FintechNation 25 – Inspiring tomorrow: Technology and innovation for Irish fintech took place on Friday 19th September at The Convention Centre Dublin and featured top experts from home and abroad with sessions that reflect the spirit of innovation driving Ireland’s fintech future.
Highlights of the day include:
- Opening Keynote: Robert Troy T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Finance
- Two Fireside Chats:
- Patrick Pinschmidt, MiddleGame Ventures interviewed Terry Clune, CEO and Founder, CluneTech. who shared his fintech experiences and insights
- Robert Cain, Arthur Cox and Byran Fitzpatrick, EKCO discussed RegTech rising: Navigating compliance in Ireland’s fintech sector with moderator Jacky Mayne, Regulatory Risk Partners
- Three panel discussions:
- Trust or trick? Fighting fraud in the age of digital deception moderated by Olivia Leonard EVP, Engineering, Transfer Solutions and Commercial New Payment Flows, Mastercardand panellists Mike Haley, CEO, Cifas; Ollie Irwin, Safety Engineering Center Lead EMEA, Google; and Mike Perez, Head of Professional Services, EKCO
- Stablecoins and CBDCs: Rewriting the rules of traditional banking withBrian Gahan, General Manager, Europe Operations, Kraken; Nick Kerigan, Managing Director and Head of Innovation, Swift; Gillian Phelan, Head of Division, Digital Euro Unit, Central Bank of Ireland; and moderator Colm O’Monachain, Managing Director Strategy, Risk and Transactions Advisory, Deloitte Ireland
- The end of friction: Embedded finance and the new competitive edge moderated byGillian Byrne, Head of Payments, BPFI and panel Kaelan Lennon, CEO and Founder, CleverCards; Andrew McKee, Director Digital Banking, Deloitte; and Daniel Szmukler, Director, Euro Banking Association
- FPAI Asks: Leah Donnelly, Head of FPAI and Digital Assets discussed The state of the (fintech) nation for 2025 and beyond with Anna-Marie Turley, Enterprise Ireland, Maeve McConnon, IDA and Brian Corr, Department of Finance
- Tech Talk: Murray Thom, D-Wave unravelled quantum computing explaining what it is and why it represents such a breakthrough technology with real-world use cases
- The Great Debate: AGI in financial services -Friend or foe? provided a lively and insightful discussionon AGI with Dave Lewis, ADAPT Centre at Trinity College Dublin; Prag Sharma, Global Head of Artificial Intelligence, Citi and chaired by Karl Deeter, Online Application
- Fintech Pitches: Rapid-fire pitches from emerging start-ups and scaling firms featuring CreditLogic, SQUID, Stingray Labs and Outmin
We would like to thank our conference Deloitte, Square, EKCO, Arthur Cox, Mastercard, IOB and Expleo for all their support.
