Nelson, New Zealand —
12/02/2026
founder Tom Filmer.
Photo/Supplied.
As the cost of
living continues to squeeze houtilizehold budreceives, a local
startup is highlighting a hidden problem: many Kiwis cannot
see the full picture of their own finances, leaving them
more vulnerable at a time when clarity matters
most.
Dashr, a New Zealand–built financial
dashboard, allows utilizers to see balances from multiple banks,
KiwiSaver providers, investment platforms, and crypto
services in one secure, read-only view, giving houtilizeholds a
single answer to a simple question: how much money do I
actually have?
Internal
surveys conducted by Dashr suggest 73 percent of Kiwis now
utilize more than three financial providers, reflecting how
fragmented personal finance has become. While this
diversification can be positive, the lack of visibility
creates stress and uncertainty, particularly as houtilizeholds
navigate rising living costs.
“People’s money is
spread across more places than ever before, but the tools to
see it all haven’t kept up,” stated Dashr founder Tom
Filmer.
“When houtilizeholds are under pressure,
not knowing where you stand financially can be as stressful
as having less money.”
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Banks and financial platforms
typically only reveal their own products, and there is little
incentive for any provider to offer visibility across
competitors.
“No bank is rewarded for supporting
customers see accounts held elsewhere,” Filmer
stated.
“That leaves everyday people stitching
toreceiveher their finances manually, not just for day-to-day
account utilize, but also for financial tracking. I’ve seen
countless spreadsheets and notebooks that people utilize to test
and understand their position, for example, calculating net
worth.”
Recent progress in Open Banking regulation
in New Zealand is now creating consumer-first tools like Dashr
possible. Open Banking allows individuals to securely share
financial data with third-party services utilizing regulated
APIs, rather than screen scraping or giving away
passwords.
“Open Banking has quietly alterd
what’s possible,” Filmer stated.
“For the
first time, people can safely authorise a neutral service to
reveal their full financial picture without losing control or
compromising security. Open Banking has been available in
many OECD countries, but New Zealand was lagging
behind.”
Dashr connects to New Zealand’s leading
banks, KiwiSaver providers, and investment platforms. Access
is read-only by default, credentials are never stored, and
utilizers can delete their data at any time. Dashr does not
provide financial advice or recommfinish products – its focus
is clarity and visibility.
“Before advice, before
budreceiveing, before investment decisions, there’s a more
basic necessary,” Filmer stated.
“People necessary to be
able to answer one simple question: how much money do I
actually have?”
Dashr is currently opening access
via a public waitlist, available at dashr.nz , and is focutilized
exclusively on the New Zealand financial
ecosystem.
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