25 February 2020
Data is extremely valuable. This should come as no surprise to anyone in fintech, and neither should the fact that many organisations entertain the thought of selling their data to bring in some easy cash.
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14 February 2020
This should be an interesting start to a new decade with another busy year for InsurTechNZ in the making. If the start of this year is anything to go by, the wider insurance landscape is shaping up to be an interesting one. In front of us right now we have election year, the uncertainty brought … Continue reading "Should you commercialise your data? Here are 5 questions to ask first."
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31 January 2020
2020 is here, the dawn of a new decade and what delights await us and the world this year? More of Trump or perhaps not, Brexit will it ever be done? And our own election on the 19th of September. Who will promise what? With New Zealand productivity continuing to decline we really do need … Continue reading "Should you commercialise your data? Here are 5 questions to ask first."
Read More By the Datamine team Data is extremely valuable. This should come as no surprise to anyone in fintech, and neither should the fact that many organisations entertain the thought of selling their data to bring in some easy cash. After all, if data is so valuable and you’re automatica
February 25, 2020
This should be an interesting start to a new decade with another busy year for InsurTechNZ in the making. If the start of this year is anything to go by, the wider insurance landscape is shaping up to be an interesting one. In front of us right now we have election year, the uncertainty brought abo
February 14, 2020
2020 is here, the dawn of a new decade and what delights await us and the world this year? More of Trump or perhaps not, Brexit will it ever be done? And our own election on the 19th of September. Who will promise what? With New Zealand productivity continuing to decline we really do need to loo
January 31, 2020
New Zealand needs to use financial technology to tackle big problems in 2020, such as climate change and digital literacy, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Applying fintech to New Zealand’s key issues will help New Zealand on an incredible journey and make this a decade to remember,
January 31, 2020
The four-day week discussion will accelerate this year and a number of Kiwi companies are looking to pilot the concept. The initiative was created by Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart at Perpetual Guardian. Evidence shows very clearly how chasing productivity is good for the business. Mayb
January 7, 2020
Dear readers, Well as the year draws to a close it's amazing to look back and see what we have achieved as a collective ecosystem. The year that was - a good one With a number of events across FinTechNZ, InsurTechNZ and WealthTechNZ we had nearly 1500 people attend and that’s not includi
December 19, 2019
Opening comment from the chair Twenty years ago we were grappling with Y2K, scratching our heads about a thing called Napster, trialling our first e-commerce purchases and had yet to hear of the iPhone, App stores or Facebook - all still a good 10 years away. The stock market was dominated by r
December 17, 2019
New Zealand has been ranked one of Asia Pacific’s fastest emerging fintech hubs and one of the top 10 fintech destinations in the region, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Globally, New Zealand is ranked 45th in the first Global Fintech Index city rankings 2020 by Findexable which id
December 12, 2019
New Zealand is ranked 45th globally in the first Global Fintech Index City Rankings 2020 which identifies emerging hubs, fintech companies and trends of fintech ecosystems in more than 230 cities across 65 countries. Creating a positive business environment for fintech has helped Auckland reach 21s
December 4, 2019