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 "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (24)"
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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 "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (24)"
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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 "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (24)"
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By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Big data comes with some big questions and big dilemmas that go way into our futures. Its judgements can follow us, stay with us, define us inter-generationally. “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”“Don’t be snea
October 8, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Last week we talked about using the digital dilemmas of COVID 19 to inform design. Understanding how someone might solve a challenge they face will surface new insights for design. People become a resource, not a passive re
October 2, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. In these #Weeknotes we explore the digital dilemmas experienced by Pacific households and businesses in Aotearoa throughout COVID-19. We look at how these dilemmas inform the design, effort and investment of government and
September 25, 2020
What camp do you find yourself in? The ‘yippee, we’re nearly back to normal’ or the ‘what's around the corner people?' I, for one, am in the optimistic camp, thinking the worst has come and gone, and the future is working and living with COVID. The Technology sector has done well fr
September 25, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Personal data is taonga, something to be treasured and held dear. This requires those who gather and use data to enact the principles of tika, pono and aroha — doing the right thing, in the right way, with integrity, and
September 22, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. The Digital Council of Aotearoa Chair, Mitchell Pham was a panelist at the DataCon virtual summit last week. Members of the Council also had their first hui with Māori representatives looking at experiences, aspirations
September 11, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Last week our research project into trust and automated decision-making continued, we met with Digital Identity New Zealand and attended the CIO Summit. We also farewelled some team members and welcomed a new senior communi
September 2, 2020
I want to acknowledge how challenging these times are and that moving between lockdown levels does not help our state of mind, so please feel free to reach out even if it is just to share, we have a very well connected ecosystem who are here to help. For some COVID has been an opportunity to piv
August 28, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners of this year’s New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards — it was an honour to be among the many outstanding Kiwis and Kiwi businesses in the running for awards. I’m a big supporte
August 27, 2020