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 … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (13)"
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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 … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (13)"
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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 … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (13)"
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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
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Stakeholder meetings Last week, we met with people from the arts and creative industries, which was fascinating. They told us about the importance of storytelling and getting New Zealand stories and perspectives out i
July 7, 2020
'I'll be back’ is normally reserved for big Arnie, however it appears COVID didn't get the message. Although people and businesses are trying to get back to the new Normal the reality is, things continue to shift. We have hosted a number of webinars which have all gone very well and we are curren
June 30, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Stakeholder meetings continue Last week we continued to meet with a wide array of sectors and interest groups — thanks again to everyone who’s taken the time to meet with us. First up, we met with Professor Shaun
June 26, 2020
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Last week was another big week for the Digital Council. Gold sponsorship announcement We’re excited to announce the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand is a gold sponsor of the Digital Identity NZ ben
June 18, 2020