NZTech News

Living digital lives

Kia ora, There is so much happening in the world of tech that the year is flying by and this week it’s August. But first, welcome to Netsafety Week. On Wednesday, I’m joining Meta’s Mia Garlick, Qubit Cyber’s Barry Greene and TikTok’s Jed Horner to disc

July 29, 2024

Industry News

BioTechNZ Executive Council Elections 2024

We are pleased to invite you to nominate yourself or another individual for BioTechNZ’s Executive Council. The purpose of BioTechNZ is to raise awareness and increase understanding of biotechnology to enable our nation to embrace the best opportunities biotech has to offer, help

July 26, 2024

Newsletters

The rise of digital banks

Kia ora, Aotearoa New Zealand’s financial landscape is undergoing a change with the rise of digital banks, also known as challenger or neobanks. Over recent months, three local fintechs; Dosh, Emerge and Debut have announced plans to expand their offerings, moving towa

July 25, 2024

Industry News

Sustainability - Insights, strategies and future events

Sustainable FinTech working group (SFWG) update: insights, strategies, and future events The recent video meeting of the Sustainable FinTech Working Group (SFWG) brought together key players from across the sustainable fintech sector to share insights, developments, and strategies. You can hear

July 25, 2024

Industry News

RegTech Roundup - July

July fun fact, in July 1981 IBM’s first desktop computer, the System/23 Deskmaster was introduced, how many of you can remember the early days of tech? Nowadays we have computers that evolve their own learning and can mimic humans! For some of us that has been a lifetime, but what a lifetime and

July 25, 2024

Industry News

Unveiling the future

Kia ora, Today, we’re delighted to announce the publication of our AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand. Special thanks to our dedicated working group, our Executive Council and Workshop contributors. Both the Executive Council and workshop participants challenged us to set a new ambi

July 24, 2024

Industry News

Meet Anshuman on his journey on AI and problem solving

This month in our new AI leadership Q&A series we meet executive council member Anshuman Banjeree and discover what inspires him. Tell us a little bit about yourself? I grew up in India in the city of Kolkata. My education took me to different parts of the country and I have an undergrad

July 24, 2024

Newsletters

Digital Trust Framework: Launch & Future | July Newsletter

The Digital Identity Services Trust Framework (DISTF) Act took effect on the first day of the month, and included the establishment and implementation of the Regulator, the Trust Framework Authority. The launch was rather low-key, with the only discernible signal from the Department of Internal Aff

July 24, 2024

Media Releases

AI Blueprint for Aotearoa launched today

The AI Forum of New Zealand proudly announces the publication of the AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand. It proposes leveraging existing industry initiatives to help drive results and achieve a shared vision. “The AI Blueprint for Aotearoa sets ambitious goals, aiming to establish New Zeala

July 24, 2024