The crypto world has come a long way since Bitcoin's inception. From the early hype of altcoins to the rise of decentralised finance, crypto is rapidly evolving, challenging concepts of money and finance. Today, crypto is increasingly mainstream with a growing list of traditional financial institutions offering crypto products, such as exchange-traded crypto funds approved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
One of the key players in this space is Binance. Founded in 2017, Binance quickly became a dominant force in the crypto industry, establishing itself as the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange and processing an impressive $76 billion in trades daily.
This week, we're excited to welcome Ben Rose, the General Manager for Binance in Australia and New Zealand. We'll be discussing Binance's role in the crypto market, the evolution of the sector, and Ben's insights on the future of crypto.

A decade ago, fintech was New Zealand's fifth-largest tech subsector, generating a modest $161 million in revenue. Today, it has rocketed to over $2.6 billion with an ever-growing list of ambitious entrepreneurs forging ahead.

This week, we're joined by Greg Shanahan, Managing Director of the Technology Investment Network (TIN), to discuss the evolution, history and future of fintech in New Zealand and TIN's newly published Fintech Report 2024.

This week Mark Brooks, Chief Investment Officer at NZ Funds will join Stephan Clark to discuss the outlook for the remainder of 2024 and how NZ Funds’ Portfolios are positioned for a second half of the year that will not be short of market moving events. Mark will talk through what the United States presidential election in November is likely to mean for NZ Funds’ investors, the prospect that interest rate cuts will be seen in New Zealand before the end of the year and why we think the bad news is well and truly priced into New Zealand shares.