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title: First Māori-owned fintech company finds an easier way to pay bills
description: "Māori\nFintech\nBlinkPay\nDaniel Karehana\nTe Ao\nMārena Mane"
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# [First Māori-owned fintech company finds an easier way to pay bills](https://news.blinkpay.co.nz/first-māori-owned-financial-technology-fintech-company-finds-an-easier-way-to-pay-bills)

 Written by [Admin](https://news.blinkpay.co.nz/author/admin) | 12 January 2022

Te Ao Māori News interview BlinkPay CEO and founder Daniel Karehana and ask about the origins of BlinkPay as well as what the data revolution may mean for Māori. [Find out more](https://www.teaomaori.news/first-maori-owned-financial-technology-fintech-company-finds-easier-way-pay-bills?fbclid=IwAR1jPIItrRLHyagUWDf6ZpEsFAkp4RESwnLWwavC3PuWkP6W5KUXMF-Iu-E)

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