About us
Payments NZ is the leading governance organisation dedicated to the interoperability, efficiency, safety, openness, and innovation of the payments systems for Aotearoa. Our clearing systems support inter-bank payments exceeding $8 trillion annually, and we lead a progressive, future-focused industry committed to delivering world-class payments for Aotearoa.
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Clearing Systems
Our clearing systems process millions of transactions daily, ensuring funds flow safely and efficiently between banks and businesses. We govern the rules for the core payments systems that underpin a trusted, seamless, and secure flow of money across Aotearoa.
How our clearing systems work
API Centre
The API Centre is accelerating open banking and data sharing in Aotearoa. We provide the frameworks, standards, and tools that enable secure, seamless, and customer-focused innovation across the financial ecosystem.
Explore our API Centre
Payments Direction
Our Payments Direction workstream is shaping the future of the payment systems in Aotearoa. Together with industry, we’re exploring faster, data-rich, and always-on payments to meet the needs of people, businesses, and the economy.
Discover Payments Direction
Industry events
We run regular industry networking events throughout the year to bring people together to listen, learn, share ideas and mingle. You can subscribe to receive invitations to individual events, or register for our biannual payments conference, The Point.
Latest news and insights
Payments NZ announces closure of API Centre
The Payments NZ API Centre will cease operating at the end of September 2026, marking the end of a significant chapter for the open banking ecosystem in Aotearoa.
Read more 21 Aug 2026Submission to Finance and Expenditure Committee on banking competition
Payments NZ has responded to the Finance and Expenditure Committee's questions, providing an update on its governance review and perspectives on open banking and future payments capability.
Read more 19 Aug 2026Payments NZ welcomes consultation on the future of Aotearoa New Zealand's payments system
Payments NZ welcomes the Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua consultation on the future of Aotearoa New Zealand's payments system.
Read more 18 Aug 2026Sign up for news
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