Stephen Macaskill is the CEO of Dasset, a trading platform for buying bitcoin and other digital assets. Before digital assets Stephen ran a precious metals company helping people maximize their savings and financial literacy. In this conversation we talk about precious metals and gold’s role in recent monetary history including Bitcoin; the definition of money …
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03 August 2022
As June and July have brought the usual cold wintery weather, this year there has been a stronger awareness of a potential shift in mindset thanks to our new public holiday for Matariki; marking a time for reflection and planning ahead.
02 August 2022
Firstly, welcome to new InsurTechNZ members Deloitte and RedBook New Zealand.
29 July 2022
It’s been a busy month for us at EdTechNZ. We launched our EdTech Directory, met with members, and hosted our EdTech Export Readiness webinar.
29 July 2022
A serious encounter with Ménière’s disease partway through his PhD studies was a life-changing event in more ways than one for Arash Tayebi.
29 July 2022
Netsafety Week is an opportunity to raise awareness about the safe and positive use of digital technology and to kōrero about the role we can all play in creating a better internet in our community.
23 July 2021
Australia and New Zealand scale-ups considering expansion to the UK can now apply to join London Tech Week (LTW) 2021.
23 June 2021
Take note of the term “embedded finance”. Dave Corbett, CEO of new fintech PowerFinance, is adamant it is the way of the future. Corbett is an enthusiastic proponent of the concept – where businesses can offer finance to their customers to expand their offering, instead of having to buy a product or service and then have …
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05 May 2021
In April, Callaghan Innovation launches Scale-Up New Zealand, a free online platform with verified information on Aotearoa New Zealand’s vibrant innovation ecosystem.
19 February 2019