Financial services are currently being re-shaped by two global mega-trends –digital technology and the rapid rise of sustainability in finance.
These mega-trends highlights an even more significant intersection at play. Both converge symbiotically – FinTech is the key in the upscaling of sustainability in finance. In turn, this accelerates innovation in FinTech.
As an exponentially increasing factor in the service delivery of financial institutions, digital and data solutions to date has been seen in the adoption of AI, which deploys the latest technologies to collect, evaluate and report sustainability data.
Join FinTechNZ to join the rapidly growing Sustainable FinTech community of small, medium and large businesses shaping how New Zealand’s FinTech sector transitions to a lower emissions economy.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
The Sustainable FinTech working group meet every month to get updates and work on progressing New Zealand to a lower emissions economy. Contact us to join this group.
- Undertaking research to identify key challenges and opportunities to support the finance industry transition to become more sustainable.
- Collaborating with the Sustainable Finance Forum on the National Adaptation Plan to scope data requirements.
NEWS
EVENTS
WEBINARS
MARKET UPDATES
- Taskforce on nature-related financial disclosures
- ISSB climate-related disclosures
- ISSB general sustainability-related disclosures
- External Reporting Board consultation updates
- RIAA: NZ responsible investment research
- FinTechNZ submission to the External Reporting Board on the Climate-related Disclosures, Governance and Risk Management Consultation Document
- Updated Task Force for Climate-Related Disclosures (TCFD) guidance on metrics and targets
- New Zealand’s Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
- Find out about the Partnership for Carbon Accounting (PCAF) and read their standard
KEY DRIVERS
Sustainability Working Group Co-Chair
- Mitchell Pham, CodeHQ
Sustainability Working Group Co-Chair
Leeanna Kohn-Hardy, Finappster
Sustainability Working Group
- Paul Gestro, ASB
- Tanya Rystwej, ANZ
- Rebekah Cain, BNZ
- Emma Brosnahan, BNZ
- Colin Magee, Catalist
- Eric Troebner, Tax Mgmt NZ
- Jaime Nack, Three Squares Inc
- Tom Land, ESP
- Ben Gleisner, Cogo
- Jannat Maqbool, Ecosystm 360
- Jason Roberts, FinTechNZ
- Katie Beith, Forsyth Barr
- Benjamin Davin, Trove Money
- Manjula Sickler, Green Global Solutions Aotearoa
- Tom Hallam, CarbonTrail
- Stephen Upton, Kernel Wealth
- Alan Baird, Microsoft
- Brenden Maher, Microsoft
- Barry Coates, Mindful Money
- Julia Jones, NZX
- Jane Retimana, Payments NZ
- Victoria Hatton, PWC
- Tom Williams, KiwiBank
Stay connected
Want to know more? Sign up for the FinTechNZ update – it’s free and will take less than a minute!
