Chaguanas, Trinidad – January 25, 2022: Experts in Data and Analytics will meet with Credit Union leaders to discuss critical insights into optimizing the value of their Credit Union’s data. The intelligence will be used to determine strategies for organizational transformation and building a more resilient movement embracing future generations. The Central Finance Facility (CFF) will […]
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Credit Unions Pleased with Budget Initiatives to Increase Youth Involvement in Entrepreneurship but Vow to Work Together to Build Resilience among Credit Union Membership
Chaguanas, Trinidad – October 15, 2021: The Central Finance Facility (CFF) held its annual Post-Budget Breakfast meeting on October 8, 2021. The stage well amply set for our discussions as our President Ms. Letitia Telesford and her Board, were pleased to hear of youth entrepreneurship initiatives as these were consistent with proposals submitted by the […]
Minister Cummings to address Credit Union leadership on how the 2021/2022 National Budget can facilitate a brighter future for the youth even within the credit union movement
Chaguanas, Trinidad – October 6, 2021: The Honourable Foster Cummings, Minister for Youth Development and National Services will deliver the feature address at a Virtual Budget Breakfast Meeting hosted by the Central Finance Facility (CFF) on Friday, October 8, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. via Zoom. Minister Cummings will speak on the topic: […]
Credit Unions gearing up for Post Vaccine Economy
Chaguanas, Trinidad – July 29, 2021: Expert Economists will join leaders of the Credit Union movement in strategizing for developing and rolling out the new business models that are most likely to succeed in a Post Vaccine environment. Three noted economists and opinion leaders will deliver presentations, field questions and engage in discussions at a […]
Local Credit Unions provide further relief to flood and volcano-affected SVG Credit Union fraternity
Chaguanas, Trinidad – July 23, 2021: Local Credit Unions (CUs) sent a second shipment of urgent relief items to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) Credit Union movement on Wednesday July 21, 2021. This time the focus was in assisting those credit union members and their families affected by recent flooding activity. This second […]
Credit Union Staff Receiving Vaccines
Chaguanas, Trinidad – July 4, 2021: The Credit Union fraternity joined the rest of the financial services sector in the fight to protect front line service providers and the public against the dreaded Covid 19 virus. Although lagging a bit behind, the vaccination of the Credit Union sector began in earnest last Friday as scores […]
CFF and local credit unions are gearing up to increase Market Share through FinTech initiatives
Chaguanas, Trinidad – June 4, 2021: The Central Finance Facility (CFF) and more than forty leaders and managers of its member credit unions met and strategized the pursuit of FinTech initiatives to enhance service to credit union members and increase credit union market share. These discussions were enabled at a CFF hosted Virtual Thought Leadership […]
CFF calls on local credit unions to rally behind the Credit Union fraternity in St Vincent and the Grenadines
Chaguanas, Trinidad – April 13, 2021: Following its initiatives taken for Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017 and the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian in 2019, the Central Finance Facility (CFF) is coordinating the efforts of local credit unions to provide much needed resources to the Credit Union fraternity in St Vincent and the […]
Credit Unions must innovate and evolve service delivery to survive in the new normal
Chaguanas, Trinidad – November 13, 2020: The Central Finance Facility (CFF) hosted its first ever virtual workshop on November 6, 2020 entitled ‘Leveraging Technology for Competitive Advantage in the New Normal’. Over thirty (30) attendees from twelve (12) local credit unions participated in this event which was held via Zoom from 9:30 am to 4:00 […]
Credit Unions to make Government’s Housing goal a reality
Chaguanas, Trinidad – October 14, 2020: The Central Finance Facility (CFF) held its annual Budget Breakfast meeting on October 8, 2020 themed “Economic Stability Post Covid-19: A Review of the 2020/2021 National Budget”. The feature address was delivered by the Honourable Pennelope Beckles, Minister of Housing and Urban Development who encouraged credit unions to take […]