NZ City
A suggestion there’s a need for a public awareness campaign on open banking
09/11/2022
Bankers’ Association Chief Executive Roger Beaumont says their research indicates about two-thirds of Kiwis are opposed to the concept of open banking, or don’t understand it. He says that means there’s an obligation on the Government, who are setting this up, to educate people on what it means.
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NZ Herald
Government to make it easier to switch banks, forcing banks to share consumer data on request
09/11/2022
Beaumont warned that the weight of other banking regulation being imposed by government and the Reserve Bank meant that banks would “need time to enable quality products that will excite New Zealand consumers”.
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NBR
Banking first sector to come under consumer data right mechanism
09/11/2022
“Because of the weight of other regulation and compliance falling on banks at the moment – such as the new conduct regime and increased capital requirements, along with staffing and other supply chain constraints – we’ve told the Government that banks need time to enable quality products that will excite New Zealand consumers. This will take some...
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Reuters
New Zealand government to introduce ‘open banking’ for consumers
09/11/2022
New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said it is important to get the open data sharing right for consumers and they needed time to implement. “There may also be lessons from other countries the government could take into account as it develops the legal framework.”
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Newshub
Expert disappointed open banking at least two years away
09/11/2022
Roger Beaumont from the New Zealand Bankers’ Association said it’s “really important to get it right because if you get it wrong there are some serious implications”.
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TVNZ
Some experts divided on open banking
09/11/2022
“New Zealanders have plenty of choice already, we don’t actually need open banking for there to be competition and choice for New Zealanders.”
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Newsroom
Open banking will give control to customers – but it comes with risks
09/11/2022
But NZ Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont says it’s important we get it right. With so much new regulation and compliance, banks have told the Government they need time to implement challenges such as customer privacy and data security.
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Need to get open banking right to deliver for customers
09/11/2022
It’s important to get it right for customers, says the New Zealand Bankers’ Association in response to the government’s announcement today about open data for banking. New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont says: “The consumer data right will help make open data sharing a reality for banking and other sectors. It’s important to...
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Business Desk
Mixed reaction to Adrian Orr reappointment
07/11/2022
“The banking industry worked closely with him in the early response to covid and was grateful for his support for banks to offer customers deferred or reduced repayments for around $70 billion in loans.”
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NZ Herald
Banks unfair?
04/11/2022
Last year they made a direct contribution of $8.52 billion to the New Zealand economy by spending $6.12 billion running their businesses here and by paying $2.4 billion in tax. The total contribution is more than their combined profits.
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