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Peter Oakes is Fintech Director.

We recommend Peter Oakes if you are seeking a business savvy Fintech* Director.  Peter has decades of experience in fintech, central banking and financial regulation.    Click here or the image below of Peter Oakes to learn more. 

If Peter is not available to serve as your Fintech Director he may be able to help you identify an another suitably experienced professional through FintechDirectors.com.

* Peter covers banking, investment services, payments (and emoney), open banking and digital assets (crypto & virtual assets)

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​Peter Oakes ranked in the 100 Most Powerful People in Tech in Ireland

Formerly a director of enforcement at the Central Bank of Ireland, and founder of the advisory group Fintech Ireland in 2014, you’d be inclined to listen to Oakes when he says that Ireland is doing well when it comes to attracting fintechs. A non-executive director of a number of firms including TransferMate, Susquehanna International and Optal Financial Europe, Oakes’ extensive regulation expertise has been vital to many firms making the first steps on their start-up journey.." 

Business Post, Charlie Taylor 29 June 2024 

What companies say about Peter Oakes

"Peter is high-profile, he has very strong governance capabilities and is very good for a regulated FinTech company." 

"Peter's reputation really helps; he's top of the list of local Dublin-based regulatory consultants"

"his area of expertise is in licensed applications with the Central Bank. He can explain what is required in black and white from the regulator but also what is left unsaid."
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"Peter would be my first port of call for any FinTech looking to obtain an e-money licence"

Further media recognition of Peter Oakes

If Oakes didn’t already have Irish citizenship it’s likely he should be bestowed it purely on the back of the work he has done to promote the Irish fintech sector.

The Australian has literally put the sector on the map. His detailed fintech maps showcase the full range of Irish and international companies operating in the space in Ireland. As well as the maps, Fintech Ireland has hosted countless events that keep the community in the know.

A former Central Bank enforcement director, Oakes has served as chairman and non-executive director for countless companies, including tech unicorn TransferMate and Optal. He’s also been a strategic consultant to other companies looking to establish operations locally, meaning he always has a firm knowledge of what’s happening in the fintech space here."

Business Post,  27 August 2022

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