Fintech Ireland

What Fintech Ireland does

Fintech Ireland is a Dublin-based non-profit community organization founded in September 2013 by Peter Oakes, a former Director of Enforcement and Financial Crime at the Central Bank of Ireland (2010-2013). The organization operates as Ireland's independent advocacy voice for the fintech and regtech ecosystem, with a stated mission to advance Ireland's capacity to become and remain a global centre for financial technology. It was formally recognized by the Irish Government's Department of Finance IFS2020 Action Plan as 'particularly active in the start-up scene'. The organization explicitly disclaims revenue generation and profit-making, with all operating costs covered by the founder, ambassadors, and event sponsors.

The organization's offerings are centred on information dissemination, ecosystem mapping, and community convening rather than commercial technology products. Core assets include the Fintech Ireland website (546,530+ annual visitors), the Fintech Ireland Maps ecosystem portfolio (Indigenous Fintech Map tracking 260+ fintechs, Regulated Fintech Map tracking 82+ authorized entities, and VASP Map tracking 21 registered Virtual Asset Service Providers), the annual Fintech Ireland Summit (220+ attendees), the Fintech Leaders Series webinar program, and the FintechDirector.com/FintechDirectors.com INED placement platforms. Underlying infrastructure is conventional community tooling: a WordPress-style website, MailChimp newsletter (2,800+ subscribers), LinkedIn Company Page (8,335+ followers) and Group (4,600+ members), and Twitter (@FintechIreland, 5,500+ followers).

The business model is unconventional: most services (newsletter, website, LinkedIn group, webinars) are free; the only monetization is a moderate attendance fee for the annual Summit, which Investnet administers commercially with excess funds reinvested into the following year's event. Primary constituents served are fintech startups and entrepreneurs seeking regulatory authorization guidance, international fintechs evaluating Ireland as an EU entry point post-Brexit, government and trade bodies seeking ecosystem intelligence, and investors looking for deal flow. The organization extends its reach through a Fintech Family Network spanning sister communities in the UK, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Croatia, Spain, and France.

Name

Fintech Ireland

Legal name

Fintech Ireland

Website

https://fintechireland.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fintech Ireland is a Dublin-based non-profit founded in 2013 that promotes Ireland's fintech ecosystem through events, ecosystem maps, regulatory guidance, and networking, serving startups, international fintechs, investors, and government bodies with most services offered free.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fintech Industry Advocacy & Community Services

akta.pro primary industry

Fintech & Payments Partner / ISO Referral Networks (FSAEAMAK)

Keywords

• Fintech ecosystem advocacy
• Industry networking events
• Regulatory mapping services
• Community organization services
• Fintech ecosystem promotion

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Non-profit Organization: Fintech Ireland does not consult or provide paid services. They do not raise revenue and make no profit. All costs are paid by the Founder (Peter Oakes), Ambassadors, or event sponsors/organisers. The Fintech Ireland Summit has a moderate paid attendance fee to cover venue hire, staffing, audio/video equipment, food, drinks, and event dinner costs - with excess funds reinvested into the following year's event.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Fintech Ireland is a non-profit advocacy and community organization that promotes Ireland as a global fintech hub. It provides free ecosystem information via its website and email newsletter, publishes regulatory ecosystem maps tracking Irish fintechs and VASPs, runs the annual Fintech Ireland Summit (with 220+ attendees), hosts the Fintech Leaders Series webinars, and facilitates connections among startups, regulators, investors, government, and trade bodies. The organization does not offer paid consulting services and generates no profit, with costs covered by the Founder, Ambassadors, and event sponsors.

Product overview

Fintech Ireland is an independent community organization (not a product company) that serves as the central hub and voice for the Irish fintech and regtech ecosystem. The organization provides informational resources, ecosystem mapping tools, industry events, and regulatory guidance. Its core offerings include the Fintech Ireland Website (information portal), the Fintech Ireland Map ecosystem tracking tools (including regulated fintech and VASP maps), the annual Fintech Ireland Summit conference, the Fintech Leaders Series webinar program, and various industry roundtables and events. The organization does not offer commercial products or services but facilitates connections, knowledge sharing, and promotion of Ireland as a global fintech center.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fintech Ireland Summit: Annual fintech summit bringing together over 220 fintech professionals, regulators, and industry leaders in Dublin, Ireland.
• Fintech Ireland Map
• Fintech Leaders Series

Products and services

• Fintech Ireland Website
• Fintech Ireland Summit
• Fintech Leaders Series
• Regulated Fintech Map
• VASP Map (Virtual Asset Service Providers)
• MiCAR Key Facts Document Roundtable

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• InvestnetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInvestnet partners with Fintech Ireland annually to deliver the Fintech Ireland Summit. Investnet handles the commercial aspects of the conference including venue hire, staffing, audio/video equipment, food, drinks, and event dinner. Any excess funds are reinvested into the following year's event.
• CompliRegcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCompliReg sponsors and supports the VASP Maps and Regulated Fintech Maps published by Fintech Ireland. They are the only independent fintech & regulatory adviser based in Ireland, led by a former Director of the Central Bank of Ireland and Enforcement Officer at FCA/FSA.
• MiCA ReadycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMiCA Ready co-publishes the VASP Maps with Fintech Ireland and tracks materially important EU news on MiCA. They support firms in the cryptoasset/virtual asset industry.
• SuLu SolutionsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuLu Solutions co-authors the VASP Maps with Fintech Ireland. CEO Susan O'Neill is on the Fintech Ireland Advisory Council. SuLu Solutions specializes in providing fintechs with innovative digital asset strategy solutions.
• Project FoundrysupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerProject Foundry sponsors the Indigenous Fintech Ireland Map that tracks 260+ fintechs in Ireland.
• Fintech Family Network (Global)supportingOthersFintech Ireland supports a global network of fintech organizations including Fintech UK, Fintech Cyprus, Fintech Lithuania, Fintech Malta, Fintech Luxembourg, Netherlands Fintech, Fintech Croatia, Fintech Espana, and French Fintech. These sister organizations help promote cross-border fintech collaboration and ecosystem connections.
• FintechDirector.com and FintechDirectors.comcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished by Peter Oakes to assist companies seeking independent non-executive directors for regulated fintech firms. Works with pre-approved INEDs who can fulfil regulatory roles for payments, digital assets, MiFID, banking, insurance and funds companies.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fintech Lithuania: Lithuania's national fintech promotion organization, also part of the Fintech Family Network. Runs community events, ecosystem mapping, and government engagement around fintech authorization — directly comparable in structure, scale, and mission.
• Innovate Finance: The UK's industry body for the fintech sector, focused on advocacy, ecosystem promotion, and policy engagement for UK fintechs. Operates a similar non-profit advocacy model and runs flagship events, industry research, and policy work — directly comparable to Fintech Ireland's mandate.
• Netherlands Fintech: Dutch fintech industry association part of the Fintech Family Network. Operates a national platform with events, ecosystem mapping, and stakeholder engagement — a directly comparable peer running the same advocacy/community model in another EU market.
• Fintech Malta: Malta's fintech industry body, sister organization in the Fintech Family Network. Promotes Malta as a fintech hub, runs community events, and engages regulators — same operational model as Fintech Ireland.
• France Fintech: France's national fintech association, part of the same Fintech Family Network as Fintech Ireland. It promotes French fintechs internationally, hosts community events, and represents the sector with regulators — a structurally equivalent peer running the same playbook.
• Luxembourg Fintech: Luxembourg's fintech innovation platform, part of the Fintech Family Network. Acts as a national fintech hub with events, networking, and policy engagement — a structurally equivalent peer.

Regional players

• Fintech Australia: Australia's industry body for fintech, providing advocacy, events, and policy engagement. Operates a similar national fintech community model in a different geography.
• InvestHK FinTech (Hong Kong): Government-led initiative promoting Hong Kong as an Asian fintech hub via InvestHK. Provides ecosystem support, events, and ecosystem advocacy comparable to Fintech Ireland's role in promoting Ireland as a fintech hub.
• Singapore FinTech Association: Singapore's industry-led fintech association supporting the local fintech ecosystem through advocacy, events, and ecosystem development. Comparable in mandate but operates at much larger scale across an Asia-Pacific remit.
• Swiss FinTech: Swiss fintech industry association promoting Switzerland as a fintech hub. Provides ecosystem mapping, policy input, and networking similar to Fintech Ireland's activities, but in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/FinTechIreland
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCS-V4HhZvfXsoGU4li87pkQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fintech-ireland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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