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# Financial Services

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# Startups and tech
Fintech firms have wrestled with e-money applications. Officials say the system runs fine
The Central Bank said that it is satisfied with the ‘robustness of the process’.
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Apr 23rd 2019, 1:00 AM
# Financial Services
Investor network Liquidnet has set up in Dublin as a post-Brexit hedge
The company will maintain its presence in London but will have staff in Dublin.
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Apr 19th 2019, 1:00 AM
# Startups and tech
Dublin's CreditLogic has a 'burning ambition' to fix mortgage applications with data and AI
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the fintech company.
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Apr 18th 2019, 9:27 AM
# Startups and tech
One of the co-founders of Ethereum is launching a blockchain startup hub in Dublin
The AKASHA Foundation helps companies with tech development and getting investor-ready.
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Apr 18th 2019, 1:00 AM
# Startups and tech
Dublin fintech startup Touchtech Payments has been scooped up by Stripe
The company’s tech will help improve identity verification in online payments.
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Apr 17th 2019, 3:26 PM
# Startups and tech
Dublin's CreditLogic has a 'burning ambition' to fix mortgage applications with data and AI
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the fintech company.
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Apr 11th 2019, 1:36 PM
# Startups and tech
Dublin's CreditLogic has a 'burning ambition' to fix mortgage applications with data and AI
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the fintech company.
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Apr 11th 2019, 12:34 PM
# Startups and tech
With Brexit days away (maybe), Google officially moved online payment processing to Ireland
The transfer will ensure that Google Pay services will continue to ‘run smoothly’.
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Apr 9th 2019, 1:30 PM
# Financial Services
Central Bank writes to firms over concerns on 'fitness and probity' of some senior managers
The Central Bank has observed a number of cases where individuals didn’t provide “material information” on their applications.
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Apr 9th 2019, 6:30 AM
# Startups and tech
Meet CreditCruncher, the startup that's taking the law of late payments into its own hands
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the fintech company.
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Mar 27th 2019, 2:52 PM
# Startups and tech
Ticketing startup Festy is working with a Korean internet giant on new blockchain services
The Cork outfit landed an investment as part of the deal that will see it collaborate on the platform.
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Mar 23rd 2019, 11:00 AM
# Startups and tech
Meet CreditCruncher, the startup that's taking the law of late payments into its own hands
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the fintech company.
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Mar 21st 2019, 11:23 AM
# Startups and tech
With Brexit (seemingly) days away, UK firm Paysafe secured e-money approval in Ireland
Another company, Optal, also received a licence to shield itself from Brexit woes.
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Mar 19th 2019, 1:33 PM
# Startups and tech
GoFundMe's gradually growing its Dublin base as it shakes up the 'very sleepy' charity sector
The crowdfunding site’s local office is celebrating its 500,000th donor in Ireland.
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Mar 14th 2019, 6:00 PM
# Startups and tech
Fintech startup Gecko Governance has landed a fresh investment to bulk up operations
The blockchain firm put its initial coin offering on hold but raised $1.4 million from VC backers.
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Mar 13th 2019, 5:17 PM
# Startups and tech
UK fintech startup Soldo has secured an Irish e-money licence as a shield against Brexit
The approval makes Soldo only the third company to get the nod from the Central Bank.
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Mar 5th 2019, 6:00 PM
# gender balance
Paschal Donohoe says the Central Bank may take action if diversity at banks doesn't improve
A Central Bank report found that 80% of senior appointments in recent years were men.
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Mar 5th 2019, 6:07 AM
# Startups and tech
For crypto startups seeking 'legitimacy', new anti-money laundering laws are a double-edged sword
The EU-level rules put more of an onus on companies to monitor customer activity.
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Feb 22nd 2019, 10:51 AM
# Startups and tech
For crypto startups seeking 'legitimacy', new anti-money laundering laws are a double-edged sword
The EU-level rules put more of an onus on companies to monitor customer activity.
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Feb 17th 2019, 1:00 AM
# Startups and tech
In the face of Brexit, Donegal fintech startup Cerebreon remains bullish on the UK
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the Ardara-based company.
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Jan 31st 2019, 3:06 PM
# Startups and tech
For Colm Lyon's Fire, the UK remains a key market - but young fintech firms might not be so lucky
The firm has invested heavily in shoring up resources for a post-Brexit landscape.
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Jan 29th 2019, 5:32 PM
# Financial Services
AIB's mooted bid for Payzone could give the bank fintech cred - without the risks
The bank is reportedly in acquisition talks with the payments firm.
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Jan 28th 2019, 6:00 PM
# Startups and tech
Irish firm Symphony is trying to claw back €3.6m it lost in a claimed bitcoin fraud
But the company has withdrawn its original lawsuit in order to re-think its legal strategy.
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Jan 21st 2019, 1:00 AM
# Startups and tech
Galway's CorribPoint is helping credit unions avoid money-laundering scandals
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the fintech company.
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Jan 17th 2019, 12:34 PM
# policy and economy
Big retailers like Halfords and B&Q fear Brexit will end share schemes for their Irish workers
Industry players say the end of passporting could see Ireland’s save-as-you-earn market ‘wiped out’.
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Jan 13th 2019, 4:00 PM
# policy and economy
Big retailers like Halfords and B&Q fear Brexit will end share schemes for their Irish workers
Industry players say the end of passporting could see Ireland’s save-as-you-earn market ‘wiped out’.
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Jan 10th 2019, 4:06 PM
# policy and economy
Big retailers like Halfords and B&Q fear Brexit will end share schemes for their Irish workers
Industry players say the end of passporting could see Ireland’s save-as-you-earn market ‘wiped out’.
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Jan 7th 2019, 1:00 AM
# policy and economy
The IDA is eyeing up new markets as America's 'long positive cycle' comes to an end
The agency’s new figures show that foreign direct investment added over 22,000 jobs last year.
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Jan 3rd 2019, 4:01 PM
# Startups and tech
Fenergo has doubled its Dublin workforce as it marches toward a long-awaited IPO
The fintech firm is eyeing up a flotation by 2021 but is focused on new market opportunities for now.
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Dec 17th 2018, 3:45 PM
# Startups and tech
Losses have narrowed at fintech firm TransferMate as it goes all in on its US expansion
The Kilkenny company received two big funding rounds in the last 18 months.
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Dec 15th 2018, 1:00 AM
# Startups and tech
Navan fintech firm Prepaid Financial Services sets a date for its IPO
It recently secured a new UK government contract as it seeks to further boost revenues.
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Dec 12th 2018, 6:00 PM
# Startups and tech
Fintech startup Swoop seals €1m for its 'virtual CFO' concept and eyes up moves abroad
The Dublin-based company has also bagged €400,000 for winning a UK ‘open banking’ competition.
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Dec 10th 2018, 6:01 PM
# Startups and tech
Maynooth's AQMetrics has landed €3m to help financial firms keep up with regulations
The Maynooth ‘regtech’ startup has set up a presence in both London and New York.
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Dec 5th 2018, 3:24 PM
# Startups and tech
After years of losses, a profitable CurrencyFair is ready to take on Asia
The Dublin company recently acquired a Hong Kong outfit as a gateway into the market.
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Nov 27th 2018, 1:00 AM
# Startups and tech
Blockchain has a big problem - Irish workers aren't interested
The budding industry is crying out for talent.
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Nov 25th 2018, 4:00 PM
# Startups and tech
Coinbase brushes off bitcoin's battering after declaring Dublin its Brexit lifeline
The company’s UK boss said the Irish capital will provide a hedge for its EU business.
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Nov 23rd 2018, 1:00 AM
# Startups and tech
Blockchain has a big problem - Irish workers aren't interested
The budding industry is crying out for talent.
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Nov 22nd 2018, 3:07 PM
# Startups and tech
The founders of Voxpro have pumped some cash into Dublin fintech startup Trezeo
Dan and Linda Kiely are among the investors in the ‘income smoothing’ service.
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Nov 17th 2018, 1:00 AM
# Startups and tech
Bankless migrants struggle to send cash home. Galway's Pip It wants to change that
As part of our weekly Startup Spotlight series, we profile the fintech company.
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Nov 15th 2018, 6:00 PM
# Startups and tech
Blockchain has a big problem - Irish workers aren't interested
The budding industry is crying out for talent.
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Nov 15th 2018, 2:50 PM
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