“NZ is a country which is heavily focussed on the primary sector, but things can change quickly."

"Avaya is proud to be supporting this venerable financial institution as it continues to evolve and transform to meet the needs of its clients.”

"Online tools can offer a more convenient and cheaper customer experience, but there can be barriers to usage."

The agreement will see 9 Spokes listed on the Microsoft AppSource Marketplace, providing a channel to grow its platform base of small business users.

Much has been said of its future prominence, but in no other industry is hybrid IT more prevalent now than in the financial services industry.

Minister Karen Andrews, and Minister Simon Birmingham have released a joint statement on the national blockchain roadmap and extra $100,000 funding.

Its new solution uses machine learning to protect online and mobile channels, as well as meet compliance requirements for transactional risk analysis

New Zealanders will supposedly experience more changes in financial technology in 2019 than ever before.

A report by Roy Morgan shows that over 70% of Australians are using at least one digital payment a year, with Gen X and Millennials leading the charge.

Nine associations formally launched the network by signing a Statement of Intent at the Asian Financial Forum event in Hong Kong.

The tenants include business analysis firm Futrli, payment platform GoCardless and UK digital bank Revolut.

“We are seeing a real openness to open banking and a number of the banks have 20 or 30 collaborative Fintech projects on the go.”

“Open source is increasingly seen as a gateway to quick innovation."

Wellington-based fintech startup Hnry’s pre-seed capital raise was so popular that it was oversubscribed by $100,000 within days of launch.

"Many Kiwi companies start in NZ but innovate for the global market, this comes with a big set of challenges."

“While New Zealand currently exports around $1.6 billion of traditional products to the UK, the big growth opportunity is hi-tech."

If New Zealand and the UK collaborated on fintech projects, what kinds of challenges would we face and how could regulations shape our activities?

Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with SWIFT head of Oceania Bill Doran to discuss how payments are changing on a global scale.

“The insurance sector is also testing new technologies to better assess or manage their risks," comments InsurTech chair Jason Roberts.

While blockchain technology will have lost much of its gloss by 2025, it will have found its way into the heart of many key business processes.

Online investment platform sees 15,410 customers sign up and $15.7milestone invested in 12 months.

The company demonstrated expertise with AWS and passed an assessment of their solutions in order to receive the designation.

Each finalist will have six minutes to present, followed by a four-minute Q&A session with a panel of industry experts.

Looking to disrupt the kiwifruit industry, Acuris Systems employed the services of a fellow Kiwi startup's online legal marketplace.