Peer-to-peer lending gets approval in New Zealand
Small businesses will now have a new avenue to pursue funding, as New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority issued the first licence for peer-to-peer lending website Harmoney, recently. Peer-to-peer lending enables businesses or individuals to procure loans from...New Zealand startup Wipster gains huge backer in Microsoft
Wellington-based startup Wipster has garnered some lofty support from one of the biggest names in the world: Microsoft. Microsoft released a video in early July about Wipster, which was selected for Microsoft’s prestigious startup mentorship program BizSpark....Online restaurant review and menu site Zomato buys Kiwi rival
Zomato, the online restaurant review and menu-viewing site, has purchased New Zealand company MenuMania for an undisclosed sum. Zomato New Zealand country manager Sahil Ludhani said the move is part of a strategic plan by the company to expand into the Pacific....Young Kiwi businesses effective at creating jobs
New businesses do more than their fair share of job creation in New Zealand, research by the OECD has found. In fact, their net impact on employment growth is greater than their share of employment overall. Young firms, those being five years old or less, employed...Successful Kiwi says New Zealand could be tech start-up mecca
Successful Kiwi entrepreneur and Google executive Victoria Ransom says New Zealand has potential to create a “robust technology ecosystem” for start-ups. Ransom, who is director of product for Google in Silicon Valley, says she is optimistic about...Testimonial
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