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We believe great service isn’t just about what you get - it’s about how it’s delivered. That’s why we combine powerful technology with real human expertise, offering a relationship-led approach that puts your business needs first. Every account, payment, and partnership is designed to add tangible value to your operations.

Partnerships

We’re not just a provider - we’re a partner. From day one, we work closely with our clients to understand their goals and challenges. Through our ecosystem of trusted banking, FX, and tech partners, we help businesses unlock opportunities that were previously out of reach.

Access

Access shouldn’t be limited by sector or geography. Freemarket opens the door to global financial infrastructure - giving you the ability to hold and move funds in 30+ currencies, reach new markets, and streamline your operations. All through a single, secure platform built for scale. Today, we connect our clients to trusted financial networks, provide seamless FX capabilities supported through a secure payment infrastructure - all backed by expert service and compliance-first thinking.

Management team

Our Dublin-based leadership team knows financial services inside out. They’ve built tech, scaled operations, and led teams across the industry - bringing that experience together to shape a smarter way to move money globally.

Michael Buckley - Interim CEO, COO/CIO, Freemarket Ireland

Michael is the interim CEO for FreemarketFX Ireland. In addition, Michael is also the Chief Operating Officer (PCF-42) and Chief Information Officer (PCF-49) for FreemarketFX Ireland. His key objectives are customer service, flawless execution, process optimization and scaling the organisation to support rapid growth.

He is an accomplished, high performing, Financial Services executive with 30 years’ experience building organisations and teams on a global scale. He has held a variety of senior roles across Operations, Information Technology, Trading Support, Cyber Security and Risk, in both Asset Management and Payment firms.

He possesses deep Technology expertise including a Ph.D. in predicative data analytics and Artificial Intelligence from Carnegie-Mellon University.

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Stefano Rossi - Chief Risk Officer, Freemarket Ireland

Stefano joined FreemarketFX Ireland in June 2023 and has spent over two decades in financial services, building and leading risk, operations, and audit functions.

He brings deep expertise in strategic risk management and regulatory compliance, having held senior leadership roles across enterprise risk, internal audit, and operational oversight. At FreemarketFX Ireland, Stefano is responsible for the leadership, management, and development of the firm’s Risk capabilities.

Stefano holds an MSc in Management from UCD Smurfit Business School and a BSc in Human Resource Management. He is a certified Operational Risk Manager, a CAMS professional, and a member of the Institute of Directors in Ireland.

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