NEWS
Apr
FinTech is hot in New Zealand – Meet RIP killing bookkeeping for SMB
Jackie Clark 0 comments FinTech
Meet Mel Gollan, founder of RIP Global, the Wellington based Fintech pushing the hassle of invoices into the grave. I personally know a ton of people wasting their valuable time tracking their business expenses. How great would it be for them to free up these endless hours of boredom… Making it available for the fun and productive stuff in life? Because that’s what RIP is doing for my friends and all the other Small & Medium Businesses (SMB). Amazing times ahead!
Apr
The Kiwi Connection Tech Hub is working with NZ businesses, industry and government across multiple initiatives to support 100 Kiwi entrepreneurs, managers and executives to visit major South East Asia markets this year to increase exports, access investment capital and tap into the talent pool that New Zealand lacks.
Mar
The new national umbrella organisation FinTechNZ has opened the doors for hundreds of Kiwi businesses seeking to trade with United Kingdom companies.
Mar
Infographics: global fintech landscape
Jackie Clark 0 comments FinTech
Want to see the global fintech landscape summed up in an easy on the eye and effortless to digest infographics? You have come to the right place – this excellent infographics has it all, from the hottest start-ups today and those to watch in 2016 to the most supportive countries and governments as well as top investors.
Mar
‘Pushing the barriers with fintech,’ Kendall Flutey, Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Banqer
Jackie Clark 0 comments FinTech
“The establishment of both a national body, and a sector Accelerator in the same year adds a layer of structure to what was a healthy but fragmented fintech sector in New Zealand. More than anything the collective voice will be what sees fintech continuing its high growth rate in New Zealand…”
Mar
NZ Government’s role in driving the pace of fintech development with FinTechNZ
Jackie Clark 0 comments FinTech
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Jacqui Dean attended and spoke at the Wellington launch of the New Zealand Financial Innovation and Technology Association (FinTechNZ) on 8 February 2017. OpenGov caught up with Minister Dean through an email interview to find out more about her involvement with FinTech NZ, the government’s broad plans with fintech development and attracting more women to join the tech sector.
Mar
Accessing Chinese consumers through popular e-commerce sites is a growing and exciting opportunity for Kiwi exporters. The key to success, however, is providing preferred payment methods through a trusted API platform like Latipay.
Feb
Kiwi technology businesses need to ensure they are adopting risk management practices to remain at the forefront of the world stage, Delta Insurance says.
Feb
New Zealand: Looking to a Fintech Future
Jackie Clark 0 comments FinTech
As the fintech industry develops, so too do the conversations about its capability and its regulation.
Binu Paul, Managing Director of SavvyKiwi, a Fintech startup, talks to the GRC Professional about the development of fintech in New Zealand and his hopes for the industry in the future.
Feb
Fintech about to accelerate New Zealand’s economic growth and international connections
Jackie Clark 0 comments FinTech, Media Release, NZTech News
The setup of the national fintech organisation will accelerate New Zealand’s economic growth, tech leader and software services company director Mitchell Pham says.
New Zealanders should care about fintech as an exciting new sector because electronic interactions underpin all commerce across the national economy, Pham says.
