Dosh to deliver Aotearoa's first digital wallet app

06 May 2021

Paying people instantly via smartphone is commonplace around the world; there are 45 real time payments networks globally and 13 currently in production. New Zealand is not one of them. After several years in Singapore, Kiwi co-founders Shane Marsh and James McEniery returned home to find local banking technology had not kept up with the … Continue reading "A New Financial Ecosystem for New Zealanders: Open Banking"

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Fairer finance - without the frustration

05 May 2021

Take note of the term “embedded finance”. Dave Corbett, CEO of new fintech PowerFinance, is adamant it is the way of the future. Corbett is an enthusiastic proponent of the concept – where businesses can offer finance to their customers to expand their offering, instead of having to buy a product or service and then have … Continue reading "A New Financial Ecosystem for New Zealanders: Open Banking"

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Inspiring events InsurTechNZ news and more

30 April 2021

We are very close to pushing the go button on our Open Finance project which is going to help change the financial landscape to achieve better financial prosperity for every kiwi. There is still some space if you would like to be a partner so please get in touch and have the option to input into the … Continue reading "A New Financial Ecosystem for New Zealanders: Open Banking"

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Female fintech leaders: critical to a thriving NZ economy

30 April 2021

Over the past few years, a strong financial technology ecosystem has evolved in New Zealand with hundreds of new fintech companies

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NZ fin companies will embrace upcoming climate change reporting laws

13 April 2021

New Zealand financial companies and organisations will embrace upcoming changes today announced by government for them to report on their annual emissions, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says.

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A New Financial Ecosystem for New Zealanders: Open Banking

FinTech Scotland member James Varga gives an outsider’s perspective on what Open Banking might mean for New Zealand. I’ve watched with interest, albeit from a great distance, news relating to Open Banking coming out of New Zealand.  I noted only recently, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Kris Faafoi was in Canberra for discussions with … Continue reading "A New Financial Ecosystem for New Zealanders: Open Banking"
19 November 2018
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Growing fintech opportunities emerge from banking review

While the results from the review by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Reserve bank could have been more positive, New Zealand banks have been looking at options to improve customer experience and embrace the fintech community which is great for all Kiwis, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Banking is changing as new … Continue reading "Growing fintech opportunities emerge from banking review"
06 November 2018