NEWS
Sep
Dark ages still hover over insurance – Manulife CEO
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There is much work to be done by the insurance sector to embrace new technology to create an outstanding customer experiences.
Sep
PWC Global InsurTech Report
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Our Spring Series of FinTechNZ Connect events will focus on developments in InsurTech. New products and services are developing which meet the needs of an expanding and changing customer base. This PWC Global InsurTech Report outlines developments in this space.
Sep
Finland’s digital money system for asylum seekers shows what blockchain technology can offer the unbanked.
For a refugee in a new country, identity—at least in the official sense—can be among the hardest things to recover. And without an official ID it is nearly impossible to advance in society.
Sep
2017 KPMG FinTech Report
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KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report highlight’s the key trends and issues impacting the fintech market this quarter, both globally and in key regions around the world.
Aug
Chinese investors seeking NZTech investment opportunities – register now!
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NZTech and FinTechNZ are excited to share with you details on the China / New Zealand Hi-Tech Summit. Motivated investors from China are seeking investment opportunities in tech companies from all sectors. Please click here to see the programme details and information on the individual investors.
Aug
NZ needs to invest in promoting tech now, as it has been for years with education and tourism
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It’s time New Zealand seriously started to invest in promoting technology, the country’s third largest export industry and fastest growing sector of our economy, a leading New Zealand tech businessman says.
Aug
World Economic Forum report on FinTech: A pragmatic assessment of disruptive potential in financial services
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What innovations have made the most impact on the financial ecosystem since 2014 and which have failed to produce impact?
How will innovations impact the ways in which financial services are structured, provisioned and consumed in the future?
What implications will innovative ideas have on the broader financial system?
The World Economic Forum has released a new report on FinTech, considering the evolution and impact of FinTech firms on financial services to date. It presents a series of contrasting outlooks for the future of the industry.
Aug
Golden opportunities for Kiwi tech sector in South East Asia
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Kiwi companies are queueing up to do business with Vietnam and other similar sized Asian countries, a leading New Zealand technology businessman says.
Aug
FinTechNZ News Update
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A big thank you to those who attended our recent FinTechNZ Connect event series in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland. If you missed our winter event series, read the highlights and key learnings here.
Jul
Crypto Bubble Will Burst and It Will Be Ugly
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Article from Vito Petan on LinkedIn
It seems almost every day that we are hearing of a new Initial coin offering raising tens (or hundreds) of millions dollars in a matter of days and the sheer mention of blockchain is invoking animal spirits in both investors and the general public. A friend recently told me that his hairdresser is now investing into Ethereum, and even the taxi drivers nowadays seem eager to discuss the newest crypto coin on the block. EOS recently raised $185 million even though their white paper states issued tokes do not have any purpose.
