FinTechNZ News
Tāmaki Makaurau - While Kiwis have been keeping covid safe, other markets have reopened and are growing at pace with New Zealand, risking an uphill battle to regain lost momentum.
29 April 2022
Industry News
Kiwi Fintech Yonda launches extended partnership with Equifax
Kiwi consumers are on their way to accessing their financial data more easily, thanks to the extended partnership between Equifax and Yonda – a New Zealand owned fintech. The partnership launches a new personalised credit scoring app to help Kiwis know, grow and protect their credit scores and more broadly build their financial wellbeing.
21 April 2022
Industry News
FINTECH FORUM – streamlining FinTech regulatory requirements
The FinTech Forum is the New Zealand Council of Financial Regulators (COFR) official forum for FinTech-related regulation. It has been established as a single point of regulatory support and information … Continue reading "FINTECH FORUM – streamlining FinTech regulatory requirements"
04 April 2022
Industry News
Dosh secures record $5 million in seed round
Existing shareholders return to accelerate growth of Kiwi-owned digital wallet
21 March 2022
Industry News
NZ fintech sector’s bright prospects
A growing ecosystem of fintech companies bodes well for future listings on ASX.
28 February 2022
Industry News
A New Resource for FinTech Innovators
Wondering where to start on your FinTech innovation journey? Read on!
18 November 2021
Industry News
fintech.govt.nz goes live
FinTech innovators looking for guidance on regulatory matters in relation to their projects, have a new place to go to: fintech.govt.nz. The site is a way to engage with member agencies of the Council of Financial Regulators (CoFR) - Kaunihera Kaiwhakarite Ahumoni - in a single forum.
27 August 2021
Industry News
Join the Global Open Finance Challenge
This October, AWS is collaborating with four leading banks from across the globe - NAB (Australia), ITAU (Brazil), NatWest (UK) and CIBC (Canada) – to run a hackathon that explores the future of finance in the Global Open Finance Challenge. We see this as an outstanding opportunity for FinTechNZ members to get exposure to four of the largest banks in the world.
27 August 2021
Industry News
Say Kia Ora to New Zealand’s Consumer Data Right
Australia and New Zealand share a lot of similarities such as a love for rugby, cricket and pavlova. Now, following The Hon. Dr David Clark’s announcement on 6 July 2021, we also share a common name for an open data access regime we both call the Consumer Data Right.
19 August 2021