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Etsy secures authorisation as a payments firm

Artisan marketplace also confirms Gary French as the new chief executive of Etsy Payments Ireland Limited

Etsy, which employs about 100 people in Dublin, operates an artisan marketplace. Picture: Getty

Online marketplace Etsy has become the latest company to secure authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland as a payments institution.

The news comes as Gary French, who currently serves as senior director, payments regulatory operations at Etsy, has been confirmed as chief executive of Etsy Payments Ireland Limited.

French previously served as chief operating officer at Google Payment Ireland Limited, and as head of regulatory services at Elavon.

Etsy, which employs about 100 people ...