Most Kiwi companies do not record being hacked FintechNZ says, despite Cert NZ’s latest report showing almost 1000 New Zealanders reported hacking issues in the last quarter.
12 July 2019
Hear FinTechNZ’s James Brown speaking to bfm’s Tuwhenuaroa about Facebook’s Libra currency and FinTech in New Zealand.
09 July 2019
FinTechNZ will be taking contributions from members of the Tech Alliance, to The Future of Cash Use submission for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. If you would like to contribute to this please contact us for further information and access to the consultation document. We will be taking contributions until 25 July. The schedule …
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The national blockchain group has appealed to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her government to adopt a more dynamic attitude or it could prove costly to the New Zealand economy, given blockchain tech’s likely global impact.
03 July 2019
Facebook’s Libra currency will put New Zealand on the verge of a cataclysmic change in the way Kiwis think about financial services, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says.
26 June 2019
Dear readers, This has been a month focused on Government. After reviewing our strategy, one of our priorities is to “help Government understand the FinTech Landscape”. Helping them to recognise FinTech as a sector and create the correct regulatory and policy framework will help to stimulate Government investment into the sector. We will work with …
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New Zealand can take lessons from Baltimore in the United States which until a few days ago, was offline following a ransomware cyberattack for more than a week, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says.
21 May 2019
FinTechNZ has had an exciting couple of weeks re-energizing our strategy at a recent session hosted by Xero. The Executive Council came raring to go and full of ideas. Once we have distilled these outcomes we will be sharing with the wider ecosystem, watch this space.
16 May 2019
Barely six percent of business and companies in New Zealand have adequate cyber protection which means they are not prepared for cyber-attacks, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says.
15 May 2019
