Securing the Future – An API Centre Technical Deep Dive
What does world-class security for open banking look like in Aotearoa New Zealand – and more importantly, how do you build it?
Find out with our technical deep dive webinar at Techweek 2025, exploring best practice based on API Centre security profiles and consent models.
Nigel Somerfield, Lead Architect at Payments NZ, will lay out the API Centre tech stack and the thinking behind it – focusing on security and the controls and mechanisms that can be put in place to protect data.
He’ll also discuss what API implementation looks like at the technical level, and how to address challenges and reduce complexity when building APIs into your business.
Nigel’s demos from our free API Centre sandbox will give you a live view of common open banking flows, from consents, account information and balances to setting up a one-off payment.
Phil Cass, API Centre Manager, will also share an update on what the API Centre has been working on with the industry and share insights into our areas of focus. Join this session to:
- Learn more about open banking account information and payments mechanisms
- Gain insights into open banking API standards and security
- See how to build secure open banking flows using our free-to-access API Centre sandbox
- Hear practical questions answered by an expert in API implementation and digital security
- Get a preview of the road ahead for open banking and open data in Aotearoa.
Keen for Nigel to address your questions? Submit a question through our online registration form by COB Tuesday 29 April. Webinar registrations close 5pm on Friday 16 May.
This webinar is free to attend.
Speaker profiles
Phil Cass, API Centre Manager, Payments NZ
As API Centre Manager, Phil works collaboratively with the Payments NZ team and the industry to design and deliver the API Centre’s framework and lead open banking for Aotearoa. Phil has a financial services background spending 15 years in the UK working on mergers and acquisitions and also setting up target operating models within large global banks. Phil led a team that designed and implemented the UK Open Banking Implementation Entity target operating model and later held the role of head of operations.
Nigel Somerfield, Lead Architect, Payments NZ
Nigel Somerfield is the lead architect at Payments NZ’s API Centre. As an enterprise architect and technical consultant, he has significant experience across both the public and private sector including financial services, government, and education. His expertise extends across small tactical solutions to large-scale, strategic initiatives focused on delivering transformational and innovative solutions.