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 "World Economic Forum report on FinTech: A pragmatic assessment of disruptive potential in financial services"
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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 "World Economic Forum report on FinTech: A pragmatic assessment of disruptive potential in financial services"
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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 "World Economic Forum report on FinTech: A pragmatic assessment of disruptive potential in financial services"
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What innovations have made the most impact on the financial ecosystem since 2014 and which have failed to produce impact? How will innovations impact the ways in which financial services are structured, provisioned and consumed in the future? What implications will innovative ideas have on the broad
August 24, 2017
Kiwi companies are queueing up to do business with Vietnam and other similar sized Asian countries, a leading New Zealand technology businessman says. Mitchell, chair of NZTech, FinTechNZ and a New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) beachheads advisor in technology business for the ASEAN reg
August 16, 2017
A big thank you to those who attended our recent FinTechNZ Connect event series in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland. If you missed our winter event series, read the highlights and key learnings here. These events are successful because of you! A key to our success is the opportunity for memb
August 1, 2017
Article from Vito Petan on LinkedIn It seems almost every day that we are hearing of a new Initial coin offering raising tens (or hundreds) of millions dollars in a matter of days and the sheer mention of blockchain is invoking animal spirits in both investors and the general public. A friend
July 27, 2017
Every day there is a new article that discusses the sea change disrupting the banking industry. This change, they say, will fundamentally disrupt the financial services value chain for customers, intermediaries, and incumbents alike. There is no avoiding the signs. Across the world there are pres
July 27, 2017
The latest FinTechNZ Connect event series in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland raised important issues, a constant theme being the need to engage early with authorities and business. At our first event in Wellington on 28th June, we hosted founder and CEO Mel Gollan, who shared RIP Global's i
July 25, 2017
The substantial growth of the country’s umbrella tech organisation NZTech is indicative of the rapid expansion of the nation’s fastest growing industry, says its chief executive Graeme Muller. NZTech has its eighth annual meeting in Auckland today and NZTech now represents more than 400
July 19, 2017
Article from www.virgin.com In some ways big business has never been bigger. As Apple surges past an $800bn valuation it’s increasingly clear that a small number of tech companies are monopolising international markets. But history teaches us that even the largest, most powerful organisations
July 18, 2017
Article from Vito Petan on LinkedIn Fidelity, one of the largest asset managers in the world, added bitcoin support to their website and started accepting the digital currency in its employee cafeteria, as it tries to position itself as the pioneer in digital currencies among the large financi
July 17, 2017