31 May 2022
We all have our eyes on the horizon and want to understand trends, anticipate business challenges and identify the future opportunity.
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23 May 2022
Dosh, New Zealand’s first mobile wallet, today announced it is working with Visa to expand its mission to provide Kiwis with greater financial freedom, access to and control of their money.
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11 May 2022
Growing Kiwi company, Wych and The Salvation Army team up to improve localised fundraising support.
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29 April 2022
In the last week the Prime Minister and a cross-party delegation of political leaders and trade and industry representatives (including FinTech companies) completed their trip to Singapore and Japan. This was an important first step in sending a message that we're back and open for business after being stuck inside fortress New Zealand for the last two years.
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The FinTech Forum is the New Zealand Council of Financial Regulators (COFR) official forum for FinTech-related regulation. It has been established as a single point of regulatory support and information for the FinTech sector, which can consider regulatory enquiries directed at any of their member
April 4, 2022
The Path to Fairer Finance and a More Inclusive New Zealand Every sector in our society touches finance at some point; the opportunity for fintech as an enabler is to create new revenue models within each sector. From enterprise to small business, through charity to individuals – the opp
April 4, 2022
Last month’s newsletter began with the question; “Is Open Finance real life, or is it just fantasy? “. This was a precursor view on Open Finance progress. By the time you read this update we will have just released the Open Finance Project of Aotearoa report, truly an example of collaboration
March 31, 2022
Open finance is tipped to become the standard for consumers' financial welfare and empowerment, according to a new Aotearoa fintech research report. FinTechNZ executive director Jason Roberts says the huge opportunities for Kiwi businesses and consumers can’t be ignored; with open finance set
March 28, 2022
Existing shareholders return to accelerate growth of Kiwi-owned digital wallet Dosh, New Zealand’s first digital wallet, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round, pushing up its valuation and allowing the Kiwi fintech start-up to accelerate growth and technical capacity in 2022. The ra
March 21, 2022
A growing ecosystem of fintech companies bodes well for future listings on ASX. New Zealand’s financial technology (fintech) boom has been a long time in the making. NZ was among the first countries to introduce Electronic Funds Transfer Point of Sale (EFTPOS) in the 80s and was an early adopt
February 28, 2022
Welcome back to 2022! I am sure it is going to be another big year for all of us – and probably just as predictably, unpredictable as the last two years! However, there is one thing that is predictable and that is that FinTech is accelerating all around the world – and especially so here in Aot
February 25, 2022
FinTech NZ submission on Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standard 1: Climate-related Disclosures Governance and Risk Management consultation document FinTechNZ thanks the External Reporting Board (XRB) for the opportunity to provide feedback on the Aotearoa New Zealand Climate Standard 1: Climate-r
December 9, 2021
FinTechNZ submission onTe koke ki tētahi Rautaki Matihiko mō Aotearoa,Towards a Digital Strategy for Aotearoa FinTechNZ congratulates the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) for its leadership in proposing a Digital Strategy for Aoteaora and we thank you for the opportunity to contribut
December 9, 2021