# Akahu

- **Website:** <https://akahu.nz>
- **Primary alias:** `akahu.nz`
- **Employees:** 2+
- **Location:** Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- **Company kind:** PRIVATELY HELD

## Description

Akahu is a New Zealand-based open finance platform that provides open banking and open finance infrastructure. Their main focus is to simplify the process of connecting financial accounts to trusted third parties. Akahu maintains robust data integrations with banks and other financial institutions in New Zealand, which they bundle into a user-friendly API for developers. They are dedicated to supporting the development of Consumer Data Rights in the country and plan to adapt their integrations to conform to the regulatory regime. Akahu's journey began when the founder, Ben Lynch, grew frustrated with unreliable data integrations while working at Xero. This frustration led him to build integrations for his personal bank accounts, which eventually became the foundation for Akahu. The company is backed by an investment from the venture arm of Westpac New Zealand. Akahu values custodianship and being a trusted data connection for consumers. They offer developer documentation, accreditation, and contract services to explore and build customized functionality. Join Akahu to lead the development of open finance and control of consumer data in New Zealand.

## Industries

- 🖥 Programming and Developer Software _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_
- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology

## Links

- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/akahu-nz)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG, SVG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id9C5JtwAb/w/820/h/974/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1789557686794)
- icon _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id9C5JtwAb/w/400/h/400/theme/dark/icon.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1789557686887)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ebony Clay | #292d3e | dark |
| Heliotrope | #b383ff | light |
| Electric Violet | #8232ff | accent |

## Fonts

- Poppins — asset _(google)_
- Arial — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

- banner _(primary)_ — JPEG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/id9C5JtwAb/w/1128/h/191/ideUQ_mtaH.jpeg?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1789557687094)

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