11 September 2025
The annual meeting of the New Zealand Financial Innovation and Technology Association (FinTechNZ) is coming soon and that means election season is now upon us!
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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 "How the coronavirus could impact NZ’s financial sector"
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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 "How the coronavirus could impact NZ’s financial sector"
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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 "How the coronavirus could impact NZ’s financial sector"
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A leading New Zealand fintech experts says the coronavirus is significantly affecting the Kiwi financial sector and the economy. FintechNZ general manager James Brown says the impact has begun, but he is not sure for how long. He says there are different ways the virus could change the fintech l
March 17, 2020
As the COVID-19 outbreak spreads into its third month, the virus is covering much of the world and things could get worse. The global financial markets have plummeted in what could be similar to the Global Financial Crisis, 60 percent of people across Asia are worried for their financial s
March 5, 2020
Well it continues to be a busy start to the year with lots of discussion around General Elections, Brexit, Trade Wars, slowing down of the Global economy and clearly the CoronaVirus. These are all things that are and can affect New Zealand's own economy that's why we need to continue to look at
February 28, 2020
…. is the title of Rob Galbraith’s bestselling book (yes folks, written by an insurance underwriter and a bestseller on Amazon!). Rob featured as a fantastic keynote speaker at this conference and painted a picture of how insurance will change over the next ten years. His common sense and logic
February 26, 2020
By the Datamine team Data is extremely valuable. This should come as no surprise to anyone in fintech, and neither should the fact that many organisations entertain the thought of selling their data to bring in some easy cash. After all, if data is so valuable and you’re automatica
February 25, 2020
This should be an interesting start to a new decade with another busy year for InsurTechNZ in the making. If the start of this year is anything to go by, the wider insurance landscape is shaping up to be an interesting one. In front of us right now we have election year, the uncertainty brought abo
February 14, 2020
2020 is here, the dawn of a new decade and what delights await us and the world this year? More of Trump or perhaps not, Brexit will it ever be done? And our own election on the 19th of September. Who will promise what? With New Zealand productivity continuing to decline we really do need to loo
January 31, 2020
New Zealand needs to use financial technology to tackle big problems in 2020, such as climate change and digital literacy, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Applying fintech to New Zealand’s key issues will help New Zealand on an incredible journey and make this a decade to remember,
January 31, 2020
The four-day week discussion will accelerate this year and a number of Kiwi companies are looking to pilot the concept. The initiative was created by Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart at Perpetual Guardian. Evidence shows very clearly how chasing productivity is good for the business. Mayb
January 7, 2020