Chair
Amanda Halfacree, Head of Financial and Professional Risks, Gallagher Insurance New Zealand
Neo-banks and Digital Platforms
- Alternative models for deposit-taking
- New lending models
- Role of AI
- Cross-border issues
Presented by Jeremy Muir, Partner, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Learning objective:
- Examine emerging trends in neo-banks and digital platforms, covering alternative deposit-taking models, innovative lending approaches, the role of AI, and cross-border issues
Presenters
Jeremy Muir, Partner, MinterEllisonRuddWatts
Jeremy heads the national Banking & Financial Services division at MinterEllisonRuddWatts. He specialises in funds, financial regulation, fintech and crypocurrency/blockchain innovation. In the cryptocurrency space, he acts for many of the key New Zealand industry participants and has recently been appointed as a special advisor to Parliament’s Finance & Expenditure Committee for their ongoing review of the area.
Amanda Halfacree, Head of Financial and Professional Risks, Gallagher Insurance New Zealand
Amanda has worked in the Insurance industry for over 17 years and has specialised in liability lines for most of the last 15. She started her career in New Zealand as a broker at Marsh before moving into underwriting at AIG New Zealand, AIG Australia and CGU Australia. Seven years ago she returned to New Zealand and to broking with Crombie Lockwood’s specialist Financial And Professional Risks team (FINPRO). She has managed both large and small teams for over 10 years and currently holds a national role as Deputy Head of FINPRO as well as heading the Wellington Corporate team. Amanda was recognised as the Women in Insurance “Broker” of the year in 2020.
