Request for guidance

Section 1:
Your details

Name of business(required)

Place of business(required)

Contact name for engagement (first and last name)(required)

Please provide details if your business is registered on the Financial Services Provider Register (FSPR), or if it holds any licensing or authorisations from the FMA, RBNZ or other NZ or overseas regulators:(required)

Contact phone(required)

Contact email(required)

Section 2:
Your product or service

What stage is your business at? e.g., initial idea validation, in-development, minimum viable product, seeking investment, already launched in NZ or in other countries.(required)

In brief, describe the financial product or service you wish to offer.e.g., what benefits does it provide your customer and how does it deliver those?(required)

What do you consider as innovative about your product/service?(required)

Are your customers retail/non-sophisticated or wholesale/business entities?(required)

Are your customers based in NZ, overseas or a mix of both?(required)

Section 3:
How can we help?

What assistance are you seeking from a regulatory perspective?(required)

Have you obtained any legal or other professional advice on your product/service? Have you spoken to any other regulators and/or government agencies in NZ or overseas about your product/service? If yes, please provide brief details.(required)

Do you know which laws and regulations might apply to your product/service? If yes, please provide details.(required)

Is there anything else you think we should know about?(required)

In order for your request to be considered by the relevant regulatory agencies we need your permission to share the above details with the members of the fintech working group of the Council of Financial Regulators. Do you agree to your request being shared with those agencies?(required)