November FintechNZ Update – Open Banking, The Point insights, and Member News 🚀

21 November 2024

Catch up on open banking progress, key takeaways from The Point, and the latest fintech news from Aotearoa and beyond.

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Council Elections, DISTF Milestone, and End-of-Year Highlights | November Newsletter

21 November 2024

A warm welcome to our newest members: api connects, Deloitte, and SushLabs.

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InsurTechNZ News - November 2024

20 November 2024

New research by Deloitte in partnership with InsurTechNZ provides insight into the collaboration strategies of insurers and startups in New Zealand and Australia, including the drivers and barriers.

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InsurTech industry news

20 November 2024

The insurtech landscape continues to thrive with exciting developments and opportunities for collaboration and growth. Here’s a round up of the latest news and events shaping the future of insurtech.

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RegTech Round-up October 24: New Rules, Open Banking Milestones, and Tools to Transform Compliance

18 November 2024

It’s nearing the end of a busy year, and whilst RegTech NZ has been in a bit of a hibernation for most of it (very few events) we’ve not been resting on our laurels but rather we have all been busy working hard on our own ventures including our side venture – RegTech Connect. Industry … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (33)"

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Accelerating digitisation

18 November 2024

Kia ora, Seven months ago, the Minister for Digitising Government shared a Cabinet Paper outlining plans for an all-of-government strategic roadmap to accelerate the digitisation of government services. This roadmap was set to include a detailed work programme and a digital investment plan. So, where are we at with this initiative? Did you know that government agencies … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (33)"

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Advocacy, Awards, and Member Survey - November Newsletter

14 November 2024

Kia ora, In September, BlockchainNZ submitted to Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee Inquiry into Banking Competition, addressing the challenges Web3 businesses in New Zealand face in accessing and maintaining essential banking services. This week, BlockchainNZ Chair, Jeremy Muir, presented to the Committee, summarising our submission, and responding to their questions. We are also preparing a … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (33)"

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Insurance Innovation

11 November 2024

InsurTechNZ partnered with Deloitte to research insurance innovation across New Zealand and Australia.

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Accelerating Aotearoa’s path to net zero

11 November 2024

Kia ora, Last week, I joined a meeting where government officials raised questions about the potential impact of data centres – an important topic, but one that often sees more opinions than facts. Reliable data is hard to come by. However, a recent report on the Australian data centre market offers some useful insights. Australian businesses would … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (33)"

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What is the impact of AI on productivity in Aotearoa New Zealand?

11 November 2024

The AI Forum, in partnership with Callaghan Innovation and Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, is advancing its research into the impact of AI on productivity in Aotearoa New Zealand. “Our second survey is now live and we’re inviting New Zealanders to share their experiences and tell us how they are using AI right … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (33)"

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DINZ Welcomes the Publication of the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Rules

08 November 2024

Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ) is pleased to see the Government’s latest steps toward establishing safe and secure digital identity services, with the official publication of the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework (DISTF) Rules, effective today. This marks a significant milestone for digital identity in New Zealand, where DINZ has contributed its experienced advice from … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (33)"

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📢 Announcing the Aotearoa New Zealand Open Banking Ecosystem Map & Report 2024

07 November 2024

We’re delighted to share the first edition of the Aotearoa New Zealand Open Banking Ecosystem Map and Report 2024.

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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (32)

As the Digital Council, you would probably expect us to be promoting the rapid uptake of new innovations and inventions that help make things easier, quicker and, for some, possible. So you might be surprised to hear us endorsing some old fashioned phone calling, emailing and direct website booking for your next holiday. That is, … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (32)"
03 December 2020
Industry News

Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (31)

Pockets of Aotearoa and the public sector have been busy embracing technologies, growing expertise, growing data, creating apps, downloading apps, making games, playing games, buying the latest devices. That was the easy part. The hard work is now to come — that is, tending to an ecosystem that fully harnesses innovation, grows trust and embeds … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (31)"
26 November 2020
Industry News

Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (30)

Importing, exporting and moving goods around Aotearoa and the world comes with a long paper trail. Literally. Up to twenty different entities require 10–20 paper documents. With much of the information each entity needs being the same. The reliance on paper documentation, emails, faxes and old legacy computer systems is hampering the move to digital efficiency. … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (30)"
20 November 2020
Industry News

Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (28)

Members of Pasifika communities in Aotearoa who work in the digital space gave us the same message last week that we’ve heard from many others: you’re not uncovering anything we don’t already know — we’ve been saying the same things for decades.
06 November 2020
Industry News

Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (26)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Last week we started an intense period of analysing the findings from our workshops on trust in automated decision making. People from across Aotearoa have shared their experiences, hopes and challenges around automated decision making through our participatory design workshops. Our job now is to … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (26)"
22 October 2020