Peter Oakes - Founder, Fintech Ireland
Email: hello@fintechireland.com / hello AT peteroakes.com
LinkedIN: https://ie.linkedin.com/in/peteroakes
Twitter: @fintechireland / @oakeslaw
CV: https://peteroakes.com/director-services.html
Hello - you may have landed here after we connected on Linkedin. This is the link in our message exchange. It is a whistle stop tour of what I do. You can find information about me on my Linkedin Page
I have been working on fintech initiatives since 2009, including while Director of Enforcement and AML at the Central Bank of Ireland (2010-2013) where I was a proponent of new technology to provide less friction, more efficiency and greater innovation in Irish financial services.
My cumulative background comes from working as a lawyer (Ireland, UK and Australia), non-executive directorships, former Chief Risk Officer at Bank of America Merchant Services Europe and Director of the Central Bank of Ireland (together with other regulatory roles at the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, UK Financial Services Authority & the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority) plus I have an extensive asset management, payments and fintech/regtech background gives me unique and uncompromising experience.
Fintech Ireland Survey: We, at Fintech Ireland, are conducting an ongoing fintech survey of indigenous Irish fintech companies and innovation labs/accelerators. If you come across any, feel free to point them to the survey. Some 300+ surveys have been completed completed and we are tracking 700+ fintechs in Ireland. Please let any Irish fintech/regtech firm know about the survey should you think it of interest to them: survey at https://fintechireland.com/fintech-survey.html. And we have launched our Fintech Cyprus Census / Survey at http://fintechcyprus.com/fintech-cyprus-census.html.
My focus: After working as a central banker / regulator in Australia, EU (Ireland & UK) and Saudi, is:
* non-executive director (NED) roles and board advisory roles at regulated fintech, regtech (current board directorships include Susquehanna, TransferMate, Optal Financial, AWM Wealth Advisors and current advisory boards.
* founder of a number of fintech networks including Fintech Ireland (www.fintechireland.com) and Fintech UK (www.FintechUK.com), Fintech Malta (https://fintechmalta.com), Fintech Lithuania (https://fintechlithuania.com), Fintech Kazakhstan (https://fintechkazakhstan.com), USTechFin / US Fintech (https://us-fintech.com/) and Netherlands Fintech (https://NetherlandsFintech.com)
* getting fintech and finserv authorised/licensed in Europe, Asia, US and Australia – www.complireg.com and www.peteroakes.com
* fundraising (as a NED, Advisor) for fintech / regtech firms, large and small, including ICOs.
*strategic consultant to two law firms.
* event speaking/chairing on central banking, regulation and fintech/Regtech.
* financial services and EU authorisations consulting through www.complireg.com
* expert witness roles
* GDPR advice
* legal services in Ireland, London: Clark Hill - https://www.clarkhill.com/people/peter-oakes and in the United Kingdom, London: Kerman & Co - http://www.kermanco.com/our-people/peter-oakes/.
A few initiatives I run:
(1) Brexit & Ireland: www.brexitireland.com, Twitter @brexitdublin
(2) Fintech Ireland: www.fintechireland.com, mail list http://eepurl.com/b8ot0H, LinkedIN Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8321352, Twitter @fintechireland (www.regtechireland.com & @regtechireland)
(3) Fintech UK and Regtech UK: www.fintechuk.com & www.regtechuk.com / www.ukregtech.com, coming soon. Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8479205/ Twitter - @fintechuk_HQ, @regtechuk, @ukregtech ]
(4) Peter Oakes: www.peteroakes.com (all thing governance, risk & compliance), mail list http://eepurl.com/b9rlkv Twitter @oakeslaw;
(5) Privacy Ireland (all things Privacy/Data Protection), mail list http://eepurl.com/cM4ocn, LinkedIN Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8605624, Twitter @privacyIE; and
(6) Fintech Cyprus: www.fintechcyprus.com, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13654107/ Twitter @fintechcyprus
(7) Fintech Malta: www.fintechmalta.com, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8768433/ Twitter @fintechmalta
(8) Fintech Lithuania: www.fintechlithuania.com, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintech-lithuania-official
(9) Fintech Kazakhstan: www.fintechkazakhstan.com, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintechkazakhstan
Email: hello@fintechireland.com / hello AT peteroakes.com
LinkedIN: https://ie.linkedin.com/in/peteroakes
Twitter: @fintechireland / @oakeslaw
CV: https://peteroakes.com/director-services.html
Hello - you may have landed here after we connected on Linkedin. This is the link in our message exchange. It is a whistle stop tour of what I do. You can find information about me on my Linkedin Page
- Non-executive director of regulated financial services companies
- Board advisory member of various regtech and fintech companies (Ireland, UK & Australia).
- Strategic consultant (through CompliReg, a leading fintech, crypto and finserv specialist consulting firm) on fintech/regtech, financial services regulation, enforcement and business strategy
- Strategic adviser to law firms in Ireland, the UK and the US on specialist finserv and fintech matters
- Regular speaker at fintech and financial crime conferences in Europe (incl. UK), the Middle-East and the USA
- Regular media commentator on fintech and finserv
I have been working on fintech initiatives since 2009, including while Director of Enforcement and AML at the Central Bank of Ireland (2010-2013) where I was a proponent of new technology to provide less friction, more efficiency and greater innovation in Irish financial services.
My cumulative background comes from working as a lawyer (Ireland, UK and Australia), non-executive directorships, former Chief Risk Officer at Bank of America Merchant Services Europe and Director of the Central Bank of Ireland (together with other regulatory roles at the Australian Securities & Investments Commission, UK Financial Services Authority & the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority) plus I have an extensive asset management, payments and fintech/regtech background gives me unique and uncompromising experience.
Fintech Ireland Survey: We, at Fintech Ireland, are conducting an ongoing fintech survey of indigenous Irish fintech companies and innovation labs/accelerators. If you come across any, feel free to point them to the survey. Some 300+ surveys have been completed completed and we are tracking 700+ fintechs in Ireland. Please let any Irish fintech/regtech firm know about the survey should you think it of interest to them: survey at https://fintechireland.com/fintech-survey.html. And we have launched our Fintech Cyprus Census / Survey at http://fintechcyprus.com/fintech-cyprus-census.html.
My focus: After working as a central banker / regulator in Australia, EU (Ireland & UK) and Saudi, is:
* non-executive director (NED) roles and board advisory roles at regulated fintech, regtech (current board directorships include Susquehanna, TransferMate, Optal Financial, AWM Wealth Advisors and current advisory boards.
* founder of a number of fintech networks including Fintech Ireland (www.fintechireland.com) and Fintech UK (www.FintechUK.com), Fintech Malta (https://fintechmalta.com), Fintech Lithuania (https://fintechlithuania.com), Fintech Kazakhstan (https://fintechkazakhstan.com), USTechFin / US Fintech (https://us-fintech.com/) and Netherlands Fintech (https://NetherlandsFintech.com)
* getting fintech and finserv authorised/licensed in Europe, Asia, US and Australia – www.complireg.com and www.peteroakes.com
* fundraising (as a NED, Advisor) for fintech / regtech firms, large and small, including ICOs.
*strategic consultant to two law firms.
* event speaking/chairing on central banking, regulation and fintech/Regtech.
* financial services and EU authorisations consulting through www.complireg.com
* expert witness roles
* GDPR advice
* legal services in Ireland, London: Clark Hill - https://www.clarkhill.com/people/peter-oakes and in the United Kingdom, London: Kerman & Co - http://www.kermanco.com/our-people/peter-oakes/.
A few initiatives I run:
(1) Brexit & Ireland: www.brexitireland.com, Twitter @brexitdublin
(2) Fintech Ireland: www.fintechireland.com, mail list http://eepurl.com/b8ot0H, LinkedIN Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8321352, Twitter @fintechireland (www.regtechireland.com & @regtechireland)
(3) Fintech UK and Regtech UK: www.fintechuk.com & www.regtechuk.com / www.ukregtech.com, coming soon. Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8479205/ Twitter - @fintechuk_HQ, @regtechuk, @ukregtech ]
(4) Peter Oakes: www.peteroakes.com (all thing governance, risk & compliance), mail list http://eepurl.com/b9rlkv Twitter @oakeslaw;
(5) Privacy Ireland (all things Privacy/Data Protection), mail list http://eepurl.com/cM4ocn, LinkedIN Group https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8605624, Twitter @privacyIE; and
(6) Fintech Cyprus: www.fintechcyprus.com, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13654107/ Twitter @fintechcyprus
(7) Fintech Malta: www.fintechmalta.com, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8768433/ Twitter @fintechmalta
(8) Fintech Lithuania: www.fintechlithuania.com, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintech-lithuania-official
(9) Fintech Kazakhstan: www.fintechkazakhstan.com, Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/fintechkazakhstan