17 December 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on a year of progress and potential across the fintech ecosystem. From policy milestones to exciting developments in innovation and regulation, it’s clear that Aotearoa’s fintech sector is continuing to make its mark and we have a big year coming in 2025.
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21 November 2024
Catch up on open banking progress, key takeaways from The Point, and the latest fintech news from Aotearoa and beyond.
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18 November 2024
It’s nearing the end of a busy year, and whilst RegTech NZ has been in a bit of a hibernation for most of it (very few events) we’ve not been resting on our laurels but rather we have all been busy working hard on our own ventures including our side venture – RegTech Connect. Industry … Continue reading "Enter Pitch Perfect taking place at the Financial Services Council Conference 2021"
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07 November 2024
We’re delighted to share the first edition of the Aotearoa New Zealand Open Banking Ecosystem Map and Report 2024.
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24 October 2024
Kia ora, Last month, I discussed our continued engagement with Hon Andrew Bayley, marking a new high point for sector collaboration. We’re preparing for a third meeting to address key topics including reducing licensing barriers for digital banks, surcharge fees feedback and the possibility of developing a fintech sandbox with some incorporated thinking on identity … Continue reading "Enter Pitch Perfect taking place at the Financial Services Council Conference 2021"
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23 October 2024
Welcome to this month’s Sustainable Finance update. Discover our latest insights and upcoming events. UPDATES: Upcoming events We have been liaising with InsurTech regarding speakers for their ‘How data and digital tools are enabling businesses and individual customers to better understand and reduce the risk of natural hazards’ Auckland event on 28 November. If you … Continue reading "Enter Pitch Perfect taking place at the Financial Services Council Conference 2021"
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Pitch Perfect is your chance to pitch your NZ business, build partnerships and showcase your solutions to the financial services industry. It’s the place for FinTech, InsurTech, HealthTech, EduTech, and RegTech companies to meet with the market. It is a breakfast session held at the FSC ReGenerat
April 23, 2021
New Zealand financial companies and organisations will embrace upcoming changes today announced by government for them to report on their annual emissions, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Aotearoa NZ has become the first country in the world to introduce a law that requires the finan
April 13, 2021
The FinTech Hui was a huge success. The two main actions for the session were: Speed up the process around Open Finance (CDR) Open up the Trans-Tasman Technology pathway to help with talent and investment. A big thanks to Huddle, Nicole Buisson and Jason Wilby for supporting and doing th
March 26, 2021
We made it. And guess what? It was not that bad. Please take a moment to consider those countries that are still getting more than 10,000 new COVID cases per day. We need to take advantage of our privileged position and continue to connect responsibly and plan for an ever changing future.
February 26, 2021
Well it's been a year we won't forget in a hurry, who would have thought that 12 months ago? New governments, new presidents, some countries still in lockdown while we get to go about our daily lives in reasonable normality, something we should not take for granted. We have seen FinTech play a
December 18, 2020
Over the past few weeks we’ve been building our own website and experiencing what it takes to embed equity and meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. We’ve had to dig code deep to get it right. As a small, information based website, we don’t have the complexities of larg
December 16, 2020
As the Digital Council, you would probably expect us to be promoting the rapid uptake of new innovations and inventions that help make things easier, quicker and, for some, possible. So you might be surprised to hear us endorsing some old fashioned phone calling, emailing and direct website booking
December 3, 2020
Pockets of Aotearoa and the public sector have been busy embracing technologies, growing expertise, growing data, creating apps, downloading apps, making games, playing games, buying the latest devices. That was the easy part. The hard work is now to come — that is, tending to an ecosystem that f
November 26, 2020
Our annual meeting went off without a glitch and we now have a very diverse board which is brimming with experience and excitement about the year ahead. Welcome and congratulations to both Carmen Vicelich from Valocity and Leeaanna Kohn-Hardy from Finappster, I am really looking forward to working
November 20, 2020