Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Wednesday signed off on the establishment of a new digital bank expected to be operational next year.She announced the move while delivering the 16th Patrick Emmanuel Memorial Lecture, Forging a Nation Confronting New Realities, insisting that Barbados must take full advantage of the new digital knowledge economy.Mottley did not provide in-depth details about the bank but said while the modernization of Barbados’ digital infrastructure was not as advanced as she would like, there was light at the end of the tunnel as she revealed more initiatives to come on stream.“Today, I signed the licence as Minister of Finance for a new digital bank that will probably be operational in about six months’ time.
