The latest FinTechNZ Connect event series in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland raised important issues, a constant theme being the need to engage early with authorities and business.
25 July 2017
Article from www.virgin.com In some ways big business has never been bigger. As Apple surges past an $800bn valuation it’s increasingly clear that a small number of tech companies are …
Continue reading "FinTech will grow globally through collaboration"
18 July 2017
Article from Vito Petan on LinkedIn Fidelity, one of the largest asset managers in the world, added bitcoin support to their website and started accepting the digital currency in its employee …
Continue reading "Fidelity adds Bitcoin to website and cafeteria as the digital currency hits new record"
17 July 2017
Article from Vito Petan on LinkedIn In a country where a staggering 425 million people, or 65% of all mobile phone users use mobile phone wallets to transfer money to …
Continue reading "Can banks survive the FinTech revolution?"
14 July 2017
Article from www.letstalkpayments.com Since its founding in 2009, Venmo has established itself as one of the premier peer-to-peer money transfer servicesand one of the most prominent names in FinTech. From its …
Continue reading "Launch of Zelle Is Proof That FinTech Firms Have the Power to Sway Big Banks"
13 July 2017
Four Victoria University students plan to make life easier for business owners with a digital assistant that helps with the day-to-day tasks of running their operations. The idea formed part …
Continue reading "Wellington students win IT award by pushing boundaries"
10 July 2017
A new research study has identified agri-business as one of the best opportunities to use the internet of things (IoT) for economic advantage in New Zealand, mainly because of the …
Continue reading "Agri business using IoT will jolt the NZ economy"
02 July 2017
Cities will become safer and more desirable to live in when the internet of things (IoT) takes hold a research study report says.
02 July 2017
An historic and landmark national research study estimates the roll out of IoT (internet of things) is likely to produce a benefit for the New Zealand economy of billions of …
Continue reading "IoT could be worth more than $2.2 billion to NZ over 10 years"
29 June 2017