Fintech might be NZ's best hope for economic growth

Fintech might be NZ's best hope for economic growth
Minister of Finance Nicola Willis addressed Wellington's Fintech Festival. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Greg Hurrell
There’s no better way to learn new things than to go to a startup pitch event. Who knew that one fintech company has a vault in Wellington holding $3 million in gold and silver bars?Or that a three-wheeled motorbike birthday gift from flatmates sparked a new way for people to pay together. All without flinging cash into a pile at the checkout.Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins took part in Creative HQ’s Fintech Festival in Wellington on April 30 in a waterfront venue that struggled to keep out the hea...

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