Creative HQ

Wanted: Startup Mentors. This is an impactful way to contribute to NZ's youth and our startup sector. If you're looking for a way to give back - and would like to spend a weekend with some cool people - reach out to Aaron Scott 👏

Today’s the day: Fintech Festival is STARTING NOW. 🎉💥 Wellingtonians are braving the rain to hear Aotearoa’s coolest Fintechs pitch to a packed room of investors, regulators, media, ecosystem partners, and community supporters. This room is buzzing as we celebrate New Zealand’s fastest-growing tech sector.👏 A massive thank you to Mastercard - not just for sponsoring today’s event, but for being a steadfast partner to Fintech innovators across the country. 👀 Stay tuned for snapshots from the day. We can’t wait to hear from our speakers: Nate Rowe, David Downs, Nicola Willis MP, Catherine Jones, Adrian Smith, Anna Liumaihetau Darling, Jovan P., James Fuller, Chris Hipkins, Mark Oliver, Kate Eaglen, Melissa Yiannoutsos, Colm Kearney, Cam Richardson, Sasha Lockley, Clive Fernandes, Carolyn Röhm, Paul Verić, Simon Archer, Charlie Meaden, Maria Ngawati, Shane Tracey-O'Connell, Ali Haghnia, Ian Vanstone, Evan Hanson, Jai Goradia, Campbell Maclachlan #fintechlabnz

Weeds in NZ cost the taxpayer millions. Of course, getting on top of a new weed species early has massive benefits. The Team from Department of Conservation (DOC) quickly and cheaply built a tool to address this very issue. Join the People 'Who Did a Thing' webinar on May 7 to learn how they used a rapid development process to launch a tool. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e9ZBSWNM

If you were lucky enough to nab a ticket before they sold out, TOMORROW you'll be seeing Cam Richardson pitch at Fintech Festival. 🎉 Paysquad is Invercargill's hottest Fintech, allowing groups of friends to "buy now, pay together". They're growing fast and shaking up the online payments space. 👏 👇 See how the rest of the teams are feeling before the big day: https://lnkd.in/gFpY3Au2 #fintechlabnz Mastercard

🚀 Big milestone for Scores4All! We’ve just published a blog reflecting on our incredible experience with the Creative HQ FinTech Lab Accelerator. Building a start-up is never easy, but the right community, support, and challenges make all the difference. In this blog, we share our journey, including the lessons learned, the growth we experienced (both personally and professionally), and what’s next for Scores4All. If you’re curious about what it’s like inside a FinTech accelerator — or love seeing startups push boundaries, check out our latest blog here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gbrA6ZbE #FinTech #Startups #GrowthJourney #Scores4All

Only 2 more days until Fintech Festival — whoop whoop! 🎉 💜 How is Rebit Money Transfer helping to support, empower and bring financial equity to communities across NZ and beyond? 🎤 Come see Mahtab Assadian and the Rebit Money Transfer team pitch LIVE this Wednesday 30 April in Wellington at the Fintech Festival. 🔗 Check out all the stellar Fintech Lab teams here: https://lnkd.in/gfWbRsPB 👇 Plus, catch a glimpse of how the teams are feeling ahead of the big day: https://lnkd.in/g3QFqZXZ #fintechlabnz Mastercard

You may have heard a recent podcast with Frances Cook and Tomas van Ammers from Otto 👀, who are making savings fun and rewarding in Aotearoa. 💰 Otto links with your accounts, tracks goals and turns good financial habits into chances to win real prizes. 🏆 💚 Check out Tomas in just 6 days at the Fintech Festival in Wellington: https://lnkd.in/gqeFafa3 👇 See how the rest of the teams are feeling before the big day: https://lnkd.in/gxec7esy #fintechlabnz Mastercard

Tomas from Otto NZ has sat down with the one and only Frances Cook. 👏 💥 In this episode they’ve dived into the behavioral psychology that drives us into endless online scrolling, gambling and similar habits. Otto has hacked this behaviour to instead make saving money FUN. We highly recommend you take a listen. 🧠 Thank you Frances for supporting #fintech in NZ. 🙌

🎉 1 week until the Fintech Festival! eccuity is a fintech on a mission to simplify investing for everyone. 💸 📱 From your phone, access US stocks, ETFs and crypto – backed by an AI-powered assistant and zero management fees. 👋 Meet Charlie Meaden and the team at eccuity next week at the Fintech Festival: https://lnkd.in/gqeFafa3 👇 See how the rest of the teams are feeling before the big day. https://lnkd.in/gxec7esy #fintechlabnz Mastercard

⭐️ Ever wanted to invest in gold or art but thought it was only for the wealthy? Meet Goldie – NZ’s first platform that lets you own a slice of real, physical assets like gold bars, fine art and collectibles – without needing a fortune or a vault. 🏦 ✨ Goldie is changing the face of the industry and since joining the Fintech Lab, the team has: 🔸 Seen $4 million in trades, average vault value up from $100 to $750. 🔸 100% increase in trades since starting the Accelerator. This not only demonstrates the bright future ahead for Goldie, but also the acceleration that is possible by joining an incubation programme like Fintech Lab. We can achieve more when we work together to support our founders. 👏 🎤 Want to meet Campbell Maclachlan in person? See Goldie pitch at the Fintech Festival on 30 April: https://lnkd.in/gqeFafa3 👇 See how the rest of the teams are feeling before the Fintech Festival: https://lnkd.in/gxec7esy #fintechlabnz Mastercard