TrueLayer today announced the formal appointment of Pamela Fegan as CEO of TrueLayer Ireland (PCF-8) and European General Manager, following regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland.The announcement comes as TrueLayer expands its operations in Ireland with a new Dublin office on Schoolhouse Lane, supporting the company’s growing teams across operations, risk and compliance, AML and financial crime, finance, communications and regulatory affairs.A senior financial services executive with more than 20 years of experience across banking, payments and fintech, Fegan will lead the next phase of TrueLayer’s European growth as adoption of Pay by Bank accelerates across the region.Having served as Executive Director of the TrueLayer Ireland board and European COO for the past three years, Fegan has helped scale the company’s European operations and regulatory infrastructure, leading key initiatives spanning operational resilience, outsourcing governance, risk management and regulatory engagement.“Europe is entering a new era for payments, where Pay by Bank is becoming a mainstream payment method for modern commerce,” said Francesco Simoneschi, CEO and Co-Founder of TrueLayer.“Pamela has been instrumental in building our European foundations, and she is the right leader to scale our network, deepen regulatory engagement and accelerate growth across the region.”Ireland serves as TrueLayer’s EU headquarters, with the company holding a Central Bank of Ireland licence, an independent Irish board and direct integrations with all major Irish retail banks since 2020. The company’s Dublin operation has become a centre of excellence for regulatory, compliance, risk and operational resilience functions across Europe, supporting TrueLayer’s expansion across 22 markets. TrueLayer Ireland was also recognised today by Great Place to Work as one of Ireland’s Best Workplaces in Tech for 2026.TrueLayer is an established member of the Fintech and Payments Association of Ireland, the Irish E-Money Association, the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) and the Central Bank of Ireland’s PAYBAC Working Group, helping shape the future of account-to-account payments and Open Banking policy in Ireland and across Europe.With direct connectivity to all of Ireland’s retail banks, TrueLayer powers more than 90 percent of all Open Banking payments in Ireland. The company provides Pay by Bank services to leading fintech, ecommerce and financial services businesses across Europe, including Ryanair, Revolut, Amazon, eBay and Flutter, alongside multiple other major merchants that operate EMEA headquarters from Ireland.Across its 22-country network, TrueLayer supports more than 25 million users. The company has also continued to strengthen its European footprint over the past year, including expanding its presence across the Nordics through the acquisition of Zimpler.“I’m incredibly proud to step into this role at such an important moment for TrueLayer and for the European payments industry,” said Pamela Fegan.“Ireland is an increasingly important strategic market for payments and fintech innovation, particularly as many of the world’s largest ecommerce and technology companies continue to run their EMEA operations from Dublin. As Ireland prepares to assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1 July 2026, there is a significant opportunity to help shape the future of European payments policy, Open Banking and Pay by Bank innovation from Dublin.”Prior to joining TrueLayer, Fegan held senior payments leadership roles at Permanent TSB, where she contributed to the implementation of PSD2, Strong Customer Authentication and Open Banking initiatives. She also served as a Director of the Irish Paper Clearing Company.Fegan is an active contributor to European fintech and payments policy discussions and represents TrueLayer on the Central Bank of Ireland’s PAYBAC Working Group. She has also engaged with the Irish Department of Finance on the National Payments Strategy and Ireland for Finance 2030 initiatives.As part of the leadership transition, TrueLayer has opened applications for the European COO role previously held by Fegan.NoYesPeople Moves21 May, 2026