14 October 2019
The FinTech industry has grown up and grown out. No longer made up of only start-ups, FinTech today is a host of seasoned companies that offer a broad array of financial services and operate on a global stage.
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01 October 2019
New Zealand could soon be on the cusp of open banking, possibly one of the greatest shake-ups in how customers manage their money, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says.
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20 September 2019
It just seems to be the default answer these days, I thought technology was going to make life easier not busier.
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19 September 2019
We started Sharesies to create equal opportunities for people to grow their wealth.
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FintechNZ says Kiwis will soon see more banks supporting smart tech companies to help boost exports and business. ASB bank has got behind new tech company, TradeWindow, to help fast-track development of its distributed ledger technology trading product. TradeWindow is one of the first tech firms
August 13, 2019
FintechNZ today backed the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) to make public its annual corporate workplan which should result in better insurtech customer service. FintechNZ general manager James Brown says it is a good step forward in being proactive in a very old sector. “Insurtechs are f
July 29, 2019
Dear Readers, Well it’s been an interesting couple of weeks with Facebook announcing their plan to launch their own crypto currency Libra. It has created much discussion and debate on what this means to the financial services sector around the world. Recently I was asked by 95bFM to speak on
July 18, 2019
FintechNZ says three of the largest US tech companies Apple, Google and Amazon are encroaching on financial services and threatening incumbents with their size and ability to attract massive, loyal user bases. It’s no surprise the big tech giants are looking at financial services for growth op
July 16, 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. The Cert NZ report shows New Zealanders from Invercargill to the Bay of Islands suffered cyber security incidents, with
July 12, 2019
Hear FinTechNZ’s James Brown speaking to bfm’s Tuwhenuaroa about Facebook’s Libra currency and FinTech in New Zealand. We are on the verge of a cataclysmic change in the way Kiwis think about financial services. Tuwhenuaroa spoke to Fintech NZ’s James Brown about how the Libra currency
July 9, 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 contri
July 8, 2019
Wellington – 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. BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pasca
July 3, 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. 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