IDMAPS: A Jamaican Startup Scaling Digital Trust Through the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator Programme

Posted on by Romily Thevenin

In 2025, Jamaican technology startup Innovative Data Mining & Advanced Analytics Partners (IDMAPS) was selected as a beneficiary of the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator, a flagship programme funded by the European Union that supports strategic partnerships between corporates and innovative startups across Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Since the partnership began in 2025, IDMAPS has been actively implementing the partnership acceleration process. While the final service delivery is still underway, the collaboration has already demonstrated strong progress, transforming a cross-regional collaboration into a solution with clear potential for market deployment and international scaling.

Addressing a critical digital security challenge

As financial institutions face increasingly complex fraud, financial crime, and cybersecurity threats, the need for secure digital identity and authentication solutions has never been more urgent. IDMAPS responded to this challenge by developing advanced data-driven technologies focused primarily on the detection of fraud and money laundering, while also designed to protect customer identities, secure transactions, and strengthen digital trust across financial systems.

Building an EU–Caribbean partnership

Through the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator, IDMAPS (Jamaica) was matched with Engage (Italy), a consulting firm specialising in regulatory compliance and data governance for the banking sector. The partnership combined Engage’s expertise in European financial regulation with IDMAPS’ strengths in digital authentication, analytics, and secure data management to co-develop a solution tailored for financial institutions operating in highly regulated environments — particularly in relation to fraud prevention and AML compliance.

“The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator enabled us to turn a conversation into a structured, results-oriented partnership. We moved from a shared idea to a collaborative solution with real potential for implementation in both European and Caribbean markets,” said Camille Cole, COO of IDMAPS.

Tangible results from the acceleration process

 Through the ongoing acceleration programme, IDMAPS and Engage achieved several key outcomes:

  • Co-designed and validated a joint digital authentication and fraud-prevention solution
  • Developed a clear partnership and commercial model aligned with EU regulatory frameworks
  • Prepared the solution for pilot deployment with financial institutions
  • Strengthened IDMAPS’ investment readiness and international market access

“The acceleration process has given us strategic clarity, commercial structure, and access to an ecosystem that would normally be out of reach for a Caribbean startup. It has positioned us strongly for global scaling as the partnership continues,” the COO added.

Impact for Jamaica and the wider Caribbean

IDMAPS’ success demonstrates how Caribbean startups can integrate into global value chains through structured innovation partnerships.  As the EU-LAC partnership continues to mature, IDMAPS is now strengthening its position as a globally competitive digital solutions provider, contributing to a more secure and resilient digital economy while showcasing Jamaica’s innovation potential on the international stage.

About IDMAPS

Innovative Data Mining & Advanced Analytics Partners (IDMAPS) is a Jamaica-based technology company specialising in advanced analytics, enterprise data management, digital authentication, and digital transformation solutions for public and private sector clients.

About the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator

The EU-LAC Digital Accelerator is funded by the European Union and implemented by an international consortium led by TECNALIA. The consortium brings together TECNALIA (including TECNALIA Colombia), IESE Business School (University of Navarra), EBAN (European Business Angels Network), EBN (European Business & Innovation Centre Network), Expertise France, Telefónica Open Innovation (Wayra Hispam), Caribbean Export Development Agency, Octantis (TECNALIA Group), and IBD Lab, working across Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean to connect corporate digital challenges with startup and SME solutions and accelerate partnerships towards market deployment and investment readiness.

To learn more about this partnership and explore other successful collaborations supported by the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator, visit https://eulacdigitalaccelerator.com/success-stories/

International Development Week 2026: Why Results-Based Management Helps Partnerships Deliver Prosperity 

Posted on by JoEllen Laryea

International Development Week (IDW) is a moment to reflect on what international assistance can achieve, especially when partners work together with clarity, accountability, and shared ambition. This year, Canada is celebrating IDW 2026 from February 1–7 under the theme “Prosperity through Partnership.” 

That theme couldn’t be more timely for GRIT – Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade. 

This week, the GRIT implementing team participated in Global Affairs Canada’s Results-Based Management (RBM) Training in Bridgetown, Barbados, focused on how we plan for results, monitor progress, learn in real time, and communicate evidence of change. 

RBM: the bridge between partnership and measurable results 

Strong partnerships need a shared way to define success. RBM provides that structure, helping teams move beyond “what we did” towards “what changed,” “for whom,” and “why.” 

Across workshops and one-on-one sessions, we focused on a simple but essential question for development programming: how do we know our work is making a meaningful difference and how do we prove it with credible evidence? 

RBM helps us do exactly that. It strengthens how we plan, monitor, learn, and report so projects don’t just deliver activities, but deliver results. 

From outputs to outcomes: what RBM helps us do better 

In development work, it’s easy to count what we deliver: workshops held, participants trained, tools shared. RBM pushes us to go further tracking whether those activities translate into real changes in people’s lives and businesses. 

For GRIT, that means keeping our attention on outcomes such as improved skills, stronger competitiveness, technology adoption, greener business practices, and increased access to export markets especially for women-led businesses across the Caribbean. 

Prosperity through partnership, powered by evidence 

IDW encourages Canadians and global partners to learn, share stories, and celebrate impact. For GRIT, this week reinforced that the best stories are backed by strong systems where partners can confidently show results, learn from challenges, and demonstrate how collective action leads to sustainable outcomes. 

As we continue implementing development projects across the region, we look forward to deepening collaboration with partners using RBM and monitoring not as bureaucracy, but as a shared tool for better decisions, stronger accountability, and real impact. 

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