The Australia/NZ FinTech collaboration: Three things to bear in mind if offering FinTech services across the Tasman
On 19 October, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) and New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) “re-affirmed” a commitment to collaboration and cooperation on the expanding opportunities in FinTech collaboration and innovation. [caption id="attachment_2545" align="alignnone" width="640"] fintech-collaboration[/caption] However, in that media release, there is little detail on what practical opportunities this may provide for Australian business. In today’s article, we describe how this announcement might present a change for Australian businesses and point out three things that an Australian business needs to take into account when considering whether to offer a FinTech service in New Zealand. Fintech collaboration - What’s changed? The ASIC/FMA announcement is more than just a “re-affirmation” of the existing relationship between the two regulators. The existing Memorandum of Understanding between the regulators in both countries…