09 December 2021
FinTech NZ submission on Climate-related Disclosures Governance and Risk Management consultation document
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09 December 2021
FinTechNZ congratulates the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) for its leadership in proposing a Digital Strategy for Aoteaora and we thank you for the opportunity to contribute feedback.
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The annual meeting of the New Zealand Financial Innovation and Technology Association (FinTechNZ) is coming soon and that means election season is now upon us! FinTechNZ was established to contribute to the prosperity of New Zealand through technology innovation. FinTechNZ brings together a nati
September 8, 2021
Well who would have thought we would be in this situation AGAIN. Now we look on with envy at other countries around the world that are “just living with COVID”.Uncertainty is not good for anyone especially one's mental health and wellbeing so look after yourself and look after your family and w
August 31, 2021
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. The pace o
August 27, 2021
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 FinT
August 27, 2021
By Brenton Charnley, Head of Australia, TrueLayer Australia and James A Brown, FinTechNZ 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
August 19, 2021
Aotearoa is poised to harness corporate New Zealand to meet the demands of climate change mitigation, the fintech sector says. FintechNZ general manager James Brown says the report of the parliamentary select committee considering the Financial Sector (climate-related disclosures and other matte
August 16, 2021
The face of financial technology is totally changing and New Zealand fintechs are on board to support major and positive climate change investments. Aotearoa is the first country in the world to introduce a law that requires the financial sector to disclose the impacts of climate change on their
August 2, 2021
Great news everyone, we are now “Good to Go” for the Open Finance project, it has taken a little longer than expected, however I am very excited as we start this journey. Looking at what Open Finance will mean to our SME’s, aging wealthy, Maori and Pasifika, essentially every New Zealander. T
July 23, 2021
In June ‘InsurTechNZ’ became an independent Association under the NZTech umbrella, a move which will significantly sharpen InsurTechNZ’s focus on the technology and data driven trends affecting how customers experience insurance services.Creating InsurTechNZ means a stronger voice for our com
July 15, 2021