19 August 2022
The FinTechNZ Sustainability Working Group has a data workstream looking at the data requirements for determining sustainable practices.
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28 July 2022
Kiwi digital wallet provider Dosh has been announced the sole recipient of the Canstar Innovation Excellence Award 2022. The Canstar Award Programme seeks to highlight and recognise the most innovative products and services launched in the market within the past year.
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27 July 2022
Open banking is stimulating the New Zealand economy as the finance market is growing and maturing, FinTechNZ executive director Jason Roberts says.
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05 July 2022
The opening of New Zealand border has resulted in international tech, bank tech, platforms and countries parachuting into Aotearoa now, FinTechNZ executive director Jason Roberts says.
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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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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
FinTechNZ thanks the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) for the opportunity to submit on The Future of Money – Central Bank Digital Currency issues paper (issues paper).1 Headings in this submission and their numbering relate to the particular questions raised in the issues paper, and page number
December 6, 2021
Changes to the new Traffic light systemAs I pen this month’s newsletter I was listening to Minister Hipkins' most welcome and timely update on both the planned acceleration and opening up of the borders. This includes both the relaxation of MIQ and then expanded international travel options
November 26, 2021
Wondering where to start on your FinTech innovation journey? Read on! With the digital goods economy now in a super cycle, old business paradigms are quickly giving away to fresh ones. Nowhere is this more evident than in the financial services sector, where we are seeing a rapid unbundling of p
November 18, 2021
Fintech is providing opportunities to improve financial literacy and financial capability, streamline processes and deliver exceptional customer outcomes and revolutionise the financial services sector. New innovations can increase productivity gains and digital inclusion. To better understand t
November 12, 2021