Tag: New Zealand

A new responsible lending law has come into effect in New Zealand to protect borrowers and provide them with key lending protections.

New Zealand has become the first country globally to pass laws requiring banks, insurers and investment managers to disclose the impact of climate change on their companies.

Two out of three countries fail to tackle corruption effectively, which paints "a grim picture of the state of corruption worldwide", according to Transparency International's latest report.

Australasian InsurTech company Open has raised $31m in a growth round supported by international investors, as it gears up for New Zealand launch.

Recent stress tests by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) have shown increasing resilience in the banking sector and the benefit of continue to build capital buffers.

New Zealand-based RegTech startup First AML has bagged $5.4m in its Series A round, which was led by Bedrock Capital.

New Zealand’s central bank and SIA, the payment services and infrastructures company, have replaced two separate platforms with a new solution.

Automobile organization AA New Zealand has teamed up with InsurTech platform Greater Than to help boost road safety.

New Zealand has become the first country to have legalised the use of cryptocurrency to pay salaries.

Payments NZ has released its first API standards for banks and third-parties, leading the way for open banking frameworks and improved innovation.