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 (17)"
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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 (17)"
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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 (17)"
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By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Last week was a difficult one for everyone as the government announced extended COVID-19 alert levels for Auckland and the rest of the country. We would like to take the opportunity to again encourage people to get behin
August 21, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Last week we continued talking to stakeholders about e-commerce opportunities in New Zealand. Toi Āria, our research partners, got out into the community to talk to Kiwis about algorithms. And, our chair, Mitchell Pham, ca
August 13, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Stakeholder engagement continues Last week, the team’s stakeholder engagement continued with Techweek 2020 playing a central commitment in our calendars. On Monday, chair Mitchell Pham took part in the APEC Bus
August 5, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Meeting with Ministers Last Friday we met with Statistics Minister the Hon. James Shaw and Government Digital Services Minister to talk them through where we’re at with our main research project exploring ADM (automate
July 29, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Stakeholder engagement Last week was another busy one for the Digital Council. We met with the CEO of figure.nz, an organisation that has developed a platform bringing data from multiple sources together into one
July 24, 2020
What a crazy time it's been, with so many face to face conferences being cancelled and events going to zoom and digital channels. That being said we have Techweek2020 next week which is virtual this year, and I am excited that we are running a number of Fintech events covering a multitude of topics
July 23, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Stakeholder engagement with the telco sector Last week, we met with representatives from the telecommunications sector. We were reminded about the positive progress that has been made with significant investment in th
July 20, 2020
The world continues to reel from the double whammy of a health crisis and an economic blow out. But almost in sympathy to the idea ‘never let a crisis go to waste’, Kiwi fintech’s are rearing to dig deeper and continue to forge their own futures. A recent FintechNZ survey across a broad sp
July 20, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Catch up with Ministers This week, our chair, Mitchell Pham, caught up with Government Digital Services Minister Hon. Kris Faafoi and Statistics Minister Hon. James Shaw to talk about our upcoming research report du
July 7, 2020