Open Banking Q&A with BlinkPay

This podcast is dedicated to all the payments and data enthusiasts in Aotearoa 😊In each episode we dig into the headlines that are shaping open banking both here and abroad.We also include a deep dive into a specific facet or feature of open banking and explore what it all means for banks, businesses, and consumers.We usually have guests who are working in, or are adjacent to the open banking industry in Aotearoa, and asked for their reflections based on their lived experience of working with the standard and trying to build this new network.

Open Banking Q&A with BlinkPay is a technology podcast hosted by BlinkPay, with 8 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

BlinkPay hosts Open Banking Q&A with BlinkPay, a technology show with 8 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  From Regulation to Reality: MBIE on What Happens Next for Open Banking

  Nov 5, 202548 minS0

  <p>Episode #: S01E07 – part 2<br> Hosts: Adrian Smith (CEO, BlinkPay) & Tim D’Shea (Head of Product, BlinkPay)</p> <p>Music by Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay</p> <p>In this second half of From Regulation to Reality, Adrian Smith and Tim D’Shea sit down with Alan Carnaby from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to unpack what the new open banking regulations mean in practice for banks, fintechs and everyday New Zealanders.</p> <p>Alan shares how MBIE is turning policy into execution — balancing speed and security as Aotearoa moves toward a trusted, nationwide data ecosystem.</p> <p>Together, th...

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  Episode #7

  From Regulation to Reality: Minister Scott Simpson on What’s Next for Open Banking

  Oct 27, 202531 minS0

  <p>Episode #: S01E07<br> Hosts: Adrian Smith (CEO, BlinkPay) & Tim D’Shea (Head of Product, BlinkPay)</p> <p>Music by Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay</p> <p>In this two-part episode of Open Banking Q&A with BlinkPay, we go straight to the source of Aotearoa’s new open banking regulations.</p> <p>In Part One, Adrian sits down one-on-one with the Hon. Scott Simpson, Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, to unpack what the newly signed regulations really mean for everyday New Zealanders.<br> <br> </p> <p>From “making data work harder for Kiwis” to a vision of home-grown fintechs takin...

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  Episode #6

  Herding Cats: Inside the API Centre with Jane-Renee Retimana

  Oct 9, 20251h 13mS1

  <p>Hosts: Adrian Smith (CEO, BlinkPay) & Tim D’Shea (Head of Product, BlinkPay)</p> <p>Music by Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay</p> <p>In this episode of Open Banking Q&A with BlinkPay, we sit down with Jane-Renee Retimana, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at Payments NZ (self-styled “Chief Cat Herder”), to explore the role of the API Centre in Aotearoa’s open banking journey.</p> <p>Jane shares what it’s like to represent a broad and diverse membership – from major banks to nimble fintechs – and how the API Centre balances competing priorities, amplifies smaller voices, and works with regulators to create a fair, in...

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  Episode #5

  From Policy to Practice: How Regulation Shapes Open Banking

  Sep 29, 20251h 8mS1

  <p>Hosts: Adrian Smith (CEO, BlinkPay) & Tim D’Shea (Head of Product, BlinkPay)</p> <p>Music by Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay</p> <p>In this episode of Open Banking Q&A with BlinkPay, we bring together voices at the heart of Aotearoa’s open banking journey:</p> Matthew Lewer, Head of Payments at the Commerce Commission Emma Geard, Senior Associate at MinterEllisonRuddWatts Andrew Dentice, Co-chair of FinTechNZ & Partner at Hudson Gavin Martin <p>Together, they unpack how regulation is shaping the future of payments and data sharing in New Zealand — from competition and consumer protection to liability, security, and trust.</p> <p>We cov...

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  Episode #4

  Ground Breakers & Game Changers

  Sep 18, 20251h 2mS1

  <p>Hosts: Adrian Smith (CEO, BlinkPay) & Tim D’Shea (Head of Product, BlinkPay)<br> Guests: Sam Meikle of Sharesies and Stuart Wilson of Modica Group.</p> <p>Music by Levgen Poltavskyi from Pixabay</p> <p>What we cover:</p> Why Sharesies built Instant Bank Transfer with BlinkPay, and how it’s changing investor behaviour How Modica is embedding open banking into their CPaaS platform to enable payments and data services at scale Lessons from the UK and US on seamless top-ups and safer data sharing Tink + Chip partnership – powering one-tap account top-ups Citizens Bank story – moving from risky screen scraping to secure APIs...

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