On 26 November 2025, we’re hosting a special session of
The Hub: Whāia te Pae Tawhiti – Pursue the Horizon.
We’re coming together to celebrate our achievements as an industry over the past 15 years, and explore the legacy we’re shaping.
Our collective decisions today will define the future of payments in Aotearoa New Zealand – and we’re looking to the horizon with purpose and energy.
Join us for an exciting, forward-looking event featuring insightful speakers, bold conversations, and quality networking with fellow leaders in payments.
Confirmed sessions and speakers
Karakia and mihi
Keynote: TokenAIsation
Open data frameworks, AI economics, and the development of new tokenisation rails have radically increased the certainty and the flexibility of many transactions. But with new tools for transmitting value come new challenges. The risk of exploits is rapidly rising, as the constant stream of infinite mint attacks on crypto projects demonstrates. And the new trend of bolting artificial intelligence onto tokenisation frameworks — so-called LLM/DAOs — promises to upend how we think about markets. When the speed of tokenisation runs into the sometimes dangerous unpredictability of artificial intelligence trained in emerging information architectures, new approaches are necessary to demonstrate leadership in the face of rapid technological change.
- Joshua Fairfield - Technology law expert, legal scholar, and Professor of Law at Washington & Lee University
Transitioning to an open data ecosystem
As Aotearoa moves towards a more open and connected financial system, this session examines the progress and potential of an open data ecosystem. In this panel, API Council leaders and innovators will discuss how the open banking journey is progressing, what cross-sector coordination really looks like in practice, and how we can design for customers in a more connected and collaborative environment.
- Andrew Simmonds - Commercial Director and Shareholder, POLi, API Council
- Jack Callister - Co-founder, Volley, API Council
- Jessica Venning-Bryan – Independent Member, API Council
- Terese Tunnicliffe – Independent Chair, API Council
- Moderated by Phil Cass – API Centre Manager
The big picture: Evolving systems, shared responsibilities
As the financial services landscape becomes more interconnected, so too does the responsibility for shaping systems that are resilient, inclusive, and future-focused.
In this panel, experts from legal, advisory, and industry will explore how governance, accountability, and strategic planning are shifting in response to generational change, new infrastructure, and evolving customer expectations.
- Charlotte Montgomerie – Senior Associate, Chapman Tripp
- Nicola Raynes-Pene – National Industry Lead – Financial Services, KPMG
- Victoria Richardson – Partner, ID Partners
- Moderated by Jane-Renee Retimana – Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Payments NZ
Payments NZ update: Looking ahead and future vision
- Steve Wiggins, Chief Executive, Payments NZ
Vanessa Ronan-Pearce, Head of Marketing and Communications at Payments NZ, will be our event MC.
Event details
In-person
Location: Grand Millennium Auckland, 71 Mayoral Drive
Event date/time: Wednesday 26 November 3.00pm – 8.30pm
Online
Event date/time: Wednesday 26 November 3.35pm – 5.30pm.
A link to the live-stream will be sent to you on 25 November.
If you would like to attend this event, you can register here.
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