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Self-driving EVs, AI Shoppers, Data Centres, and the Future of Finance
Episode 7967th July 2026 • NZ Tech Podcast • Paul Spain
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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 update
  • Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14 arrives in New Zealand
  • UK 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 CATL
  • Invest NZ's ambitions for large-scale data centre investment

Thanks to our partners: Fortinet, One NZ, Workday, 2degrees, Spark, PwC New Zealand, and Gorilla Technology.

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