By Sarah Minhinnick, General Manager, Capital Markets Origination, NZX

New Zealand has long obtained a reputation for being innovative and agile. We’ve had to. Being a comparatively small country, having the ability to innovate at pace has been core to our economic success.

This is especially true within the New Zealand FinTech sector. Over the past decade we’ve seen exceptional growth in FinTech, as local talent has continued to innovate and leverage new technologies to develop our key industries.

By Mark Carver, Principal Consultant — Privacy, Mosaic FSI

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards have become a crucial part of an organisation’s performance, reputation and risk mitigation strategy. Organisations that do not adopt ESG policies stand to lose out. Why? ESG performance has become a competitive differentiator for stakeholders, from investors and employees to suppliers and consumers.

By Anthony Jones, Visa’s Head of Digital Partnerships - Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific

With today’s customers expecting a seamless user experience at every touchpoint and across every channel, technological innovation will be critical in empowering New Zealand businesses with what they need to stay ahead of tomorrow’s commerce expectations.

The reality is that consumers already expect a frictionless experience in all their daily digital interactions – this is simply a baseline, a bare minimum. With features like predictive text search, pre-filled payment and delivery information, it’s evident that there is now a level of inherent convenience which simply wasn’t expected nor possible before.

By Sourced

Data Governance is often on top of the Chief Data Officer’s agenda. With the advent of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the China Personal Information Protection Law (CPIPL) and others, companies are taking a closer look at their data practices.

by Philip Cass, API Centre Manager at Payments NZ

As Aotearoa New Zealand progresses its Consumer Data Right (CDR), the opportunity exists for right-sized regulation to complement the industry-led development and implementation of open banking in Aotearoa.

At Payments NZ, we’ve long supported having a fit-for-purpose CDR framework in Aotearoa.

Enabling consumers greater access to and control over their own financial data can lead to more innovation and this in turn allows greater economic prosperity and financial wellbeing for New Zealanders.

By Jo Sherman, Founder and CEO, EDT

When cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed in November last year, financial regulators around the world collectively groaned. Billions of dollars effectively evaporated overnight, leading to huge losses for financial institutions around the world as well as mum-and-dad investors and celebrities including former American football player Tom Brady, model Gisele Bündchen, and comedian Larry David.

Prosecutors in the Bahamas and the United States launched investigations into the company, as did the United States House Committee on Financial Services. Financial and taxation regulators around the world will focus on the implications for investors in their jurisdictions who lost money…

We know the cost of conferences can be prohibitive for start-ups, but the opportunity to learn from and connect with sector leaders is priceless...

FinTechNZ has released a limited number of tickets at a special price for fintech start-ups. Don’t miss this opportunity, we want you in the room!

The RegTech stream at the FinTechNZ Hui Taumata provides a platform for collaboration for regulators, regulated entities, institutions and Government to address supervisory and regulatory compliance challenges within the financial ecosystem, and how we can leverage technology and community to simplify the understanding and application of legislation.

We look forward to sharing an overview of the opportunities presented by RegTech innovations at the Hui, with a dedicated breakout stream developed by RegTechNZ with the valued support of AWS.

In this highly engaging keynote, Dom will take the audience through the story of the world’s most loved neobank, Up.

Dom will reveal the secrets behind the success of Australia’s best neobank and how Kiwi startups can export their innovation and ingenuity to the world.

Don’t miss the chance to hear from this global fintech thought leader!

By Amanda Rogerson, Director, Solutions Product Marketing at Okta

The internet has never faced so much existential risk from people who want to harm companies and their users. While many organizations understand that there’s a link between identity and security, few fully grasp how foundational identity is to a modern security strategy. Organizations with gaps in their identity security are significantly more at risk of experiencing a compromise or breach.

By Blair Harrison, Head of New Zealand Listings, ASX

2021 has also been referred to as a ‘perfect storm’ for financial technology innovation. The addressable market for fintechs became larger than ever as Covid boosted consumer interest in transactions online. Consumer-facing financial companies rapidly embraced digital models and payment solutions to meet this need. It has been said that the pandemic condensed ‘at least five years of Fintech growth into six months’. What’s the outlook for 2023?

By Anthony Jones, Head of Digital Partnerships, Visa Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific

Barely half a century ago, your finances, business, and everyday life were managed in distinct ways. You withdrew cash to pay for groceries, paid your supplier with a cheque, and getting a line of credit could be difficult if you weren’t a large company or wealthy individual. But today, thanks to embedded finance, the ability to do all these things is woven into the fabric of websites, apps, and marketplaces. Around the world, we’re seeing a blurring of the lines between commerce, financial services and payments…

All fintechs start somewhere and our Fast Pitch Breakfast is one of them! We’re hosting five startups from the FinTechNZ Hui Taumata’s ANZ Innovation Zone to pitch their ideas.

“Our Fast Pitch Breakfast event is the ideal platform to introduce startups who are providing fresh solutions to grow customer value with innovation in payments,” says FinTechNZ’s Executive Director Jason Roberts.

“Visa plays an important role in the New Zealand fintech ecosystem helping pioneer new modes of commerce, including consumer and merchant experiences,” says FinTechNZ’s Executive Director, Jason Roberts, we’re delighted to have them as the Diamond Sponsor for the FinTech Hui Taumata 2023.

Super Saver pricing for the FinTech Hui Taumata ends on 8 December. Don’t miss this chance for a $400 saving and secure yourself a seat at the table to upskill and connect across the fintech sector.

With the ripple effect from the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange being felt globally, Jason Roberts suggests the most crucial factor in the successful implementation of new financial technologies is trust, and why New Zealand is well placed to be a global leader in this space.

With the Government’s recent announcement that banking will be the first sector to implement the new Consumer Data Right framework for New Zealand, at long last, we are beginning to see more public discussion on open banking (aka open finance).

FinTechNZ Executive Director, Jason Roberts, was recently invited on RNZ to discuss the opportunities this announcement presents for the FinTech sector.