The Central Bank of Barbados says delays in salary payments affecting some workers during the BiMPay rollout are linked to errors in account information supplied by employers. In statements reported by multiple outlets, the Bank emphasizes that the problem is not a malfunction or failure of the BiMPay payment system itself. Instead, it says incorrectly formatted account details were submitted for processing through the new platform, which disrupted timely payments for impacted workers.
Both reports describe the same explanation: account data errors at the input stage of processing are responsible for the “payday hiccup,” leading to delays while payments were being handled through BiMPay. The Central Bank’s message is focused on reassurance, clarifying that the rollout issue is data-related rather than technological.
The outlets also indicate that the Bank is addressing workers’ concerns by providing context on how the delays occurred and what the underlying cause was. The reports do not describe broader system-wide failures, focusing instead on the specific role of incorrectly formatted employer-submitted account information.
