Padraig Nolan is a Fellow with the Tech Policy Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). 

Padraig serves as Chief Operating Officer of ETPPA, a prominent EU fintech association. His involvement in early-stage EU policy formation has covered critical areas such as open banking and the move to open finance, Central Bank Digital Currencies/ Digital Euro, AI, data protection, anti-money laundering obligations, and instant payments.  

He is also an advisory board member of the Lisbon-based Europe Startup Nations Alliance. Previously, he held several consultancy roles in financial services and technology.  

Padraig holds a bachelor’s degree in law and economics (University of Galway) and a master’s degree in European law (Utrecht University).