda can now offer an option for US banking services to Bermuda licensed FinTech companies,” as “Signature Bank, a New York-based full-service commercial bank, has agreed to provide a full range of banking services to companies that meet Bermuda and Signature Bank standards.” A Government spokesperson... Read more of this article
