How Stripe wants to grow the internet's GDP

Plus: Hi-tech awards finalists announced, 'productivity propelled' report released and ChatGPT's new image generator is scarily good.

Welcome to Friday

We’ve made it another week team and Easter is on the horizon with ANZAC day not long after so I hope you’ve already got your leave requests in so you can take that almost two weeks holiday!

For how however, the grind continues for everyone in this ecosystem so let’s hop straight into it with a conversation featuring Stripe’s NZ Head Ben Hanna on his plans to grow the GDP of the internet. It’s a lofty goal but if anyone can, it’s probably them.

Here’s your your daily shot of news.

• Stripe’s Head of NZ on how it plans to grow the GDP of the internet

• Hi-tech awards finalists announced

• ‘Productivity propelled’ report outlines how we might acceleration tech adoption in NZ

• Fintech fever continues with Mercury becoming a tri-corn with $3.5b

• ChatGPT’s new image generator is scarily good

• Weekend fuel recommendation: Adolescence

As always, thank you to everyone who has upgraded to a paid subscription or simply recommended Caffeine to friends and whānau. We couldn’t do any of this without you.

Finn and the CAFFEINE team