Join Fintech Ireland's Peter Oakes for a webinar exploring the fintech environment in Ireland, and how it is uniquely positioned for effective collaboration between fintech centres that have the potential to add value to both parties and the industry as a whole. Peter will cover the fintech ecosystem in Ireland, the regulatory framework being put in place, how Irish fintech is scaling overseas, Ireland’s place as a EU Home for fintech, Ireland and the UK’s unique fintech bridge opportunity, fundraising & the life of an Irish unicorn, collaboration between finserv & fintech and for regulated entities, the rise of regtech in Ireland.
Speaker:
Peter Oakes is a financial services expert focused on banking, payments, emoney, MiFID, fintech, regtech & distributed ledger technology. Peter is the founder of Fintech Ireland, Fintech UK and US TechFin. He is a non-executive director of leading regulated fintech and wealth management firms including Susquehanna (MiFID), AWM Wealth Advisers (MiFID), Optal Financial Europe (Emoney) and TransferMate (PSD). Peter is a consultant on finserv and fintech to international law firm Armstrong Teasdale and works on fintech authorisation applications across Europe, particularly Ireland, UK and Lithuania (where he advised on Lithuania 2nd specialise bank licence). Peter has a deep central bank and regulator background including inaugural Director of Enforcement and Financial Crime at the Irish Central Bank (2010-2013), senior regulator and central bank roles in the UK (FSA), Australia (ASIC) and Saudi Arabia (SAMA). He continues to work with regulators on supervisory and enforcement strategies. Peter is a solicitor admitted in the UK, Ireland and Australia.
Date
Wednesday, 07 December 2022
Time
11:30 - 12:15 GMT
Cost
Free
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