Matheson LLP provides comprehensive advice on MiFID licensing, regulatory compliance, crypto assets, and transactional matters. The team is co-led by Joe Beashel, who has extensive experience advising payment and e-money clients on Irish payments law and PSD2 licensing requirements. Anne-Marie Bohan co-heads the team, advising financial institutions and tech companies on electronic money, payment systems, and the related regulatory frameworks.
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- ‘Depth of knowledge and lots of hands-on experience in the sector.’
Key clients
- Treyd
- Rippling Payments Ireland Limited
- Lockton Re Capital Markets
- Interpath (Ireland) Limited
- Paymentsense Ireland Limited – t/a Dojo
- myPOS Limited
- Etsy Payments Ireland Limited
- Payward Ireland Limited, t/a Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Work highlights
Acted for Kraken in securing a licence under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from the Central Bank of Ireland.
Advised Lockton Re Capital Markets Limited on its application to the Central Bank of Ireland for authorisation to establish a MiFID investment firm in Ireland.
Supported Rippling Payments Ireland Limited with successfully securing the first e-money institution authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland in 2025.
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Practice head
Joe Beashel; Anne-Marie Bohan