Steve Wiggins
Chief Executive
As Chief Executive of Payments NZ and the Payments NZ API Centre®, Steve is responsible for ensuring the New Zealand payments industry remains innovative, progressive, interoperable and self-governing.
Jane-Renee Retimana
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
As Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Payments NZ and the Payments NZ API Centre®, Jane is responsible for leading and driving corporate and industry payments system strategy, innovation programmes and business development.
Sarah Hensen
Company Secretary
Sarah supports the Payments NZ Board and takes care of all company compliance matters. Before joining Payments NZ, Sarah worked at Cards NZ Limited as Company Secretary and Legal Counsel.
Jamie Wood
Manager, Clearing Systems
Jamie is responsible for the management of all our clearing systems - Bulk Electronic, Consumer Electronic and High Value. Jamie joined Payments NZ after spending 10 years with Kiwibank.
Chad Haighmark
Head of Strategy
Chad is responsible for the design and delivery of our company-wide strategic projects, which includes our cornerstone strategic initiative Payments Direction.
Phil Cass
API Centre Manager
As API Centre Manager, Phil works collaboratively with the Payments NZ team and the industry to design and deliver the API Centre’s framework and lead open banking for Aotearoa.
Will Hine
Head of Corporate Communications & Marketing
Will is responsible for leading the strategic direction and delivery of Payment NZ’s corporate communications and marketing functions, including stakeholder engagement, brand, reputation management, public relations and events.