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Friday, September 18, 2020 - On Wednesday’s BVI Finance Breakfast Forum, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley, MHA, Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration addressed the work permit, labour and immigration matters arising from the Government's Restricted Border Reopening Plan.

Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie discussed Phase II of the Government’s re-entry strategy for work permit holders and others seeking to conduct business in the Territory amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, during a webinar titled “A Conversation with the Premier”, hosted by BVI Finance.

Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited (the “Bank”), the only licensed bank in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) serving global offshore companies and individuals using its digital platform, today announced the appointment of Lisa Lou as President effective 1 August 2020.

In a presentation titled: “Hurricane Preparedness in the Midst of a Pandemic”, a team from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) highlighted the need to prepare homes, businesses and selves especially while living in a “multi-hazard environment” such as the BVI.

The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) is gearing up to launch its FinTech Regulatory “Sandbox” on August 31, which will provide financial institutions with the digital infrastructure to test new products and services. In a presentation titled: “Playing in the Sandbox: The BVI Embraces FinTech”, by FSC Deputy Director of Investment Business Mrs. Kishelle Blaize-Cameron and FSC Director of Enforcement Mr. Brodrick Penn, the FinTech Sandbox Life Cycle was thoroughly explained; from applic...

“BVI has a fantastic opportunity to set up a digital infrastructure to be able to service the world”, says Professor Philip Treleaven at the recent BVI Finance webinar titled: “Future Data Driven Financial Markets: BVI’s opportunity for a fully digital infrastructure integrating finance and regulation”.