Last month, hundreds of delegates met at Digital Nations 2030, to shape the future of digital economies, governments and society. FinTechNZ’s Leigh Flounders facilitated the Future Finance Forum; he shares his event highlights below: One of the most rewarding aspects of travel and interacting with different cultures, is the ability to subconsciously start to make …
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With the recent change of Government, we have an opportunity to engage with the new Minister on matters that impact us the most in the financial services and technology communities.
31 October 2017
Source: www.finextra.com The World Economic Forum has just completed one of the most thoroughgoing studies into the effect of fintech on the financial services industry. Although ‘Beyond Fintech: A Pragmatic Assessment of Disruptive Potential in Financial Services’ isn’t the most imaginative title, the study contains over 150 interviews and accounts of ten international workshop sessions. …
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KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report highlight’s the key trends and issues impacting the fintech market this quarter, both globally and in key regions around the world.
31 August 2017
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 broader financial system? The World Economic Forum has released …
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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.
18 July 2017
Article from Vito Petan on LinkedIn In a country where a staggering 425 million people, or 65% of all mobile phone users use mobile phone wallets to transfer money to their friends or pay at local shops and restaurants in mere seconds, there is also a contrasting experience. Outdated state owned banks, where you usually …
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This week, FinTechNZ were party to the release of the Tech Manifesto 2017, the outcome of which, if acted upon by government and industry, will significantly advance the ecosystem for and accelerate adoption of all tech innovation.
26 May 2017
Article Source: FintechRanking.com Want to see the global fintech landscape summed up in an easy on the eye and effortless to digest infographics? You have come to the right place – this excellent infographics has it all, from the hottest start-ups today and those to watch in 2016 to the most supportive countries and governments as well …
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