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EVENT: Regulation - Threat or Opportunity

10/11/2020

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Regulation: Threat or Opportunity
Women in Finance Virtual Summit - UK Edition

What: Regulation: Threat or Opportunity
When: Tuesday 10th November 2020.
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Registration: Now Closed - https://lastwordmedia.eventscase.com/EN/WIFLondonSummit2020/Agenda
Slides & Video: Slides available here.

Description: Fintech UK's Peter Oakes, who is also a Founder of Fintech UK will join this webinar by Women in Finance Virtual Summit on Tuesday 10th November 2020 to present on Regulation: Threat or Opportunity

Further details: Regulation - Threat or Opportunity?

Pre-COVID, what was the impact of heavy regulation, and increasing numbers of watchdogs?
What does the world of financial services regulation look like now, and how do institutions need to be building it into planning?
Is increasing regulation creating more risk? What analysis needs to be performed to protect all types of financial organisation?
Can we expect further change and shifts from Bank of England governance?

EVENT: update on fitness & probity, culture and the impact of SEAR (senior executive accountability)

10/11/2020

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 & Fintech UK 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.

EVENT: Regulation - Inhibiter or Enabler of Innovation?

5/11/2020

Slides: read below for access to the slides from our affiliate's presentation

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.

EVENT: French Fintech & Retail Tour Tech Tour UK & Ireland 2020

26/9/2020

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

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

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

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:

BRANDQUAD

ECOTREE

KAMELEOON

LIZEE
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- https://www.linkedin.com/company/lizee-sas/

MEELO
- https://getmeelo.com/
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- https://www.linkedin.com/company/getmeelo/

MR SURICATE

PROXIMIS

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

TRANSACTION CONNECT

TWICPICS

EVENT: MANCHESTER FINTECH VIRTUAL MISSION

9/9/2020

What: Manchester FinTech Virtual Mission
When: 15th-16th September 2020
Where: Virtual
Why: At Fintech UK, we think this is a brilliant free fintech event and delighted to share it. If look at the topics to be covered, we think you will agree.
Registration: https://hopin.to/events/mcr-fintech-virtual-mission

Here is our Peter Oakes post on Linkedin

Happy to post for Department for International Trade (DIT) which keeps Fintech Ireland, FINTECH UK and Fintech Northern Ireland informed of their events.

The DIT is partnering with MIDAS Manchester's Inward Investment Agency on 15th-16th September. DIT colleagues and clients will have the opportunity to explore what makes Magnificat Manchester one of the top 5 European city locations for FinTechs.

Topics include:

* Attract and retain the right FinTech Talent
* Partnering with Manchester's pioneering universities
* Meet with MIDAS
* Setting up a FinTech in the UK
* Securing FinTech Funding in Manchester

Great support in the form of FinTech North, DIT, MIDAS and Tech Nation

Register now to explore Manchester’s thriving FinTech scene from the comfort of your home

Home to a thriving £5bn digital ecosystem, Manchester is officially the UK's Top Digital Tech City (The Data City, 2020) and boasts the largest regional FinTech ecosystem in the UK (Whitecap Consulting, 2020).

Attracting the ambitious from around the world - including firms OakNorth, Adyen and Klarna - and with ambitions to create a critical mass of homegrown digital expertise, it is a region rich in talent. Driven by ideas and innovation, Manchester has been creating and shaping the future for more than 250 years. The city's reputation for the radical has seen it take a leading position in established and emerging digital sectors, including FinTech, which has seen Manchester become one of the top five European cities for FinTechs to locate in (Savills, 2020).

MIDAS and Partners

MIDAS, Manchester’s inward investment promotion agency, has helped hundreds of FinTech and financial services firms successfully establish operations in the city. Now, in lieu of travel, MIDAS is collaborating with the Department for International Trade, FinTech North and Tech Nation to give you the opportunity to explore the FinTech capital of the North – all from the comfort of your home.

You have the chance to hear from successful brands driving the FinTech agenda in Manchester, as well as network with FinTech peers and professionals from across the city region and the world.

EVENT: Digital Trade Mission: UK-Southeast Asia Fintech Series 2020

4/9/2020

FinTech UK and UK FinTech are happy to share this information from the Department for International Trade regarding its Digital Trade Mission: UK-Southeast Asia Fintech Series 2020.

See details here on our News Page: https://fintechuk.com/news/news-digital-trade-mission-uk-southeast-asia-fintech-series-2020 fintechuk.com/news/news-digital-trade-mission-uk-southeast-asia-fintech-series-2020

Event: Global IP Considerations For a Shifting Environment (Kerman & Co (UK) & Armstrong Teasdale (USA))

8/7/2020

Delighted to include this excellent event on the Fintech UK Events Page. Intellectual Property is of critical importance to fintech and techfin.  Daniel O'Connell, Managing Partner at Kerman & Co and the whole team have been fantastic supporters of the Fintech UK initiative from day one. Check out their Fintech/Regtech page here and reach out if you need advice - https://www.kermanco.com/services/fintech-and-regtech/.

Live Webinar 23 July 2020 – Global IP Considerations For a Shifting Environment

When: 23 July 2020 at 16.00 – 17.30 BST (10.00 – 11.30 CST)
People: Zane Shihab, Partner, Kerman & Co and Michael Gnibus and Courtney Jackson, Partners, Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Location:  Online event
Presented by:  Kerman & Co and Armstrong Teasdale LLP

While the world reels from the impact of COVID-19 and other socioeconomic challenges, companies are also under pressure to enhance their Intellectual property-related processes and best practices to effectively align with an ever-changing IP global landscape.

Attorneys from Kerman & Co and Armstrong Teasdale will provide a global perspective on, and suggested approaches for dealing with some of the most pressing IP matters, including achieving global utility patent claim consistency; obtaining suitable international protection of software-related; use of IP as a driver in deals and transactions; navigating the impact of IP on valuation in bankruptcy or restructuring; and meeting U.S. trademark use requirements. In addition, with just 6 months left until the UK withdraws from the EU, our attorneys will discuss unique IP challenges presented by Brexit.

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For further information please contact helen.loney@kermanco.com

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

14/6/2020

We are happy to share this event of our co-partner Fintech Ireland

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

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: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/ireland-for-fintech-eu-consultation-for-new-fintech-action-plan-tickets-109224214566?aff=FUWebsite [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
2:30-2:45: 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.

COVID19 - Fintech shift from product to customer centric

14/6/2020

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: https://fintechweek.lt/agenda/
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)

EVENT: Webinar - E-Commerce and Open Finance, Headwinds & Tailwinds 30 April 2020

29/4/2020

E-commerce and Open Finance: Headwinds and Tailwinds

What: E-commerce and Open Finance: Headwinds and Tailwinds with Yodlee, Fintech UK and Fintech Ireland
When: Thursday 30th April 2020. Start time 4:00pm (Irish/UK time).
Where: Online Event
Cost: Free
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/webinar-e-commerce-and-open-finance-headwinds-and-tailwinds-tickets-103724863860?aff=FUWebsite [If you are not on the Fintech UK subscriber list, join it at https://fintechuk.com/contact-us.html l]

Join our experts Philippa Martinelli, Fintech Advisor / Specialist, Department for International Trade (DIT), Brian Costello, Envestnet|Yodlee, Sean Lee Rice, ClearBank® and Stijn Pieper, Revolut, me and our Master of Ceremonies Holly Weckler, Envestnet | Yodlee for great presentations and insightful thoughts on the Fintech industry, challenges, opportunities and particularly identifying and dealing with headwinds and tailwinds in E-Commerce and Open Finance, especially in the midst of a pandemic. This is a great mix of international fintech, banking and open finance experience from both industry and government.

Details: Envestnet|Yodlee and Fintech Ireland / Fintech UK are excited to partner on our Envestnet|Yodlee second Launchpad virtual event. This event will address the ever changing landscape for FinTech in the UK in relation to E-Commerce and Open Finance.

As we enter our “new normal”, what is next for FinTech in the UK and globally? Register for our webinar on April 30th at 4PM UK time to hear our fintech community experts from both industry and government discuss the following and more:

Current UK FinTech Landscape
Opportunities and Challenges for Scaling Globally for UK FinTech
Open Banking vs. Open Finance – what is the difference? Why is it important?
Successes and Failures with Open Finance in UK
How is Open Finance benefiting E-Commerce?
Where does the UK sit vis-à-vis its peers globally
Advice for companies pursuing Open Banking in UK

Speakers and Panelists:

Philippa Martinelli, Fintech Advisor / Specialist, Department for International Trade
Brian Costello, Vice President, Data Strategy and Solutions, Envestnet|Yodlee
Sean Lee Rice, Client Management, Clear Bank
Stijn Pieper, Lead Product Owner, Revolut
Peter Oakes, Founder, Fintech Ireland and Fintech UK
Holly Weckler, Senior API FinTech Jedi at Envestnet|Yodlee