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EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026 · 46 MIN

Self-driving EVs, AI Shoppers, Data Centres, and the Future of Finance

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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 updateTesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) v14 arrives in New ZealandUK High Court backs police use of live facial recognition.AI helps uncover a major vulnerability in ticketing platformNZ company CarbonScape secures investment and partnership with CATLInvest NZ's ambitions for large-scale data centre investmentThanks to our partners: Fortinet, One NZ, Workday, 2degrees, Spark, PwC New Zealand, and Gorilla Technology.

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