National Payments Council

The National Payments Council (NPC) acts as an advisory body to the Bank, that focuses on the development of the national payment system. It is comprised of 10 members appointed by the Minister and is responsible for:

• Facilitating consultation between all stakeholders in the payment system.
• Promoting joint initiatives for improving the payment system infrastructure
• Promoting co-operation between national and international bodies on payment system issues.
• Promoting standardisation of procedures and systems
• Reporting on activities of payment systems and make relevant recommendations
• Securing financial inclusion and protection of payment services consumers

The current members of the NPC are

• Alwyn Jordan, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Barbados (Chairman)
• Warrick Ward, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Commission (Deputy Chairman)
• Michelle Doyle, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Barbados
• Kent Emile-Smith, Payments and Cards Specialist
• Donovan Smith, Cybersecurity Expert, Barbados Defence Force
• George Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Sagicor Bank
• Glyne Harrison, Group Chief Executive Officer, Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Limited
• Monica Hinds, Barbados Association of Retired Persons
• Alison Browne-Ellis, Chief Executive Officer, Payce Digital. Member representative for payment system providers
• John Burnett, UWI Lecturer and Financial Expert