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Auckland's Paymark sold to French company for $190 million
Westpac

Auckland's Paymark sold to French company for $190 million

Auckland's Paymark, which processes a significant share of NZ's debit and credit card transactions, sold to France's Ingenico Group for NZD $190 million.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018
Five reasons you should attend The Point 2016
Fintech

Five reasons you should attend The Point 2016

On 8 & 9 November, Auckland will host financial services & payments professionals, Kiwi fintech startups & international experts at The Point 2016.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Oct 2016
Calling all fintech startups – get in front of key players, potential partners and investors
Fintech

Calling all fintech startups – get in front of key players, potential partners and investors

If you're part of a fintech startup with the potential to transform the financial services industry, then Payments NZ wants to help you.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2016
Paymark takes EFTPOS payment online
EFTPOS

Paymark takes EFTPOS payment online

Paymark to launch EFTPOS online in NZ next year; customers will be able to purchase online without a credit card.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Aug 2014
NZ makes 11 billionth electronic transaction
Paymark

NZ makes 11 billionth electronic transaction

Mobil Mt Roskill wins award for NZ's 11 billionth e-transaction, marking a surge in card usage among Kiwis. Do you recall your location on Feb 28, 2013?.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2013
400 EFTPOS machines cut off
Paymark

400 EFTPOS machines cut off

As Paymark disconnects around 400 EFTPOS machines from its network, Viaduct issues a fresh warning to merchants.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 15th Mar 2011

Global Stories

Paymark signs deal with Kiwi fintech startup Aider
Fintech

Paymark signs deal with Kiwi fintech startup Aider

New Zealand fintech Aider has partnered with Paymark to help business owners gain a better understanding of their transactions.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Jul 2019
NZ's online merchants can now offer Google Pay
Marketing Technologies

NZ's online merchants can now offer Google Pay

New Zealand online merchants can now offer Google Pay as a payment option, thanks to Paymark's partnership with Google.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 19th Nov 2018
Kiwi adoption of contactless payments driving merchant growth
Marketing Technologies

Kiwi adoption of contactless payments driving merchant growth

The study shows that for contactless merchants, growth in customer numbers (8.3%) was double that experienced by non-contactless merchants (3.5%).

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Wed, 30th May 2018
Paymark & TNS team up to boost New Zealand payments infrastructure
Marketing Technologies

Paymark & TNS team up to boost New Zealand payments infrastructure

This network includes 140,000 EFTPOS terminals across 80,000 merchants and sees approximately 1.2 billion transactions worth $60 billion carried each.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd May 2017
The Point 2016 – an A to Z of digital disruption in payments
Fintech

The Point 2016 – an A to Z of digital disruption in payments

Find out how the payments industry is being disrupted at The Point 2016, New Zealand's only industry-wide payments conference.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Sep 2016