Kalypton COO Alun Thomas presents at Financial Summit in Guatemala City 10/7/2014
On July 10th, Columbus Business Solutions held the latest in a series of Financial Summits for their many banking clients at the Barcelo Hotel in Guatemala City.
Alun Thomas was grateful for the opportunity to talk on the subject of the nature of money and innovation in payments alongside Stuart Franco representing our regional partner Trinidad Systems Ltd (http://www.thetslgroup.com )
The presentation was part of an extensive program of discussions and product demonstrations.
Columbus Business Solutions is a leading infrastructure services provider across the region with many leading banks among its client base (http://www.columbusbusiness.co/en/guatemala/details)
Guatemala and the wider Central American region are in great need of payment innovation. Large portions of the population are unbanked or underbanked. Mobile money solutions have made limited inroads into the market. There is a huge reliance on cost effective remittances into the region from the US and elsewhere. For the banked, merchant service charges are often high.