Emerging stories

Find out how businesses across New Zealand are using Emerge to break free from traditional banking and achieve their growth goals. Their stories are your inspiration.

Erik Zydervelt

Mevo

At Emerge, we don’t just say we back businesses - we actually do. Dedicated to shining a spotlight on the businesses driving New Zealand forward, we take billboards out in our customers' name, giving them the visibility they deserve.

Vincent McCartney

VJMC Consulting

VJMC was born to support businesses that are reliant on electronic ID verification. As a new business, VJMC; needed a new banking solution and looked no further than Emerge - here's why.

Elena Parry

Fremont Studio

Elena Parry has an eye for detail. With a solid background in design, marketing, and branding, Elena decided it was time to take her dream of interior design more seriously. Fremont Studio was born. When it was time to consider a business bank account - she turned to Emerge.

Sol Jones

Beany

Beany needed a faster way to get their clients up and running — Emerge delivered. See how our instant sign-up, Xero integration, and mobile-first experience helped Beany eliminate delays, streamline onboarding, and get new businesses invoicing on day one.

Tina Comrie

Founder & CEO, The Attention Agency

At The Attention Agency, we work with clients who have complex products and big ambitions, so we need tools that can keep up. With Emerge, we give each client their own account and card, which makes reconciliation an absolute dream. I was frustrated with our old bank, and Emerge felt like the fresh, Kiwi-built solution we needed. It’s fast, simple, and built for businesses like ours - I love using it.

Nikolai Macnee

Metrovate

How is an innovative Kiwi startup combining biochemistry and technology to transform agriculture, while managing rapid growth? With the help of Emerge, of course.

Claire Talbot

Sculpt Gardens

From courtyard gardens to lifestyle blocks, Sculpt Gardens are known for their thoughtful design and expert execution. By simplifying their financial processes, we’ve helped them focus on what truly matters: creating a beautiful environment for their clients.

Clara Budd

Creative Abilities

Bank and payment providers’ expensive, painful and inflexible setups made the process of accepting payments so difficult for the Colour Dash. That didn’t sit right with us. So, we did what we do best. We made it easy.

Aditi Gorasia

Founder, Ads on Pads

Periods aren't a bloody luxury, but they sure cost as much - a sentiment that is driving Aditi Gorasia from Ads on Pads to do better. Aditi's vision is simple yet powerful: to provide free period products in bathrooms across the country, funded by brands that want to make a real difference.

Matt Harris

Partner, McCulloch & Partners

Emerge has completely changed how we support new and growing businesses. The old banking setup process was a major roadblock — slow, clunky, and frustrating for clients. With Emerge, we can get a client set up and moving the same day they sign with us. It’s seamless. On top of that, the expense tools have made a real impact. Receipt capture, Xero integration, team cards — it's all designed to save time and reduce noise. For us, that means less admin, fewer unbillable hours, and more time spent delivering real advisory value. If you're an accountant serious about helping your clients move faster, Emerge is a no-brainer.

Al Simpson

COO, Openstar Technologies

Building nuclear fusion tech isn’t cheap. We needed our engineers to have access to capital so that they could go out and procure what they needed to get their jobs done. The banks made us jump through hoop after hoop to reach a solution. Emerge solved it for us in minutes and have been incredible partners ever since

Matt Harris

McCulloch & Partners

‍When McCulloch & Partners deliver the right digital tools, they move from year-end historians to essential partners. Emerge didn't just solve their client's expense problem, we elevated their entire offering.

Dylan Guitry

Director, Affinity Accounting

I regularly recommend Emerge, particularly to start-up clients needing a fast and seamless business account setup - a process that can take weeks with traditional banks. It's also an excellent solution for established businesses looking to manage staff expense accounts more effectively. What I appreciate most is the level of control and visibility Emerge provides over staff spending. The platform is highly flexible, and everything is fully transparent.We’re also impressed by the pace of Emerge’s product development. New features are released regularly, and they continue to add meaningful value.

Mark Taylor

Head of Finance, Body in Motion

Before Emerge we were sharing a few credit cards between a team of 20-30 and struggling to reconcile all the payments and the receipts. This made my job as CFO a nightmare. Emerge was solving the exact pain point we had as we were able to allocate debit cards to the required individual team members in minutes, track their expenses and keep on top of reconciliation and reporting.

Alison Kingdon

General Manager, ADT Security

We needed an expense management platform that gave our team access to company funds in their day-to-day. We looked at local and international solutions and are so glad we settled with Emerge. Our team love it and everything we have requested from Emerge has been built into the app within weeks of asking for it.

Andrea Gosney

SBA Small Business Accounting Barrington

As accountants and business advisors, SBA Barrington needed innovative tools to streamline their processes internally and recommend to their own clients. Rapid implementation, seamless integration, and comprehensive support has made Emerge an invaluable addition to their financial toolkit.

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