FintechNZ stories
KiwiSaver round-up app Feijoa has clinched the Audience Choice award at the Kiwibank Start Up Pitch Breakfast in Wellington.
Locate Technologies appoints Janine Grainger to its board as it plans to become New Zealand's first listed Bitcoin treasury firm on the NZX exchange.
Technology Investment Network (TIN) has released New Zealand's first Fintech Insights Report, revealing the sector's global worth of $2bn. .
Open finance is expected to become the standard for consumers' financial welfare and empowerment, according to an Aotearoa fintech research report.
New Zealand tech companies are set for rapid expansion in 2020, driven by innovation in ecology, industry, and economy, says NZTech chair Mitchell Pham.
Tech giants Apple, Google, and Amazon eye financial services, potentially shaking up New Zealand's market, warns FintechNZ's James Brown.
True number of cyber attacks in New Zealand likely higher than reported, says FintechNZ manager. Only 6% of firms have adequate protection.
New Zealand businesses are alarmingly underprepared for cyber-attacks, with only six per cent having adequate protection, warns FintechNZ's James Brown.
New Zealand risks missing out on major changes unless it harnesses fintech to drive its economy, says FintechNZ's James Brown.
UK fintech heavyweights visit New Zealand to help shape open finance rules, eyeing partnerships and a testbed for new banking technology.
FintechNZ general manager James Brown says that the virus could change the fintech landscape across industries.
New Zealand tech firms face uncertainty as COVID-19 spreads, with financial markets plummeting and global economic fears rising, says FintechNZ.
Fintech can help tackle climate change and digital literacy, says FintechNZ. Utilising fintech will make 2020 a 'decade to remember.'.
Experts predict the four-day week conversation will gain momentum in 2020, with several Kiwi companies set to pilot the concept initiated by Perpetual Guardian.
New Zealand has emerged as one of the fastest-growing fintech hubs in the Asia Pacific region, according to the Global Fintech Index 2020.
New Zealand must heed lessons from Baltimore's crippling ransomware attack, warns FintechNZ's James Brown, to avoid potential multi-billion dollar impacts.
FintechNZ forecasts major fintech changes in 2019, impacting Kiwi businesses with financial unbundling, new investment platforms, and advancing wearable tech.
Nine associations formally launched the network by signing a Statement of Intent at the Asian Financial Forum event in Hong Kong.
New Zealand's fintech sector has experienced significant growth, bringing in $220m worth of exports and expanding by 33% in the past year.
Support for New Zealand's fintech potential in the UK is growing as the government aims to establish post-Brexit free trade.
