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Putting her faith in financial technology

Expat Canadian is now helping NZ start- up ventures get off the ground, writes Tamsyn

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It is not an easy road. Timing, ownership — all sorts of things have to come together.

Programme director for the Kiwibank Fintech Accelerato­r 39 Canada Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in marketing and internatio­nal business from the University of Northern British Columbia Married to Kyle and has two children: Adelyn 10, Grayson 9 The Lego Batman Movie

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis

To Vietnam in 2016 as part of a New Zealand tech delegation to explore the tech scene in Southeast Asia.

 ?? Pictures / Supplied ( above), Bloomberg ?? Job: Family: Last movie watched: Last book read: Last overseas trip: Launching a start- up is tough in any country, says Kristen Lunman. ( Below) Apple Pay is an example of technology’s potential to disrupt finance.
Pictures / Supplied ( above), Bloomberg Job: Family: Last movie watched: Last book read: Last overseas trip: Launching a start- up is tough in any country, says Kristen Lunman. ( Below) Apple Pay is an example of technology’s potential to disrupt finance.

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