Technology

Banks speed up cross-border payments in face of competition from fintechs
13 Jun 18, 5:00am
Jenée Tibshraeny
2 comments
SWIFT tightens grip on international payments network, rolling out new tech to speed up cross-border payments; HSBC first bank in NZ to make upgrade; ANZ & BNZ to follow later this year
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Start-up cracks into capital-intensive insurance business. This is how...
11 Jun 18, 5:10pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
5 comments
Buying insurance via Facebook Messenger a step closer to becoming a reality as Lloyd's of London agrees to underwrite Auckland insurance start-up, Cove
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This week's guest Top 10
25 May 18, 10:00am
Guest
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Dean Anderson on the impact of cryptocurrency ad bans, the (lack of) fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Goldman Sachs' new digital consumer loan product, the push high fuel prices could be giving us towards EVs & more
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Understanding the tech behind cryptocurrencies
23 May 18, 2:46pm
Henry Chueh
7 comments
Advice for cryptocurrency investors: You need to consider whether a particular currency, in a particular blockchain, which aims to address a particular problem, will be successful
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Catalyst for a sell-off?
7 May 18, 8:22am
Roger J Kerr
26 comments
Roger J Kerr says NZ bonds are at risk of being sold off by foreign investors - and next week's Budget may be a trigger point
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ANZ and IBM seek insurance industry buy-in for blockchain product
30 Apr 18, 9:33am
Jenée Tibshraeny
2 comments
ANZ and IBM release proof of concept for blockchain product aimed at reducing the to-ing and fro-ing between insurers and brokers; Suncorp involved in testing technology
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A lot on the RBNZ's plate
30 Apr 18, 8:48am
Roger J Kerr
2 comments
Roger J Kerr with some questions for the RBNZ to consider in the run up to the new Governor's first Monetary Policy Statement next month
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Privacy is dying, like it or not
26 Apr 18, 11:59am
Patrick Watson
8 comments
Patrick Watson probes the impact on the economy from people sharing more personal information and expecting others to do the same
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Faafoi pushes for 'more momentum' on open banking
23 Apr 18, 1:46pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
Government pressures Payments NZ to have open banking technology and standards ready to go by the end of the year; says more competition will see banks and card companies lower merchant fees 
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Tracking the dead cat bounce
23 Apr 18, 11:24am
Roger J Kerr
Roger J Kerr now sees it as less likely that business confidence is going to recover
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Payments NZ tells Minister Faafoi of open banking, retail payments plans
18 Apr 18, 9:02am
Jenée Tibshraeny
6 comments
What the NZ retail payments industry is doing to facilitate open banking and reduce merchant fees to keep the Government happy and avoid regulation
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Clouds gather
16 Apr 18, 9:35am
Roger J Kerr
13 comments
Roger J Kerr sees a deteriorating New Zealand economic outlook, partly because of policies being implemented by the new Government
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Where to invest?
9 Apr 18, 8:47am
Roger J Kerr
5 comments
As Donald Trump wreaks havoc with investor sentiment, Roger J Kerr ponders the value of investing in corporate bonds - and how you go about doing it
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NZ workers among best placed in OCED to survive automation
9 Apr 18, 6:24am
Gareth Vaughan
17 comments
OECD working paper on automation of jobs highlights 'the interesting case' of NZ where growth of cognitive jobs, professionals & managerial roles has workers among the best placed in the OECD
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Is the Govt going far enough in its revamp of our privacy law?
3 Apr 18, 10:44am
Jenée Tibshraeny
1 comment
The Privacy Commissioner on why he would like his agency to have similar powers to the Commerce Commission when it comes to penalising law breakers
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Trade war fallout
3 Apr 18, 9:53am
Roger J Kerr
4 comments
Roger J Kerr says the risk is that Chinese interests become aggressive sellers of US Treasury Bonds
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ASB, BNZ and Westpac trial open banking technology
26 Mar 18, 9:19am
Jenée Tibshraeny
11 comments
ASB, BNZ, Westpac, Datacom, Paymark and Trade Me to pilot software aimed at opening the door to easier and more competitive digital payments
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New RBNZ Governor in the spotlight
26 Mar 18, 5:12am
Roger J Kerr
Roger J Kerr looks at how the new RBNZ Governor Adrian Orr might implement and manage the new employment objective in the Policy Targets Agreement
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Finding the fix
19 Mar 18, 8:32am
Roger J Kerr
2 comments
Roger J Kerr looks at how Kiwis are managing future interest rate risks by fixing
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Where's the choice?
12 Mar 18, 9:08am
Roger J Kerr
3 comments
Roger J Kerr says investors need some new fixed interest opportunities
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Moving early is good
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26 Feb 18, 1:36pm
Higher and staying higher
3
19 Feb 18, 9:07am
Dragged higher
25
16 Feb 18, 10:00am
This week's guest Top 10
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12 Feb 18, 8:04am
Watching the wages
40
9 Feb 18, 10:02am
ASB piloting parent's 'financial wellbeing platform'
9 Feb 18, 10:02am
This week's guest Top 10
3
9 Feb 18, 9:31am
Cryptocurrencies ‘a bit of a sideshow,’ Spencer says
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6 Feb 18, 9:08am
NZ’s driverless future is finally here & coming first to Christchurch Airport
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5 Feb 18, 11:48am
The narrowing gap
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4 Feb 18, 6:53am
'Universal basic income is going to be part of the debate'
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3 Feb 18, 7:25am
Largest companies 2008 versus 2018, who & what has changed?
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1 Feb 18, 10:30am
Teach your brain to beat the robots
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1 Feb 18, 5:02am
ANZ's three big blockchain projects
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30 Jan 18, 2:53pm
Gross Domestic Problems
15
30 Jan 18, 10:32am
Explaining the inflation surprise
20
27 Jan 18, 6:02am
Payments NZ details open banking pilot
1
25 Jan 18, 5:02am
A banking revolution
1
24 Jan 18, 11:03am
'There is no good ending to this story'
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22 Jan 18, 10:40am
A different environment
3
19 Jan 18, 10:02am
This week's Top 10
31
15 Jan 18, 10:08am
The upward push
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18 Dec 17, 9:15am
Spotting the differences
15
12 Dec 17, 9:53am
Guest Top 10
7
11 Dec 17, 10:36am
The crunch approaches
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