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Payments/NZ

New Zealand

ISO NZ · 3 schemes

Summary

  • Payap QR instant payment (2024)
  • Dosh first local digital wallet
  • Click real-time payments
  • Open banking QR enabled
  • ANZ FastPay merchant solution

Banking landscape

Central Bank

  • Name: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ)
  • Website: https://www.rbnz.govt.nz/
  • Role: Monetary policy, financial stability

Major Banks (2024)

Rank Bank Name Type Digital Platform
1 ANZ New Zealand Big Four ANZ goMoney
2 ASB Australian ASB Mobile
3 Westpac NZ Australian Westpac App
4 BNZ Australian BNZ App
5 Kiwibank State Kiwibank App

Market Structure

  • Australian owned: Big banks
  • Kiwibank: Local state bank
  • Paymark: Payment infrastructure
  • Fintechs: Growing sector

Payment infrastructure

National Payment Systems

System Operator Type Status
Click Paymark/Worldline Real-time Active
Payap Fintech QR instant 2024
EFTPOS NZ Banks Debit Active
Card networks Visa/MC Cards Active

Click Platform

  • Real-time payments
  • Paymark operated
  • Worldline owned (2018)
  • Bank integration
  • Faster settlements

Payap (2024)

  • QR code payments
  • Open banking powered
  • Lower merchant fees
  • Instant bank transfers
  • Dynamic QR on terminals

QR code standards

Payap QR

Attribute Value
Launch 2024
Feature Scan EFTPOS terminal
Technology Open banking
Cost Lower than cards

Payap Features

  • Scan QR on terminal
  • Instant bank transfer
  • Contactless cashless
  • Reduced merchant fees
  • Real-time settlement

Dosh QR

Attribute Value
Type Digital wallet
Feature P2P + merchant
First NZ-owned wallet
Users Young demographic

Mobile payment apps

App Provider QR Features
Payap Fintech Yes Instant payment
Dosh Dosh Yes Wallet
ANZ FastPay ANZ Yes Merchant
ASB App ASB Yes Consent QR

Dosh Features

  • Mobile number payments
  • QR code generation
  • In-store QR pay
  • Instant transfers
  • First NZ-owned wallet

Bank QR Features

  • ASB: QR consent setup
  • ANZ FastPay: Card reader
  • BNZ: Payment innovations
  • Open banking integration

Schemes

Scheme Type Symbology Adoption Technical standard
Payap QR instant Open banking 2024 payap
Dosh Wallet QR P2P Active
Click Real-time Paymark Active click

Sources

Full country report

NZ-new-zealand.md

Schemes

Standards

source · docs/payments/NZ/index.md