How to take homegrown fintech to the next level

How to take homegrown fintech to the next level
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Peter Griffin
We may not be a global financial hub or a banking mecca, but New Zealand has definitely carved out a place for itself as a credible fintech player.That was made clear last week with the publication of the Tech Investment Network’s first report on our fintech sector, which generated $1.8 billion in revenue last year.While Xero makes up around half of that total, the accounting software behemoth is surrounded by a sizeable cluster of smaller companies in everything from payments to banking, shopping and even ‘regtech’ – so...

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