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FinTechNZ – from insight to impact!

We’re taking fintech from Aotearoa to the world We have just launched the FinTechNZ Hui Taumata 2023 schedule and you can now register to attend. This month we also explore investment trends, thoughts on partnering, working group updates and the Singapore Fintech Festival. Plus we welcome 11 new members! FinTech Hui Taumata 2023 We’re ready to bring the … Continue reading "FinTechNZ – from insight to impact!"
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Policy and Technology – striving for a perfect match with better outcomes

As signalled in last month’s newsletter, DINZ’s submission to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s consultation paper on Biometrics did proceed to plan, and we were grateful to receive OPC’s thanks and acknowledgement of the work put in by our special interest group of DINZ members.
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Natural Intelligence – with David Rajan, CEO of Opteran

The scientists behind Opteran spent 10 years mapping a bee’s brain. This research is now powering Opteran’s array of new capabilities using biomimicry dubbed ‘Natural Intelligence’, from enabling machines to navigate and learn autonomously as insects do in nature, to obviating the need for mass data sets to train AI - and that’s only the start.
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NZTech Inform – NEXT LEVEL!

As our time online increases, so do the associated security risks. Even if you work in tech and think you are tech savvy, none of us are immune from cyber crime!
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NZTech Inform – record investment growth

Investment in tech in New Zealand continues to grow. Recently released New Zealand data in the Startup Genome report shows the medium seed round is now US$1m and the medium series A round is up to US$3.7m. Over the past three years, US$1.1 billion in venture capital (VC) funding has been invested in New Zealand.