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A new chapter for open banking in Aotearoa New Zealand

The API Centre closed it's doors on 30 September 2026.

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Find our suite of industry-leading tools to support the use of our standards.

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Explore our API standards for Payments, Account Information, and Event Notifications along with the operating standards underpinning them.

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Monthly updates

See here for our previous monthly updates with usage reporting.

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Stay in the loop with our regular updates, market insights, and events.

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We are no longer accepting new community contributors and standard users.

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News

  • Open banking moves into its next phase

    A new chapter has begun for open banking in Aotearoa New Zealand, as the Payments NZ API Centre ceases operating today, 30 September 2026, bringing its role in open banking standards development, management and governance to a close.

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  • August 2026

    Our monthly update highlights recent activity, uptake and progress for open banking in Aotearoa. Each update is available to view online or download as a PDF.

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  • Conformance framework options within Aotearoa New Zealand open banking

    Discussion paper exploring future options for conformance, testing and interoperability within our country’s open banking ecosystem.

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