Fintech Ireland Events

Global update on fitness & probity, culture & behaviour, and the impact of SEAR

10/11/2020

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Global update on fitness & probity, culture & behaviour, and the impact of SEAR

What: Global update on fitness & probity, culture & behaviour, and the impact of SEAR
When: Tuesday 10th November 2020.
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Registration: Now Closed
Slides & Video: Slides available here. Video available here.

Description: Fintech Ireland's Peter Oakes, who is also a strategic consultant to Clark Hill, will join this webinar by Clark Hill and The Mizen Group on Tuesday 10th November 2020 for a global update on fitness & probity, culture & behaviour, and the impact of SEAR (Senior Executive Accountability Regime) on the financial services industry. As this industry includes regulated FinTech, the presentation will be of relevance to regulated Irish fintech operating in banking, insurance, MiFID and payments/emoney to name just a few areas.

The line up includes:

MODERATOR: Tom Lyons, co-founder of The Currency
SPEAKER: Sam Saarsteiner, Partner at Clark Hill
SPEAKER: Paul McCarthy, CTO of The Mizen Group
SPEAKER: Peter Oakes, Founder, Fintech Ireland and Strategic Consultant, Clark Hill

We look forward to sharing with you thoughts on senior management in the global financial services industry will walk away with a better understanding of:

Fitness & probity expectations from the Central Bank
How RegTech enables firms to assess, embedded, and demonstrate culture & behaviour
What corporate and personal responsibility financial professionals have now and how this is likely to be expanded in the near future.

Regulation: Inhibiter or Enabler of Innovation?

5/11/2020

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Regulation: Inhibiter or Enabler of Innovation?

What: Regulation: Inhibiter or Enabler of Innovation? - Guest Presentation for Institute of Bankers, Bank Governance and Regulation Module
When: Thursday 5th November 2020.
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Registration: PRIVATE - for students.
Slides: In addition to the students, we are also making the 42 slide deck available to Fintech Ireland email subscribers. The slides are available here and are PASSWORD PROTECTED.

If you want the password you must be a FREE subscriber to Fintech Ireland BY JOINING OUR MAILING LIST HERE at https://fintechireland.com/get-involved.html. Subscribers will be sent the password and anyone who subscribed after we email the password to subscribers will receive the password in our welcome email. This is another free contribution by Fintech Ireland to an educational institution and its students.

Presenter: Peter Oakes, Board director of regulated fintech (MiFID, payments and emoney). Founder of Fintech Ireland, Fintech UK and Fintech Northern Ireland. Former senior central banker and regulator: Director Central Bank of Ireland (Enforcement & AML Supervision), Advisor to Governor & Deputy Governor (Banking Supervision), Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority; Enforcement Lawyer UK Financial Services Authority (now FCA); and Senior Legal Officer Australian Investments & Securities Commission.

French Fintech & Retail Tour Tech Tour UK & Ireland 2020 [Powered by Business France]

19/10/2020

French Fintech & Retail Tour Tech Tour UK & Ireland 2020 Powered by Business France. Supported by Fintech Ireland, Fintech UK & Fintech Northern Ireland)

UPDATE: Watch the video recording of the event on Youtube (Business France) YouTube (Fintech Ireland) or click here

21/10/2020 Panel - Embedded Finance (video links above)
What is s Embedded Finance, how is it being applied in financial services and other industries and what is the next evolution for Fintech. Fintech Ireland's and Fintech UK's Peter Oakes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteroakes/) moderated an exceptional panel of experts on Embedded Finance as part of the The Fintech Retail Tech Tour UK & Ireland (20th – 22nd October 2020).

The expert panel included:
* Ruth Foxe Blader, Partner Athemis Group (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthblader/);
* Christer Holloman, CEO and Co-Founder at Divido (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christerholloman/);
* Todd Latham, Chief Growth Officer at Currencycloud (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lathamtodd/); and
* Charles Pissavin, Business Development Manager at TransferMate (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-p-394b2a8b/)

What: French Fintech & Retail Tour Tech Tour UK & Ireland 2020. Powered by Business France. Supported by Fintech Ireland, Fintech UK & Fintech Northern Ireland. A 3-day event designed to increase the adoption of French technologies in 2 of the most vibrant British & Irish industries: financial services and retail. The Fintech & Retail Tech Tour UK & Ireland will bring together senior and top executives from banks, insurance companies, brick-and-mortar retailers, e-commerce players and investment & financial-related companies. Following 3 Fintech tours and 1 Retail Tech Tour, this new event will combine these 2 highly innovative sectors in Ireland and the UK, from 19th to 22nd October 2020.

When: Tuesday 19th – 22nd October 2020

Learn More: Contact Business France at https://events-export.businessfrance.fr/ftt-uk-ie/contact/ and Pauline Tapié

Together with Fintech UK (FintechUK.com) and Fintech Northern Ireland (FintechNI.com) Fintech Ireland (FintechIreland.com) is proud to support for our third year now the annual French Fintech & Retail Tech Tour of the UK and Ireland with thanks to our friends at Business France. When Pauline Tapline, Trade Adviser New Technologies and Innovative Solutions at Business France contacted us, we jumped at the opportunity to throw our support behind the Tour again. Our Peter Oakes will be one of the Jury Members reviewing the excellent fintech and retail tech companies participating. Great to see leading Irish fintech TransferMate’s Annabelle Hackett also joining the event.

The reasons, and the benefit of greater collaboration and ties between Ireland, the UK and France, are obvious:

€370 million raised by French Fintechs in 2018
42% of French Fintechs have activities worldwide
10,000 people work in Fintech in France
Fintech, Insurtech & Regtech are the 3 segments driving growth across France’s retail & finance industries
€803 million raised by 146 French Retail Tech start-ups in 2018 (+40% vs 2017)

There is a great line up of French Fintech & Retail Tech Companies on the Tour, including:

PROXIMIS https://www.proximis.com https://twitter.com/ProximisUnified https://www.linkedin.com/company/proximis/

RELEVANC https://relevanc.com/en/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/relevanc/

TRANSACTION CONNECT https://www.transactionconnect.com/ https://twitter.com/transaction_co https://www.linkedin.com/company/transaction-connect

The Future of Finance - Rebooting Ireland

22/9/2020

The Future of Finance - Rebooting Ireland

VIDEO: Click video image above or click here

Title: The Future of Finance - Rebooting Ireland
Recording Time: From 10:00am – 11:00am on 7th September you will pre-record
and host a panel discussion with;
1. Annette Hickey - VP EMEA Customer Solutions - Paypal
2. Niall Dorrian - CEO - Linked Finance

What: The Future of Finance
When: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Registration: CLOSED

Peter Oakes of Fintech Ireland will moderate a discussion on the The Future of Finance with Annette Hickey, VP EMEA Customer Solutions - Paypal and Niall Dorrian, CEO - Linked Finance

Ireland for Fintech – a European home for local and global fintech expansion - European Union consultation on a new Digital Finance Strategy / Fintech Action Plan

16/6/2020

Ireland for Fintech – a European home for local and global fintech expansion
- European Union consultation on a new Digital Finance Strategy / Fintech Action Plan

VIDEO: Click video image above or click here
SLIDES: Click slide image above or click here (note slides are password protected. Use password sent to attendees and Fintech Ireland email subscribers on 25 June 2020). Large file 14MB / 76 slides

Attendees and subscribers to Fintech Ireland mailing list were emailed the password to the slide on 25 June 2020. If you are you not in either group, we did not send you the email. The recording of the webinar is on our YouTube channel and above. If you don't wish to miss future events, subscribe to our email list. If you would like a copy of the slides, sign up to our mailing list and then send us an email to HELLO AT FINTECHIRELAND.COM and we'll you the password to the comprehensive deck of 78 slides.

What: Ireland for Fintech - a European home for local and global fintech expansion. The event, which will also cover the consultation for a new digital finance strategy for Europe / Fintech action plan, will include contributors from payments, regtech, blockchain and the Irish government's Department of Finance.
When: Tuesday 16th June 2020. Start time 2:00pm (Irish/UK time).
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Registration: CLOSED https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ireland-for-fintech-eu-consultation-for-new-fintech-action-plan-tickets-109224214566?aff=FIWebsite [As usual we gave our Fintech Ireland subscribers advance notice to register prior to non-subscribers. If you are not a subscriber, join the email notification list at https://fintechireland.com/get-involved.html.]
Required reading: Did this get your attention? Suggest that before the webinar or during the webinar (if not already) familiarise yourself with the Consultation on a new digital finance strategy for Europe / Fintech action plan here

Details: The outcomes of this event include:

sharing with the audience some of the output from the Fintech Ireland Survey,
giving an update on the fintech ecosystem
hearing from Irish payments, regtech and blockchain experts about growing international businesses from Ireland,
a brief update on the Ireland for Finance strategy, and
as will be discussed during the Panel, the importance of Irish fintech attendees to have their voices heard in Europe by completing the European Commission's Consultation on a new digital finance strategy for Europe / Fintech Action Plan which closes on 26th June.

Agenda:

Fintech Ireland Survey Results (interacts with Panel discussion): Peter Oakes, Fintech Ireland and CompliReg
Payments - European and Global Innovation from Ireland: Gary Conroy, Chief Product & Commercial Officer, TransferMate Global Payments
RegTech – Why is Ireland synonymous with RegTech?: Elizabeth McKeever, Head of Operations, GECKO Governance
Blockchain – what are Ireland’s viable blockchain opportunities / Blockchain & Sustainable Digitisation : Sorcha Mulligan, Founder, The SME Chain
Ireland for Finance Strategy – brief update on strategy and consultation paper: Dr. Paul Ryan, Head of International Finance Division, Department of Finance
Panel discussion on each presenters insights plus a discussion on the EU Consultation Paper and suggestions for audience on completing the consultation moderated by Peter Oakes with Panel Members Elizabeth McKeever, Gary Conroy, Dr Paul Ryan and Sorcha Mulligan. An outcome of the Panel Session is to encourage firms to complete the EU Consultation, demonstrating why Ireland is a great place for fintech both indigenous and international firms
Q&As of course!

*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 and Fintech UK events and news. And as we use MailChimp, there will be an easy to use unsubscribe link in each email we send.

Other terms and conditions: Please note that we reserve the right to accept, modify and cancel bookings.

Check out Fintech Ireland's handy authorisation guides for e-money institutions and payment institutions at https://fintechireland.com/fintech-authorisations.html

Has the crisis helped companies shift from being product-centric to customer centric, are they ready for consumer of 2021? (Fintech Lithuania Week)

16/6/2020

[first posted by Fintech UK]

Video available here or click the above image.

Panel: Has the crisis helped companies shift from being product-centric to customer centric, are they ready for consumer of 2021?

What: Fintech Week Lithuania: Panel: Has the crisis helped companies shift from being product-centric to customer-centric, are they ready for consumer of 2021?
When: Tuesday 16th June 2020. Start time 9:55am (Irish/UK time) / 11:55am (Lithuania time).
Where: Online Event.
Cost: Free
Registration: See registration link at https://fintechuk.com/events/covid19-fintech-shift-from-product-to-customer-centric
Details: Fintech UK's Peter Oakes* (Board Director at global fintech / payments business TransferMate) joins an excellent line up of fellow panel members Agnė Selemonaitė, Deputy CEO & Board Member at ConnectPay and Anastasija Oleinika, CEO of TWINO Group in a lively session moderated by Nick Price, Chief Executive of Bright Purple.

*Peter is also founder of Fintech Ireland, US Fintech, Fintech Cyprus, leading fintech advisory firm CompliReg and a director of several regulated fintech companies including Susquehanna International, Optal Financial Europe and AWM Wealth Advisers)

The Latest & Greatest in the World of Fintech - ACAMS 24

3/6/2020

Discussion: The Latest & Greatest in the World of Fintech - ACAMS 24

Video - click here or on the image above.

What: The Latest & Greatest in the World of Fintech

When: Wednesday 3rd June June 2020
Where: Online Event.
Cost: Paid Event
Registration: Closed
Details: As part of ACAMS 24 webinar Peter Oakes* (Board Director at global fintech / payments business TransferMate) joins Shilpa Arora, AML Director - Europe, Middle East and Africa at ACAMS for a broad discussion on The Latest & Greatest in the World of Fintech and Financial Crime.

*Peter is also founder of Fintech Ireland, Fintech UK, US Fintech, Fintech Cyprus, leading fintech advisory firm CompliReg and a director of several regulated fintech companies including Susquehanna International, Optal Financial Europe and AWM Wealth Advisers)

Financial Technology - The Strategy Ahead

27/5/2020

Financial Technology - The Strategy Ahead

Our Peter Oakes, on behalf of CompliReg co-chaired the Financial Technology - The Strategy Ahead, part of the NPF Webinar series.

What: Financial Technology - The Strategy Ahead
When: Wednesday 27th May 2020
Where: Online Event
Cost: Paid Event
Registration: Closed

Captivated Audience - Financial Crime Prevention (Peter Oakes, Sam Sheen and Marie Lundberg)

25/4/2020

Captivated Audience - Financial Crime Prevention (Peter Oakes, Sam Sheen and Marie Lundberg)
Listen - click here or the image above

What: Captivated Audience Podcast
When: Saturday 25th April 2020
Cost: Free
Where: Online Event
Listen: Click here to listen

Peter Oakes, Fintech Consultant to Kerman & Co, all-round financial crime and FinTech subject matter expert and former Central Bank of Ireland regulator, chats with Sam Sheen and Marie Lundberg about the role of non-executive directors and oversight during the Corona-crisis, Ireland's FinTech industry, the great "wet signature" debate, rolling back into "business as usual" and communicating regulatory expectations when it comes to AML/CFT compliance activities. And, of course, a quick word on Brexit.

The 2020 Fintech Ireland Map Release

9/4/2020

Webinar Videos
See below for the recording of the webinar. The first two videos are Part 1 and Part 2 of the webinar. The third video is the Linkedin promotional video.

The Fintech Ireland Webinar Series

Webinar #1: The 2020 Fintech Ireland Map Release Thursday 9th April 2020 at 1pm (Irish / UK time)

NB: 180 attendees have registered for this event within one day of its announcement. Don't miss out. See below on how to register to attend.

What: Fintech Ireland is launching the 2020 Fintech Ireland Map at its first in a series of webinars. We will be joined by Margaret Clancy of TransferMate Global Payments and Tommy Kearns of Xtremepush.
When: Thursday 9th April 2020. Start time 1:00pm (Irish/UK time) for one hour.
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Registration: The link to the Zoom webinar was sent to those who registered via Eventbrite before bookings closed at 10pm on 8th April. The event has proved very popular with close to 180 registered attendees. If you are keen to attend and didn't register on Eventbrite, click / copy & paste this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/5415863818341/WN_KWBUGrhrQrik-I4bzhU3XA

That link will take you to registration page at Zoom where you will complete your details and thereafter you will receive an email with your personal link to the webinar (please don't share).

Going forward to receive priority notice of our events, join our mailing list - Subscribe Here.

In addition to launching the updated Map, which will see the number of fintechs on the Map explode from 180 to well over 200, we will be joined by expert fintech guests to discuss the burgeoning Irish fintech landscape and to get their thoughts on the changes to Irish fintech in the past 12 months and how they see Irish fintechs scaling internationally and how they are dealing with current challenges.
Joining Peter Oakes of Fintech Ireland for the first in our series of Fintech Ireland Webinars are:

Margaret Clancy, Commercial Director at TransferMate Global Payments
Tommy Kearns, CEO & Co-Founder at Xtremepush

The event will cover:

release of the updated Fintech Ireland Map
webinar and future webinars will include presentations and panel guests, including CEOs and senior executives from a selection of fintech companies appearing on the Map
opportunities and challenges facing Irish fintech growing locally and scaling internationally
AND MUCH MORE
We'll release further details of the 9th April 2020 event next week, including the Agenda and Speakers.

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