Tagged: central bank of ireland

June 23, 2026 @ 10:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On 22 June 2026, the Central Bank of Ireland opened a public consultation inviting feedback on how it assesses the impacts of new or amended regulations and engages with stakeholders during the policy development process. The initiative, set out in Consultation Paper 170, forms part… Read More

May 9, 2026 @ 12:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has provided new evidence that the country’s lending market operates with greater diversity and rivalry than a narrow focus on traditional retail banks would suggest. At the same time, Deputy Governor Mary-Elizabeth McMunn used a speech to the Banking and… Read More

April 29, 2026 @ 2:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A research study from the Central Bank of Ireland has uncovered that roughly 35 percent of adults across the country have fallen victim to fraud or scams at some point. Alarmingly, nearly two-thirds of those affected ended up losing money, yet the research highlights a… Read More

April 24, 2025 @ 4:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland takes enforcement action against Waystone Fund Management (IE) Limited for breaches of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations. The Central Bank of Ireland has reportedly fined Waystone Fund Management (IE) Limited (WFM) the sum of €393,512 for allegedly breaching requirements… Read More

January 12, 2025 @ 8:14 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has launched its first “innovation sandbox programme,” introducing seven private-sector ventures focused on tackling financial crime. The initiative provides a controlled environment for testing new technologies, enhancing collaboration between the central bank and the fintech sector, and advancing solutions to… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto.com, which claims to be “trusted” by more than 100 million customers worldwide and the firm focused on regulatory compliance, security and privacy, announced that it has received approval as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) from the Central Bank of Ireland. This approval follows… Read More

May 20, 2024 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

While sharing insights at the European Anti-Financial Crime Summit, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Derville Rowland said: “The commitment of European leaders to introduce a single rulebook for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and the creation of a new European AML supervisory and financial… Read More

March 5, 2024 @ 10:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has reportedly shared a new multi-year payments strategy following concerns that banking institutions are not actually taking advantage of the opportunities made available through instant payments. While at the BPFI National Payments Conference, Vasileios Madouros, the Deputy Governor, Central Bank… Read More

October 28, 2023 @ 7:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zodia Markets, the Standard Chartered backed digital asset exchange and brokerage platform, announces that it has “received its registration as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).” This follows on from the firm “receiving cryptoasset registration from the UK’s… Read More

April 28, 2023 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TransferMate, the provider of B2B payments infrastructure as a service, has been granted authorization as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) by the Central Bank of Ireland. Acquiring EMI authorization allows TransferMate “to offer an extended service to their customers and partners.” It means customers can… Read More

April 24, 2023 @ 12:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has successfully registered its Irish subsidiary, Payward Europe Solutions Limited, with the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP). The firm claims that Kraken’s Irish VASP registration “demonstrates to both their clients and regulators that Kraken follows Europe’s most… Read More

September 16, 2022 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On 13 September 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland reprimanded and fined Danske Bank A/S, trading in Ireland as Danske Bank, €1,820,000 pursuant to its Administrative Sanctions Procedure “for three breaches of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, as amended (the… Read More

July 20, 2022 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset firm Gemini  recently revealed that they’ve become the first company to be registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) by the Central Bank of Ireland. Their VASP registration comes on “the heels of [their] Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorization in February of… Read More

March 25, 2022 @ 12:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On 22 March 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland  “reprimanded” and fined BNY Mellon Fund Services (Ireland) DAC €10,780,000 pursuant to its Administrative Sanctions Procedure (the ASP) for 16 regulatory breaches “relating to the outsourcing of fund administration activities.” The 16 breaches “arose because of… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Modulr has now opened business offices in the Netherlands, which will serve as “the springboard for its EU-wide expansion in 2022 and 2023.” Following steady business growth in the United Kingdom during the last 5 years, Modulr is expanding rapidly, putting significant investment… Read More

October 18, 2019 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Banking Authority (EBA), a regulatory agency that performs stress tests on European banks to increase transparency in the region’s financial system and identify weaknesses in institutions’ capital structures, has extended the deadline for the migration to Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) to December 31,… Read More

April 20, 2018 @ 9:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, Central Bank of Ireland announced it will launch an innovation hub and an industry engagement program to keep up with fintech and regulatory landscapes. During her speech at UCC’s Financial Services Innovation Centre, Derville Rowland, Director General of Financial Conduct at Central Bank,… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Central Bank of Ireland has been monitoring the evolution of the investment crowdfunding world but they do not seem to be in a hurry to apply any type of regulatory regime.  According to a report in the Independent, there is no time frame on… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 6:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

While the Irish government continues to have no plans to regulate the funding method option at this time, the country’s financial services regulator Central Bank of Ireland has issued a consumer notice about crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending options. The Central Bank stated that since crowdfunding regulations… Read More