Stripe

Lobbying Organisation Stripe

Date published 21 May, 2026

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details Meeting to discuss market and policy developments in digital finance and payments

Intended results 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.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sam Hinton-Smith

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 Deputy Governor, Monetary and Financial Stability, and Stripe's Global Head of Regulatory Legal & Policy Strategy, and Head of International Public Policy

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.

Vasileios Madouros Deputy Governor (Central Bank of Ireland)