Presenter: Andrew Weaver
Title: Navigating Innovation in Payments and Identity
Abstract: Commerce and banking have long been effective adopters of technology, building large-scale, reliable, safe and secure systems, trusted by a vast majority of the population. Adapting to ever-increasing waves of innovation and change is a particular strategic challenge when payments are typically fuelled by large-scale and sometimes slow-moving and inflexible legacy systems. Navigating change in this context demands an adaptive approach to change, and a shift away from ‘traditional’ systems design, especially when it comes to increasingly sophisticated threats in the form of fraud and scams.
This session explores some of the key paradigm shifts in payments technology; from digital identity and digital public infrastructure to adaptive fraud detection and prevention to the role of Fintechs and innovators, along with the very human concerns of trust, privacy, accessibility and equity.
Date:
This Technological Impact Workshop will run on Tuesday 28th July from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm and include a tea / coffee break.
About the expert
Andrew Weaver
Weaver by name and nature, Andrew is drawn to leaders with a strong vision and passion to effect systemic change and drive equitable outcomes. He works with business and community organisations to harness technology tools and systems to better serve our communities and the world around us. Proudly Tangata Tīriti, Andrew is a student of Te Reo and Tikanga Māori, applying that learning to challenge extractive systems and technologies in favour of relationships that enhance the mana of people and kaitiakitanga of Te Taiao, the natural world.
Originally a curiosity-fuelled programmer from the COBOL era, Andrew has worked in payments technology for close to 40 years, specialising in helping organisations explore, understand and deploy emerging technologies. His work leading security and fraud prevention initiatives has seen him utilise those skills across Aotearoa, Australia, Asia and the Middle East.
Andrew currently works with the strategy team at Payments NZ, a governance organisation at the heart of our country’s payments system. Prior to this he was the inaugural Executive Director of Digital Identity New Zealand, working with Government, industry and community organisations to bring to life a safe, secure, equitable and privacy-enhancing identity ecosystem.
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