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What open banking means for New Zealand businesses

Open banking lets customers pay straight from their bank account, with their consent, through services they choose.

AAdministrator 30 Sept 2026 1 min read
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Open banking gives customers control over who can start payments or read account information on their behalf. The bank stays in charge of security; the customer stays in charge of consent.

For a business it means fewer failed payments, no card numbers to store and funds that arrive in the account you already use.

Pavuno connects to New Zealand's major banks so a business can offer this without building a separate integration for each one.

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