Caribbean Association of Indigenous Banks, Inc (CAIB) is a community of locally incorporated/owned banks and other financial institutions in the Caribbean/CARICOM Region, which provides opportunities for discussion on issues impacting the indigenous banking/financial services community as well as for the sharing of experiences and networking.
From this common platform indigenous banks and financial institutions seek to influence regional financial services policies as well as other issues which have implications for the sector, such as the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). It also facilitates Caribbean/CARICOM indigenous banks' and financial institutions' intervention and participation in the global network of similar institutions.
The Association is guided by the four main pillars of its value propositions to its members broken down:
· Superior Advocate
· Premier Networking Platform
· Best Source of Information
· Responsive, Efficient Service Delivery
The Association comprises forty five (45) Member Banks/Financial Institutions, three (3) Honorary Members, namely the Caribbean Development Bank, CARICOM and the Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance; and seven (7) Service Members. The total asset base of the members is in excess of US$36.37 billion.