Self-driving EVs, AI Shoppers, Data Centres, and the Future of Finance
NZ Tech Podcast

Self-driving EVs, AI Shoppers, Data Centres, and the Future of Finance

B1IntermediateJuly 7, 202646 min

Host Paul Spain is joined by Ben Rose, Head of Financial Services at AA New Zealand. Together they discuss lessons from Money20/20 Bangkok, the rise of agentic commerce, stablecoins, digital finance and how AI is transforming financial services. They also delve into the latest tech news including: Google Maps' new Māori pronunciation updateTesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14 arrives in New ZealandUK High Court backs police use of live facial recognition.AI helps uncover a major vulnerability in ticketing platform NZ company CarbonScape secures investment and partnership with CATLInvest NZ's ambitions for large-scale data centre investment<b...

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You went to bed one night and your car could do one thing. You woke up the next morning and all of a sudden its capability was upgraded. Cars didn't used to do that. You know, now they're like phones on wheels.

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That's awesome. That's really exciting. But the regulations need to keep up. Hey, VoxGreetings, and welcome along to the New Zealand Tech Podcast. I'm your host Paul Spain.

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Joining me on the show today is Ben Rose, Head of Financial Services at AA New Zealand. Ben has spent more than two decades working across New Zealand's financial services,

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