PayPal

Lobbying Organisation PayPal

Date published 10 Sep, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 May. 2026 to 31 Aug. 2026

Specific Details In person meeting between PayPal: Enrique Lores, President & CEO; Aaron J. Webster, Global Chief Risk Officer; Jan Eger, and Erin Frankcombe, Chief of Staff to the CEO, and Minister Peter Burke, Neil Cooney, Special Adviser to the Minister, and Kieran Harrington, Assistant Principal, Inward Investment Unit of the Department of Enterprise to discuss Ireland's EU Presidency, European competitiveness, AI, payments innovation, fraud prevention, and explore opportunities for future collaboration.

Intended results To strengthen relations between PayPal and the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, highlighting the company’s long-term commitment to Ireland, as well as to discuss Ireland's EU presidency, brief them on PayPal’s position in relation to European competitiveness, AI, payments innovation, and fraud prevention, and identify potential opportunities for collaboration.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Jan Eger, Head of Government Relations UK & Ireland

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.

Meeting (1)

Meeting between Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Neil Cooney, Special Adviser to the Minister, and Kieran Harrington, Assistant Principal, Inward Investment Unit of the Department of Enterprise, and PayPal's Enrique Lores, Aaron J. Webster, Jan Eger and Erin Frankcombe in Dublin to discuss Ireland's EU Presidency, European competitiveness, AI, payments innovation, and fraud prevention, as well as to explore opportunities for future collaboration.

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.

Peter Burke Minister (Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment)