Name

Digital Identity NZ

Legal name

Digital Identity New Zealand

Website

https://digitalidentity.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association — Digital Identity

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Federation & Identity Standards (SAML/OIDC/OAuth, Federation Hubs) (HDADAAAG)

Keywords

• Digital identity
• Industry association
• Member services
• Identity advocacy
• Trust frameworks

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Annual membership fees: Tiered annual membership revenue based on member global revenues. Annual fees in NZD (exclusive of GST): Major Corporate (>$75m) $17,500; Large Corporate ($50–75m) $11,500; Medium Corporate/Large Govt Agencies/Large Education Agencies ($20–50m or Ministries/Departments/Universities) $9,000; Small Corporate/Small Govt Agencies/Small Education Agencies ($5–20m) $3,000; Medium SME ($1–5m) $1,100; Small SME (<$1m) $850; Start-up (NZ-owned, <3 years AND <$1m) $200; Individual (students/self-employed) $250. All staff of a member organisation are considered members.
2. Event sponsorship and partnerships: Revenue from event sponsorships and confirmed partners. The Digital Trust Hui Taumata 2026 has confirmed partners including Lumin (Platinum sponsor) and Middleware, with additional sponsorship opportunities available. Member-supported events include the Worldline "Activating NZ's First Digital Identity Acceptance Network" webinar, PaymentsNZ next-generation payments session, and Microsoft Verified ID webinar.
3. Event ticketing (ticketed events): Ticketed events such as the Digital Trust Hui Taumata 2026 (Super Saver tickets for DINZ and Tech New Zealand community members, with Member Launch Special pricing available until 31 May), alongside free member-only events (e.g., End-of-Year Celebration, Annual Meeting, Virtual Coffee Chats) and free community webinars.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Digital Identity NZ (DINZ) is a membership-based industry association that brings together New Zealand organizations working in digital identity. It operates a Member Hub on the Circle community platform, hosts working groups and events such as Virtual Coffee Chat and Hui Taumata, and represents the digital identity sector under the Tech New Zealand umbrella.

Product overview

Digital Identity NZ (DINZ) is an Aotearoa New Zealand industry membership association and community-of-practice organisation, not a packaged software vendor. Its offering is a programme-plus-platform architecture: the DINZ Member Hub (Circle-based online community) is the always-on digital anchor, while three working groups — the Biometrics Special Interest Group (SIG), the Reference Architecture Working Group, and the Trusted Credentials Adoption (TCA) Group — coordinate subject-matter collaboration. These are wrapped by recurring programming (the monthly DINZ Virtual Coffee Chat Series), the flagship annual Digital Trust Hui Taumata conference, the members-only DINZ Annual Meeting and End-of-Year Celebration, and a monthly DINZ Newsletter. Governance is anchored by the DINZ Charter (April 2024) and the organisation operates under New Zealand's Privacy Act.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Member Hub (Circle community platform) An online community platform for DINZ members to connect, share resources, and collaborate on digital identity initiatives in New Zealand.
• Working Groups Collaborative groups of DINZ members focused on specific digital identity topics and policy issues in New Zealand.
• Events (Virtual Coffee Chat and Hui Taumata) Networking and knowledge-sharing events for the New Zealand digital identity community, including informal Virtual Coffee Chat sessions and the Hui Taumata gathering.
• Newsletters Regular member communications that provide sector news, DINZ updates, and curated digital identity content.

Quantifiable outcome

• 81 members across all tiers, with overall membership healthy and stable; major corporate membership tracking well
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• LuminflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 August 2026Lumin is a confirmed Platinum sponsor of the Digital Trust Hui Taumata 2026 (Tuesday 11 August 2026, Te Papa, Wellington). As a DINZ member, Lumin released new survey findings on identity fraud across the US, Australia and New Zealand and runs an Expert Insights roundtable series with leaders from Lumin, Air New Zealand, MBIE, and MATTR.
• MiddlewarecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 August 2026Confirmed partner for the Digital Trust Hui Taumata 2026. Sponsorship opportunity alongside Lumin (Platinum). Co-marketing of the Aotearoa flagship digital identity and trust gathering.
• Utah State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) SummitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026By invitation from Michael Proper and SEDI protocol leadership, Andy Higgs attended the Utah SEDI Summit on 20–23 April 2026. SEDI is an initiative to advance a privacy-focused framework where digital identity is separated from government-issued privileges, allowing for individual control and agency. DINZ notes the SEDI movement has moved beyond a single state experiment to more than 12 states actively engaged.
• Observer Research Foundation (ORF, India)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 April 2026By invitation from Dr Samir Saran (President, Observer Research Foundation), Andy Higgs undertook an India Study Trip 12–16 April 2026, with itinerary including governance, policy architects, and infrastructure leaders shaping global digital identity, payments and governance. India DPI lessons (Account Aggregator consent model) are explicitly referenced as relevant to NZ's Consumer Data Right and Māori data sovereignty.
• Retail NZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026Andy Higgs presented to the Retail NZ Industry Group on 18 March 2026 on "Trust at the Point of Sale", covering unified QR protocols for payments and identity, portable loyalty, consent-based personalisation, and the emerging agentic commerce landscape. Retail NZ is positioned as a partner to bring on board for the Kiwi Faces biometrics project.
• Cybersecurity Summit (Tākina Wellington)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 March 2026DINZ represented at the national Cybersecurity Summit on 17–18 March 2026 in Tākina Wellington as the identity and trust lens grows in importance across security frameworks.
• FinTech Hui Taumata (Tākina Wellington)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 March 2026Andy Higgs moderated the panel 'From KYC to Continuous Trust: Rethinking Identity in Real-Time Finance, Agentic Commerce and Open Payments' at FinTech Hui Taumata on 11–12 March 2026 at Tākina Wellington.
• AcademyEXcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 February 2026AcademyEX partnered with Digital Identity NZ and Tech New Zealand to host the panel discussion "Why trust, not technology, will define our AI future" on 26 February 2026. Thirty attendees took part, one of DINZ's most engaged member events of the year so far.
• Air New ZealandflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2025Air New Zealand hosted the DINZ End-of-Year Celebration 2025 at its Auckland offices (185 Fanshawe Street) on 11 December 2025 (5:30pm–7pm). Air NZ is a Major Corporate member and successfully completed a digital ID pilot with learnings shared with IATA.
• WorldlinecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 March 2025Co-hosted the "Activating NZ's First Digital Identity Acceptance Network" webinar on 4 March 2025 (12pm–1pm, Zoom). Speakers included Colin Wallis (DINZ Executive Director) and Helen Littlewood (Senior Product Manager Contactless, Worldline), with Q&A from Will Kim (Kiwi Access Card Manager) and Stefan Charsley (CTO, MyMahi). Worldline is integrating digital identity credentials into daily transactions, with a production-ready trial built on passport credentials with My Mahi and Kiwi Access Card.
• PaymentsNZcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2025Co-hosted the "Payments for the Next Generation" webinar covering digital identity in next-generation payments, ecosystem design, capability sequencing, and future opportunities.
• Retail NZ Industry GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2024Co-hosted "Facial Recognition and CCTV Integration in Retail Security" webinar on 26 November 2024, unpacking how facial recognition is reshaping staff safety and security practices in retail environments.
• University of AucklandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2024Co-hosted the "Digital Identity, Higher Education, Aotearoa" webinar on 13 June 2024, exploring the evolution of Digital Identity in response to changing customer expectations and heightened needs for trust and interoperability.
• Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2024Co-hosted "Building Aotearoa's Digital Identity: Regulatory Framework & Guidelines" webinar on 14 May 2024, providing an overview of the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework (which came into effect 1 July 2024), the role of the new digital identity services regulator, and an update on DISTF rules and regulations. DINZ actively engages with DIA on the Identification Management Standards interim review and DISTF Reference Architecture.
• Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2024Co-hosted "Digital Health Identity: Past, present and future" webinar on 3 April 2024, with two important units within Te Whatu Ora discussing their collaborative efforts in shaping digital identity within the healthcare sector.
• Tech New Zealand (Hangarau Aotearoa)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Digital Identity New Zealand is part of the Tech New Zealand | Hangarau Aotearoa ecosystem. The DINZ Executive Director reports strategy and plans to Tech New Zealand, and DINZ branding has been refreshed as part of a Tech New Zealand ecosystem-wide refresh. DINZ operates c/o New Zealand Tech Alliance and membership is administered via members.technewzealand.org.nz. The Member Hub links out to technewzealand.org.nz/membership-checker/.
• Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2023Featured alongside DINZ in the webinar "The emergence of euCONSENT in the digital economy and Age Verification's crucial role" on 21 November 2023, discussing children's data privacy rights and the euCONSENT framework.
• ZygmaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 13 April 2023Zygma's Founder and CEO Richard Wilsher spoke at the "Digital Identity Services Trust Framework" webinar on 13 April 2023, sharing observations on the DISTF rules and the related assessment that could be developed. Facilitated by Colin Wallis (DINZ Executive Director).
• Te Matarau Māori Tech AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 April 2023Co-hosted "What is digital identity and what does this mean for Māori?" panel discussion on 6 April 2023, examining all things digital identity, including what it looks like today, why digital identity systems exist and what benefits they provide, potential risks, opportunities, and what the future of digital identity looks like.
• MicrosoftcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 November 2022Partnered on the Verified ID | Microsoft's Identity Capabilities webinar on 2 November 2022 with Brandon Murdoch (Partner Director of Engineering, Microsoft Identity and Network Access) and Russell Craig (National Technology Officer, Microsoft NZ), facilitated by Colin Wallis (DINZ Executive Director). Microsoft is a Major Corporate DINZ member.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC): Canada's national digital ID and authentication industry council. Operates a similar multi-stakeholder convening model, develops the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF), and brings together banks, governments, identity specialists and tech firms — closely analogous to DINZ's role coordinating Aotearoa's digital identity ecosystem under DISTF.
• Kantara Initiative: Global non-profit industry consortium focused on digital identity and privacy frameworks, operating working groups that produce specifications, assurance frameworks and conformity assessment programmes — closely paralleling DINZ's Reference Architecture and TCA working groups.
• Open Identity Exchange (OIX): UK-based, globally active non-profit identity industry body that runs working groups, white papers and trust framework projects. Directly comparable to DINZ in operating cross-sector working groups and producing identity interoperability guidance, though operating across multiple jurisdictions.
• ID2020 Alliance: Global multi-stakeholder alliance advancing ethical, user-centric digital ID, with a similar convening function across government, NGOs and the private sector. Comparable to DINZ's role bringing together Aotearoa stakeholders around inclusive and ethical digital identity.
• Biometrics Institute: International independent membership body for the biometrics and identity technology community. DINZ's Biometrics Special Interest Group (SIG) addresses a comparable remit (responsible biometrics, Kiwi Faces project, facial recognition in retail), making this a directly adjacent peer.
• FIDO Alliance: Industry alliance developing open authentication standards (FIDO2, passkeys). Operates a similar industry-body model with member-driven working groups producing widely adopted identity standards, and shares members (Microsoft, Google, AWS) with DINZ.
• MyData Global: International non-profit advancing human-centric personal data management, sharing DINZ's framing of trust, individual rights and interoperability. Operates community working groups and an annual conference analogous to DINZ's Hui Taumata and working group model.
• Trust over IP Foundation (Linux Foundation): Multi-stakeholder community defining a complete architecture for interoperable digital trust, with working groups producing specifications that overlap with DINZ's TCA and Reference Architecture work. Shares the trust-framework-as-infrastructure framing DINZ uses in its Hui Taumata 2026 theme.

Regional players

• InternetNZ: New Zealand's non-profit domain administrator and internet policy advocate. Not a direct competitor but a comparable NZ-based, member-funded, policy-influencing non-profit that operates in an adjacent digital-trust space, useful as a regional benchmark for scale and operating model.

Broad incumbents

• New Zealand Tech Alliance (Tech New Zealand / Hangarau Aotearoa): Umbrella organisation of which DINZ is a member organisation. Operates across multiple technology verticals with a much broader remit (broad incumbent), but directly shares infrastructure with DINZ — DINZ's Member Hub links to Tech NZ's membership platform and members.technewzealand.org.nz hosts DINZ's member login.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/digitalidnz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@digitalidentitynz1386
• Facebookfacebook.com/digitalidnz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digitalidnz

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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