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Provided by Shane Kelleher
Shane Kelleher, William Fry’s Head of Financial Regulation, Co-Chair of the Fintech Group and Co-Head of the Financial Services Sector Group, is a Partner in William Fry’s Banking & Finance Department and Co-Chair of the Regulatory Group of the Fintech & Payments Association of Ireland, the main Fintech industry association in Ireland. Shane specialises in banking, payments and fintech regulation and he advises clients on all stages of the regulatory life-cycle including authorisation, supervision and enforcement. As of 2022, Shane’s team at William Fry had acted for 40% of successful applicants to the Central Bank of Ireland for authorisation as an electronic money institution, including 80% of successful applicants in 2020 and 2021 alone.
Shane and his team are currently advising on many other applications for authorisation/registration as electronic money institutions, payment institutions, account information service providers, crowdfunding service providers, MiFID investment firms sand virtual asset service providers. Shane’s other work includes acquisitions/disposals of regulated entities, compliance with conduct of business requirements and regulatory horizon planning.
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Shane Kelleher is a partner in the corporate department at William Fry. He is co-head of the firm's FinTech group and head of the firm's financial regulation unit. Kelleher handles significant and complex matters, and is praised for his regulatory advisory expertise as well as client service.
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Shane Kelleher has a great grasp of the payments space in Ireland and is able to use that knowledge to deliver pragmatic counsel on a wide array of issues.
Shane understands our business and our people and addresses our specific needs rather than applying a one-size-fits-all solution.
Shane Kelleher is certainly an expert and leader in her field and has been rated very strongly, based on his proven track record and our experience from working and collaborating with him.
Shane Kelleher has a great grasp of the payments space in Ireland and is able to use that knowledge to deliver pragmatic counsel on a wide array of issues.
Shane understands our business and our people and addresses our specific needs rather than applying a one-size-fits-all solution.
Shane Kelleher is certainly an expert and leader in her field and has been rated very strongly, based on his proven track record and our experience from working and collaborating with him.
