How is our concept of money and currency evolving and changing? What are the global shifts and trends around fintech, and how should we be taking advantage to shape the future of finance? Our speakers will discuss cryptocurrencies and how these technologies are changing the face of finance, as well as the emerging fintech sector, … Continue reading "Kea Inspire: The Future of Money"

The evening is a chance to celebrate our seven ventures and their accelerator journey over the last three months. You’ll have the opportunity to hear the founders pitch their ventures publicly for the very first time. After the close of pitches we invite you to stay and join the teams for a drink.

Join the FinTechNZ team and engage with fellow members at our midyear event series in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.  Gain insights, increase knowledge and create connections. Our first event hosts Liam Mason, FMA's Director of Regulation, who will discuss FinTech's evolving regulatory landscape, including robo-advice legislation.  The presentation will be followed by a facilitated discussion … Continue reading "FinTechNZ Connect Wellington"

Join the FinTechNZ team and engage with fellow members at our midyear event series in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.  Gain insights, increase knowledge and create connections. In Christchurch, FinTechNZ introduces MBIE's Senior Policy Advisor Poppy Haynes who advises the financial markets team and has a special interest in FinTech.  Poppy will be joined by Adam … Continue reading "FinTechNZ Connect Christchurch"

Join us in Auckland for the third event in our midyear series, where we meet OMNIMax owner Jonathan Taylor, followed by a FMA presentation on FinTech's evolving regulatory landscape, including robo-advice legislation.  Founding members, ANZ, BNZ, Kiwibank and Westpac will then debate engagement with FinTech businesses.  Facilitated discussion and networking will follow.

An Introduction to the Disruptive Potential of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology Blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ether, is relatively new. The idea of Blockchain and the broader distributed ledger technology (DLT)—cryptographically locked peer-to-peer databases upon which new transactions can be appended, but previous transactions never deleted or changed—is deceptively … Continue reading "Blockchain Talk (AKLD) – Intro to the Disruptive Potenial of Blockchain – Alexandra Sims"