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 of the winning entry for the national MYOB IT Challenge. Their idea is to develop an application that allows users of cloud-based accounting software to …
Continue reading "Wellington students win IT award by pushing boundaries"
10 July 2017
A FinTech industry without cryptocurrency is simply absurd in this day and age. Read all about this emerging market and the challenges facing bitcoin exchanges as they try to establish themselves in New Zealand. There is a massive opportunity presented by cryptocurrencies and we need to be encouraging our banks and regulators to step up …
Continue reading "Bitcoin startups stalled by banks"
21 June 2017
This article from Bloomberg depicts how globally- deployed financial technology (FinTech) impacts this social phenomenon and how it became a lucrative market for Western Union. Early in the summer of 2014, executives at Western Union offices around the globe began to notice something strange. The world’s largest money transfer company, Western Union Co. processes 31 transactions …
Continue reading "For Western Union refugees and immigrants are the ultimate market"
21 June 2017
Last week, I was fortunate to be named a finalist in the AUT Business School Excellence in Business Support Awards. In my category, I feel honoured to stand alongside two well known leaders who have made amazing contributions to New Zealand businesses, and am excited to be joining other finalists across the eleven categories at …
Continue reading "Tech is the real winner!"
11 June 2017
A high-flying Kiwi tech businessman, who has possibly done more to improve trade ties with Vietnam than any other New Zealander, has been named a finalist in the Auckland University of Technology Business School Excellence awards.
07 June 2017
Many new digital offerings are becoming available, designed to help financial advisers with everything from risk profiling to customer relationship management and asset allocation. Binu Paul, managing director of Savvy Kiwi, said advisers should take care before they spent large amounts of money on new systems for their businesses. “Ultimately any technology adoption decision should …
Continue reading "Advisers told: Make sure tech is worth it"
07 June 2017
FinTechNZ member, RIP Global are making waves internationally. Read what The Daily FinTech has to say here.
06 June 2017
This week, FinTechNZ were party to the release of the Tech Manifesto 2017, the outcome of which, if acted upon by government and industry, will significantly advance the ecosystem for and accelerate adoption of all tech innovation.
26 May 2017
Congratulations to Pushpay who won both the Innovative Company and Company of the Year titles and FinTechNZ member LatiPay who won the Best Hi-Tech Start Up Company of the Year title at the recent NZ Hi-Tech Awards at the conclusion of Techweek’17.
18 May 2017