FEXCO Merchant Services Limited

Lobbying Organisation FEXCO Merchant Services Limited

Date published 21 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details EU Commission Consultation on Retail Payments Strategy – Impact of Schemes

Intended results Raise awareness as to the dominance of certain payment card schemes in the payments market on competition and innovation.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Ruth McCarthy, CEO, Fexco Corporate Payments UC, Fexco Centre, Iveragh Road, Killorglin, Co. Kerry

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Conference Call (1)

Email (2-5)

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Mairead McGuinness MEP (European Parliament)