Financial services are currently being re-shaped by two global mega-trends –digital technology and the rapid rise of sustainability in finance.
These mega-trends highlights an even more significant intersection at play. Both converge symbiotically – FinTech is the key in the upscaling of sustainability in finance. In turn, this accelerates innovation in FinTech.
As an exponentially increasing factor in the service delivery of financial institutions, digital and data solutions to date has been seen in the adoption of AI, which deploys the latest technologies to collect, evaluate and report sustainability data.
Join FinTechNZ to join the rapidly growing Sustainable FinTech community of small, medium and large businesses shaping how New Zealand’s FinTech sector transitions to a lower emissions economy.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
- Identifying our key challenges and opportunities within the FinTech sector.
- Defining our purpose.
- Developing plans for activities.
LATEST UPDATES
- External Reporting Board consultation updates
- FinTechNZ submission to the External Reporting Board on the Climate-related Disclosures, Governance and Risk Management Consultation Document
- ISSB technical working group prototype updates
- Updated Task Force for Climate-Related Disclosures (TCFD) guidance on metrics and targets
- New Zealand’s Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
- Find out about the Partnership for Carbon Accounting (PCAF) and read their standard
EVENTS
The Sustainable FinTech working group meet every month to get updates and work on progressing New Zealand to a lower emissions economy. Contact us to join this group.
WEBINARS
2022
2021
NEWS
KEY DRIVERS
Sustainability Working Group Co-Chair
- Mitchell Pham, CodeHQ
Sustainability Working Group Co-Chair
Leeanna Kohn-Hardy, Finappster
Sustainability Working Group
- Derek Handley, Aera
- Paul Gestro, ASB
- Tanya Rystwej, ANZ
- Rebekah Cain, BNZ
- Emma Brosnahan, BNZ
- Colin Magee, Catalist
- Eric Troebner, Tax Mgmt NZ
- Jaime Nack, Three Squares Inc
- Ben Gleisner, Cogo
- Jannat Maqbool, Ecosystm 360
- Jason Roberts, FinTechNZ
- Matt Orr, Fisher & Paykel Appliances
- Katie Beith, Forsyth Barr
- Benjamin Davin, Jarden
- Simon Hargraves, Power Finance
- Stephen Upton, Kernel Wealth
- Julia Jackson, Kiwibank
- Alan Baird, Microsoft
- Brenden Maher, Microsoft
- Barry Coates, Mindful Money
- Julia Jones, NZX
- Jane Retimana, Payments NZ
- Victoria Hatton, PWC
Sustainability Marketing and Communications
- Leeanna Kohn-Hardy, Finappster
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