With special thanks to the Embassy of Mexico in Ireland - especially H.E. Ambassador Miguel Malfavón Andrade and Guillermo Chávez García, Responsible for Economic Promotion - Fintech Ireland is delighted to host another excellent Fintech Bridge Event, this time with Mexico.  Special thanks to CompliReg for powering another Fintech Ireland Event.

What: Fintech Bridge - Ireland and Mexico Webinar
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When: Tuesday 4th October 2022, 15:30 -17:00 Ireland / 09:30-11:00 Mexico.

Where: Online Event

Cost: Free

Registration: The Registration Link will appear here shortly.  If you want advance notice to secure your place, make sure you are a Fintech Ireland Subscriber by visiting here.  Subscribers receive priority registration.

Following hot on the heels of the Release of the famous Fintech Ireland Maps for 2022, we get to take a deeper look at fintech in Mexico and Ireland and the opportunity for the industry in each other's country.

Join our Peter Oakes and many other fine international speakers at ACAMS Europe on 14 and 15 June 2022 in Brussles.

Peter Oakes, a highly experienced non-executive director of regulated fintech and financial services companies will join two panels on:

1) Pay Check: Managing the Compliance Risks of Alternative Payment Platforms; and
​2) Enabling a Data Driven Compliance Vision: Contextual Monitoring for Trade Based AML

Register for this premier financial crime event here

What: Access Growth Company Financing for Innovative Technology via the UK Capital Markets - Earlier Routes to IPO.

• This event is aimed at innovative growth technology firms (all sectors  - not just fintech!) and will discuss various ways to access funding, including VC funding, leading to accessing UK capital markets via an IPO.  

When: Thursday 23rd June 2022, 17:00 to 19:30 (Irish time) 

Where: Dogpatch Labs, The Chq Building, Custom House Quay, North Wall Quay, Dublin (Eircode:D01 Y6H7)

Cost: Free

Registration: https://forms.atllp.com/access-growth-company-financing-for-innovative-technology-via-the-uk-capital-markets-ndash-earlier-routes-to-ipo-registration-fintech-06232022.html


We have issued the registration link to our Fintech Ireland subscribers who always receive priority opportunity to attend our events.  If you are not a subscriber (we don't spam) register for advance notice of future events at [email protected] 

We are hoping to add more seats to this event, which will allow us to include other interested persons who support tech and fintech growth companies.

Speakers:  We have an excellent line up of speakers and presenters, including:

• Joan Yu, Head of the Armstrong Teasdale’s U.K. Capital Markets practice
• Nick Heap, Partner, Armstrong Teasdale
• Amy Neale, General Partner, Delta Partners
• ​David Coffman, Head of Corporate Finance, Novum Securities
• Peter Oakes, Founder, Fintech Ireland

This event is aimed at innovative growth technology firms (all sectors  - not just fintech!) and will discuss various ways to access funding, including VC funding, leading to accessing UK capital markets via an IPO.

Registration will be facilitated by Armstrong Teasdale registration portal.   

What: Emoney & Payment Services: Role of the Board and Business in Providing Central Bank of Ireland Attestation

When: Wednesday 2nd March 2022. 09:30 to 10:30am (Irish time) 

Where: Online Event

Cost: Free

Registration: If you missed the opportunity to register for the event at Eventbrite, don't worry, you can register via this Zoom link here https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_LLLpSAqDR_mfYape-eDWbw​



Who Should Attend: The Directors of Boards (PCF1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 particularly the Independent Non-Executive Directors & Chairpersons), Chief Executive Officers (PCF-8), Chief Operating Officers (PCF-42), Heads of Risk Function (PCF-14), Head of Compliance (PCF-12), Heads of Compliance with AML/CFT responsibility (PCF-15), Heads of Internal Audit (PCF-13), Heads of Finance Function (PCF-11), Heads of Legal and others who will be involved in the review and attestation process.  In addition, if you are one of the many payments/emoney firms in the Central Bank's authorisation pipeline or a person who is looking to become an INED at an emoney/payments firm, this event might help gain a deeper understanding of certain regulatory issues.

No later than 31 March 2022, the Boards of authorised electronic money and authorised payment institutions  must attest to the completion and conclusion of a comprehensive assessment of their firm’s compliance with: (1) the firm’s safeguarding obligations under Regulation 17 of the PSR and Regulation 29-31 of the EMR; and (2) the conditions of the firm's authorisation.  This requirement is set out in the Central Bank of Ireland's Dear CEO Letter of 9 December 2021 on Supervisory Expectations for Payment and Electronic Money (E-Money) Firms.

However the Central Bank has not provided any prescribed wording for the attestation.

Join Peter Oakes, Founder of Fintech Ireland, Simon McFeely, Chief Risk Officer, TransferMate and Malachy Kearney, Partner Clark Hill for an in-depth discussion on the Central Bank of Ireland's Dear CEO letter and insights into what Boards and Businesses may wish to consider when preparing to provide the attestation to the Central Bank of Ireland.  

Furthermore the Central Bank expects the Board to oversee this review and to consider the conclusions and any remediation actions emanating from it. If any issues are identified as part of this review, a Board approved remediation plan must be put in place which ensures timely resolution of the issues.   

In addition to the above, the Central Bank of Ireland also sets out in its letter of 9th December 2021 numerous supervisory expectations under the following headings:

1. Governance and Risk Management 
2. Conduct and Culture
3. Safeguarding
4. Business Model and Financial Resilience
5. Operational Resilience
6. Financial Crime 
7. Resolution and Wind-Up

In the final paragraph of its letter, the Central Bank of Ireland reminded Payment and E-Money firms that they are important participants in the financial system and are expected to be able to demonstrate that they are executing their business in a manner consistent with their legislative and regulatory obligations at all times. Those requirements include These the supervisory expectations set out by the Central Bank in its letter. Importantly the Central Bank reminded that 'as breaches of regulatory requirements may result in customer detriment and/or disruption to the financial system, it is imperative that all necessary steps to ensure ongoing compliance are taken and that the consequences of non-compliance, including in terms of the use of the Central Bank’s powers, are understood by Boards.' 

This event will discuss various approaches that regulated firms may wish to consider in having their Boards attest the completion and conclusion of this assessment must be provided to the Central Bank by 31 March 2022.

With special thanks to the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service and the support of the Embassy of Canada to Ireland, Fintech Ireland and Regtech Ireland are delighted to host another excellent Fintech Bridge Event, this time with Canada.  Special thanks to CompliReg for powering another Fintech Ireland Event.

What: Fintech Bridge - Ireland and Canada Webinar (Tues 30th November 2021 at 15:30 -16:30 Irish Time / 10:30-11:30 ET).
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Our line up of speakers include :

• Nancy Smyth, Ambassador of Canada to Ireland, Embassy of Canada
• Eamonn McKee, Ambassador of Ireland to Canada, Embassy of Ireland
• Meena Bhullar, Vice Consul & Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada in Ireland
• Kaz Nejatian, Vice President, Merchant Services, Shopify
• Jennifer Reynolds, President & CEO, Toronto Finance International
• Andrea Reynolds, CEO & Founder, Swoop
• Mark Shorten, VP Financial Services & Life Sciences, IDA Ireland
• Peter Oakes, Founder, Fintech Ireland & CompliReg

When: Tuesday 30th November 2021. 15:30 to 16:30 (Irish time) / 10:30 to 11:30 (Eastern Time).
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Registration: Slides of event appear at top of this post

Following hot on the heels of the Release of the famous Fintech Ireland Maps on Thursday 18th November 2021, we get to take a deeper look at fintech in Canada and Ireland and the opportunity for the industry in each other's country.

Did you know that:

• Canada's GDP at USD $1.65tn is almost four times that of Ireland at $420bn.
• Canada provides Irish fintech, regtech and finserv with an excellent opportunity to scale their businesses in North America, while Ireland provides these Canadian businesses with an European beachhead to access both a local population of 5mn and 27 EU Member States.
• More that 350+ fintechs operate from Ireland locally and scaling internationally.
• More than 100 Irish tech start-ups together raised a record €932m in the first half of 2021 from venture capital, debt finance, grants and crowdfunding.
• Canadian FinTech sector is poised to grow further in 2021 following $700m of investments in Q1 2021, led by deals in Toronto.
• Companies based in Toronto raised half of the 10 largest FinTech deals in Canada.

Details:

Presentations from:

• Nancy Smyth, Ambassador of Canada to Ireland 
• Eammon McKee, Ambassador of Ireland to Canada 
• Peter Oakes, Founder of Fintech Ireland 
• Jennifer Reynolds, CEO of Toronto Finance International 

Panel Session & Q&A:  Growing and scaling fintech globally and Canadian and Irish Experiences 

• Kaz Nejatian, Vice President, Merchant Services, Shopify.  
• Andrea Reynolds, CEO/C-Founder, Swoop Funding (NED Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance). 
• Meena Bhullar, Vice-Consul & Trade Commissioner, Canadian Trade Commissioner’s Office. 
• Mark Shorten, VP Financial Services & Life Sciences, IDA Ireland
• Moderator - Peter Oakes, Founder of Fintech Ireland 

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There will be photography and/or filming/recording at this event and your image may be captured by us and used for promotional purposes in print on our website. By registering for the event you are giving us your permission to use your image in this way. If you have any queries about this, however, please email [email protected]

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*** To register for a copy of the InterSystems Report click here *** 

InterSystems: The Global Fintech Landscape Report.
The fintech sector has been going from strength to strength in recent years, with more than 150 fintechs worldwide now fitting the criteria of being a ‘unicorn’ and valued at least $1 billion.

To understand the challenges around getting the technology ‘right’, priorities for the coming year, and perceptions on collaboration with more traditional institutions, InterSystems surveyed over 500 senior decision makers from 12 countries within fintechs globally, including the UK and Ireland, North and South America, Singapore, and New Zealand.

To register for a copy of the Report visit - 
https://www.intersystems.com/industries/business/financial-services/global-fintech-landscape/
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Fintech Ireland:

• Slides - CLICK HERE for a copy of our slides prepared by Peter Oakes

First Tech Credit Union:

• https://www.firsttech.ie/Join-Us
• https://www.firsttech.ie/welcome-loan
• https://www.firsttech.ie/member-testimonial

Thanks to fintech experts CompliReg for sponsoring and supporting the Maps, along with our fintech networks FintechUK, USTechFin, Fintech Northern Ireland / Fintech NI RegTech Ireland and brexit tracker Brexit Ireland. If you would like to partner with us on this premier event, please contact us at [email protected] and use ‘Partner Opportunities’ in the subject header.  We maxed out capacity at March event when we last released the Maps.


What: Fintech Ireland is launching the H2 2021 edition of the Fintech Ireland Maps. We will be joined by a host of excellent panel members covering both Ireland's incredible indigenous and rapidly scaling fintech and international fintechs which call Ireland home. Our initial line-up of speakers include: 

* Charlie Taylor, Business Journalist (fresh back from Lisbon. Fintech & #innovation enthusiast - a fantastic source of current news), The Irish Times.
* Holly Weckler, Fintech & Web3 Detective, Figment. The Fintech Jedi returns! Looking forward to your insights on #web3 and what is happening in North America!
* Leigh-Anne Cotter, Chief Operating Officer, TrueLayer (building intelligent infrastructure that puts fintech at people's fingertips)
* Mai Santamaria, Head of Financial Advisory Unit, Department of Finance (DLT & Crypto Policy Lead)
* Monica Pina Alzugaray, Country Head, Spain & Ireland, Raisin (state-of-the-art digital solutions for business models that require a banking licence)
* Yiannis Giokas, Co-Founder, Finclude (fka. Verge.Capital) (embedding fintech into any service).
* Simon Mc Feely, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, TransferMate Global Payments (one of Ireland's leading fintech risk professionals at one of Ireland leading global B2B payments firms).
* Redmond O'Leary, Sales Manager Ireland, InterSystems UKI (a treasure trove of data analytics).
* Brendan Synnott, CEO, First Tech Credit Union (the first credit union to join the Maps!).
* Peter Oakes, Founder, Fintech Ireland

Along-side the updated Fintech Ireland Map of Irish fintech, we’ll be releasing an updated international map showcasing premier international fintechs which have established in Ireland from the four corners of the globe!

• How to join the Maps - BEFORE 6PM MONDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2021: (1) indigenous Irish fintech; and (2) international fintechs, wishing to join the Maps, MUST COMPLETE THE SURVEY at https://fintechireland.com/fintech-survey.html. If you miss the cut-off date, recommend that you still do the Survey so as to be included on a later edition of the Map.
• Logo Changed? If you're on the Map and your logo has changed since the last Map update, you need to email the logo to [email protected] in PNG or JPEG format (no pdfs!) BEFORE 6PM MONDAY 15TH NOVEMBER 2021 otherwise your old logo will remain on the Map. We politely ask that everyone on the Map who has not completed the survey to do so.

When: Thursday 18th November 2021. 2:00pm to 3.30pm (Irish/UK time) .

Where: Online Event

Cost: Free

Registration: The Event appears at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/fintech-ireland-maps-indigenous-international-m-tickets-196837214407?aff=FIWebsite​

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In addition to releasing the updated Fintech Ireland Maps, which will see the number of fintechs on the Maps grow from 350+, we will be joined by expert fintech guests to discuss the burgeoning fintech landscape in Ireland and will get their thoughts on the changes to Irish fintech thus far in 2021; how they see Irish fintechs scaling internationally; being funded; and how they are dealing with current challenges arising from rapid digital transformation, changing consumer expectations and continuing impact of Covid.

Your hosts and moderators will be joined by expert fintech speakers and panel members. Details to be released shortly.

The event will cover:

• release of the updated Fintech Ireland Maps
• presentations and panel guests, including senior executives from a selection of Irish and International fintech companies appearing on the Maps and key industry infrastructure executives
• opportunities and challenges facing Irish fintech growing locally and scaling internationally
• why Ireland was chosen by international fintech to establish here
• … and much, much more

We will release further details on this premier annual event shortly.

To ensure you don't miss out on future events subscribe to https://fintechireland.com/get-involved.html and follow us on twitter - https://twitter.com/FinTechIreland

*Use of your data*: Please note that attendees' registration information will need be required by Fintech Ireland for the purposes of administering attendance and follow up communications on the event.
Your details will also be recorded for contact about future Fintech Ireland, Fintech UK, USTechFin and CompliReg events and news. And as all use MailChimp, there will be an unsubscribe link in each email we send.

Other terms and conditions: Please note that we reserve the right to accept, modify and cancel bookings.
There will be photography and/or filming/recording at this event and your image may be captured by us and used for promotional purposes in print on our website. By registering for the event you are giving us your permission to use your image in this way. If you have any queries about this, however, please email [email protected]

Check out Fintech Ireland's and CompliReg’s handy authorisation guides for e-money institutions and payment institutions at https://fintechireland.com/fintech-authorisations.html
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All Fintech Ireland events fill quickly, so reserve your seat today!
#openbanking #bigdataanalytics #dataanalytics #regulation #aiforbusiness #artificialintelligence #machinelearning

Join Fintech Ireland's Peter Oakes at the Finance Leadership Summit on Wednesday 20th October 2021.  Great line up of speakers and supporters.  Fintech Ireland participated in the last Summit.  Keynote by Paschal Donohue, Minister for Finance, Ireland & President of Eurogroup of Finance Ministers.  Great to see leading Irish (scaling globally) fintech Taxback International partnering on the summit too.  You can find them on the Fintech Ireland Map too.


What: Finance Leadership Summit​
When: Wednesday 20th October 2021.
Where: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Dublin 2
Registration: Fintech Ireland members and network will receive a discount of the full price ticket.  Use code FintechIreland21 when booking at https://finance-leadership-summit.eventbrite.ie
Video: https://youtu.be/-uTakRV4ihY

As the finance function moves further into the digital era the role of Chief Financial Officer has gone through some major changes since its inception. Today, the role of the CFO has become even more strategic, as organisations increasingly rely on the financial and strategic prowess of their most senior financial leaders. As companies face increasing competition and ongoing change, they expect finance to leverage technology and turn data into insights they can use to guide strategy and support decision-making.
The Finance Leadership Summit will ensure you meet like-minded finance professionals who are developing their functions to help drive not only financial success, but also advanced insight and partnering opportunities.
Aspiring and progressive financial professionals across all sectors and financial leaders seeking to future proof their organisations through talent management and talent retention.


Register at the link above at 'Registration' using the code FintechIreland21.  

Join our Peter Oakes at ACAMS Webinar Friday, 8th October 2021 12-2pm (UK time) for "The EU's AML Action Plan – Are You Ready?" with Koos Couvée, Ruta Bajarunaite, Sébastien de Brouwer and Peter Oakes. Great timing indeed given the recent release of the Pandora Papers.

What: The EU's AML Action Plan – Are You Ready?​
When: Friday 8th October 2021 at 12:00-14:00 (UK time).
Where: Online Event
Registration: Click Here to register at ACAMS

The aim of the EU AML package is to improve the detection of suspicious transactions and activities, and to close loopholes used by criminals to launder illicit proceeds or finance terrorist activities through the financial system. No doubt about it, the Pandora Papers fit within that EU aim and we have already seen the name of a senior leader in an EU member state being raised.

Register at the link above at 'Registration'.  Read Peter Oakes' Linkedin post here

#financialservices #financialcrime #dirtymoney #terroristfinancing

Fintech Ireland's Peter Oakes is moderating 'Programming your future – pension considerations in tech and rapid growth businesses' Pensions Awareness Week 20-24 September 2021, thanks to the team at MoneyCube.

What: Masterclass: Programming your future – pension considerations in tech and rapid growth businesses​
When: Tuesday 23rd September 2021 at 13:00 (UK time).
Where: Online Event
Registration: Click Here

Join Peter Oakes, Founder, FinTech Ireland and Fintech UK; Geraldine Magnier (Technology Ireland), Feargal McKenna (Moneycube.ie), John Alford (Irish Life) and Cormac O'Neill (Webio Ltd).. We'll be discussing why getting more fintech into pensions and retirement planning is essential to reduce the burdensome paper onboarding and pension administration within the industry today, in order to get tech savvy and younger workforces to engage on retirement planning.

Topics:

• “Tech and rapid-growth businesses have some unique pensions and benefits challenges. Young and mobile workforces have different demands and expectations. And there may be competing demands for short-term benefits like RSUs and bonuses, making engagement difficult. If you have responsibility for pensions and people in a fast-growth business in Ireland, this Masterclass is for you.”  

Moderator: Peter Oakes
Expert Panel Members: Geraldine Magnier (Technology Ireland), Feargal McKenna (Moneycube.ie), John Alford (Irish Life) and Cormac O'Neill (Webio Ltd).

​More Information:

• Pension Awareness Week 2021 and its YouTube Channel 
• MoneyCube (Ralph Benson)
• Linked Post - Fintech Ireland
• Linkedin  - Post Peter Oakes