08 September 2021
The annual meeting of FinTechNZ is coming soon and that means election season is now upon us!
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31 August 2021
Check out the latest news update from FinTechNZ here
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27 August 2021
FinTech innovators looking for guidance on regulatory matters in relation to their projects, have a new place to go to: fintech.govt.nz. The site is a way to engage with member agencies of the Council of Financial Regulators (CoFR) - Kaunihera Kaiwhakarite Ahumoni - in a single forum.
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New Zealand is an open and competitive economy with a population of around 5 million. The country has a range of strong manufacturing and service sectors which complement a trade-oriented economy, with the agricultural, horticultural, forestry, mining, and fishing sectors all playing an importan
July 2, 2021
More New Zealand businesses need to wake up to ensure they don’t suffer cyber-attacks, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Kiwi cyber security incidents jumped 65 percent last year, with an associated $16.9 million in direct financial losses, which are just the tip of the iceberg, Brow
June 29, 2021
The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) is seeking tech companies from Australia and New Zealand who are considering the UK for international expansion. The selected group will join the official hybrid mission to London Tech Week in September 2021. LTW is Europe’s la
June 23, 2021
It was fantastic to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Golden Ticket (GT) program with three companies benefiting from the GT. We are now open for tranche four and welcome applications. We heard from Kernel, Catalist and SuperGenerous on how the program helped them clarify their product and
June 18, 2021
Micro investing is changing how Kiwis are thinking about their investments, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Micro-investing is putting in small amounts of money fairly regularly. It makes investing more accessible, especially because it's usually done through an app su
June 17, 2021
FintechNZ says the cyber-attack on the Waikato District Health Board is not surprising considering only six percent of Kiwi companies have adequate protection. On average, companies take about 197 days to identify and 69 days to contain a breach according to IBM, FintechNZ general manager James
May 24, 2021
Paying people instantly via smartphone is commonplace around the world; there are 45 real time payments networks globally and 13 currently in production. New Zealand is not one of them. After several years in Singapore, Kiwi co-founders Shane Marsh and James McEniery returned home to find local
May 6, 2021
This article was published by the NZHerald Take note of the term "embedded finance". Dave Corbett, CEO of new fintech PowerFinance, is adamant it is the way of the future. Corbett is an enthusiastic proponent of the concept – where businesses can offer finance to their customers to exp
May 5, 2021
We are very close to pushing the go button on our Open Finance project which is going to help change the financial landscape to achieve better financial prosperity for every kiwi. There is still some space if you would like to be a partner so please get in touch and have the option to inp
April 30, 2021