Politician(s) lobbied: Jack Chambers (Minister), Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform
Intent: Discuss Ireland's competitiveness and government policy on infrastructure development.::Convey Stripe's support for Ireland's forthcoming Presidency of the European Union.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting between Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and President & Co-founder of Stripe.
Politician(s) lobbied: Vasileios Madouros (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland
Intent: Inform Central Bank on global market and policy developments in digital finance, including stablecoins and tokenized deposits.::Flag practical implications of the definition of e-money for the EU payments ecosystem.
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting between Deputy Governor, Monetary and Financial Stability, and Stripe's Global Head of Regulatory Legal & Policy Strategy, and Head of International Public Policy
Politician(s) lobbied: Vasileios Madouros (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland; Mary Elizabeth McMunn (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland
Intent: Inform the Central Bank on developments in agentic commerce and digital finance, and relevance to public policy initiatives related to payments
Methods: Meeting
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Meeting between Deputy Governor, Financial Regulation and Deputy Governor, Monetary and Financial Stability, with Stripe's General Counsel and Global Head of FC & Compliance
Politician(s) lobbied: Simon Harris (Minister), Department of Finance; Niall Burgess (Ambassador), Department of Foreign Affairs
Intent: Facilitating a high level discussion with French and Irish businesses on the competitiveness challenges in Europe for growing businesses.
Methods: Event / Reception
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Roundtable discussion with the Tánaiste, the Ambassador to France, and members of the Franco-Irish business community
Politician(s) lobbied: Micheál Martin (Taoiseach), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Inform about Stripe's continued investment in Ireland and contribute to discussions on the competitiveness agenda at national and EU level.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Represent Stripe and share views on European competitiveness debate with industry peers and MEPs
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Mary Elizabeth McMunn (Deputy Governor), Central Bank of Ireland
Intent: Exchange views on market developments in payments, including on stablecoins and agentic commerce.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Regina Doherty (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Share Stripe's position in relation to ongoing EU legislation on payments and the wider EU competitiveness and growth agenda.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Peter Burke (Minister), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Laura Mannion (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment; Brian Keegan (Special Advisor), Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Intent: Discuss the start-up and scaling ecosystem in Ireland, the competitiveness debate at EU level and the upcoming Irish EU Presidency in 2026.
Methods: Meeting
Politician(s) lobbied: Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (MEP), European Parliament; Gerry Cross (Director), Central Bank of Ireland; Seán Kelly (MEP), European Parliament
Intent: Inform EU debate on competitiveness and advocate on behalf of European startups and scaleups for a more supportive policy and regulatory environment to power European growth
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Event entitled “Scaling Europe Summit: How Startups Can Grow a Competitive Online Economy,” hosted in collaboration with the Lisbon Council and Stripe, which saw approximately 140 attendees including startup founders, venture capital firms and policymakers gather to discuss ways to unlock the growth potential of European startups and scaleups.
Submission
Lisbon Council report published with the support of Stripe entitled 'When Europe Scales - How Startups and Scale-ups Can Drive European Competitivenessand Why Good Regulation Is More Important than Ever'.
