Much appreciation to the Business Post for including Peter Oakes in its short list of people leading the way in fintech on 27 August 2026.
The list comprises of 'fintech fanatics':
The list comprises of 'fintech fanatics':
- Elaine Deehan, Ireland Country Manager, Monzo. Elaine joins as a speaker at the upcoming Fintech Ireland Summit on Thursday 26th November 2026. Elaine will be included in announcement in our next release of speakers at the Summit.
- Terry Clune, Founder and Chief Executive, CluneTech
- Colm Lyon, Founder and Chief Executive, Fire
- Peter Oakes, Founder, Fintech Ireland
It’s not often you come across a CV as jam-packed as that of Peter Oakes, the founder and a fintech board director at Fintech Ireland.
In the news article, Peter Oakes, Founder of Fintech Ireland and Fintech UK is described as:
"It’s not often you come across a CV as jam-packed as that of Peter Oakes, the founder and a fintech board director at Fintech Ireland.
Oakes is a former board director of Bank of America’s merchant services EU business, as well as a director at the Central Bank of Ireland with expertise in enforcement and financial crime, and has also served as adviser to the governor and deputy governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.
A non-executive director of a number of firms including TransferMate, Susquehanna International and Optal Financial Europe, Oakes’ extensive regulatory expertise over the past 25 years has been vital to many firms taking their first steps on the start-up journey."
Source: https://www.businesspost.ie/tech/the-connected-100-the-fintech-fanatics-leading-the-way/
"It’s not often you come across a CV as jam-packed as that of Peter Oakes, the founder and a fintech board director at Fintech Ireland.
Oakes is a former board director of Bank of America’s merchant services EU business, as well as a director at the Central Bank of Ireland with expertise in enforcement and financial crime, and has also served as adviser to the governor and deputy governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency.
A non-executive director of a number of firms including TransferMate, Susquehanna International and Optal Financial Europe, Oakes’ extensive regulatory expertise over the past 25 years has been vital to many firms taking their first steps on the start-up journey."
Source: https://www.businesspost.ie/tech/the-connected-100-the-fintech-fanatics-leading-the-way/