13 August 2019
FintechNZ says Kiwis will soon see more banks supporting smart tech companies to help boost exports and business
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12 July 2019
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.
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09 July 2019
Hear FinTechNZ’s James Brown speaking to bfm’s Tuwhenuaroa about Facebook’s Libra currency and FinTech in New Zealand.
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08 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 … Continue reading "NZ on the verge of a cataclysmic financial service change"
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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. But will the big banks in New Zealand be ready when the Libra currency launches next year, he says. “We want cha
June 26, 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
June 21, 2019
Richard Nicholson, InsurTechNZ Working Group member, Head of InnoCo and Chief Strategy & Innovations Officer for Crawford NZ I recently attended the ClaimsTech Summit held in Sydney in May. Overall it was a good conference, well attended with a number of insurers (under writers and reinsurer
June 20, 2019
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. What does New Zealand need to do to prevent one of its major cities being offline for over
May 21, 2019
Dear Readers, 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.Get ready for
May 16, 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. He says the impact of these attacks on the insurance sector would be greater than natural disasters. Brow
May 15, 2019
Auckland – New Zealand should change its financial tech systems to drive the Kiwi economy or the country may miss out on sweeping changes, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. One of the biggest banks in the world, JP Morgan, is worried about the impact of AI and fintech so much th
May 8, 2019
Dear Readers, Already a month has passed since the tragedy in Christchurch, it didn’t take long for the New Zealand tech sector to collectively condemn the terrorist and his shocking use of technology to live-stream his violence. Not only did we condemn the attack and pay our respects to the
April 24, 2019
FinTechNZ has established another Working Group to add to the mix, WealthTechNZ was launched at the beginning of April with Augen Software Group hosting the inaugural meeting. Rachel Strevens, Founder and CEO, Invsta, is at the helm and enjoyed fantastic levels of support with 20 people from across
April 18, 2019