Ireland

Fintech & Ecommerce

PaymentSense Intends to Obtain Irish Money Licence

In the foreseeable future, competition may intensify in the payment sector in Ireland, as the British-based company PaymentSense plans to apply to the Central Bank of the said country for a license for electronic money.

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Orsted to Power 90K Irish Households With Solar Energy

Orsted and Terra Solar will develop a new 400 MW solar energy portfolio in Ireland

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OpenAI Plans to Open Office in Dublin

OpenAI, whose specialists have developed the world’s most popular chatbot based on artificial intelligence called ChatGPT, plans to open an office in Dublin.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Irish Tech Firm Fineos Raises $40 Million

Fineos, a technology company based in Dublin that develops software designed for use by insurance firms, announced that following the results of the last round of financing, it managed to raise investment funds in the amount of $40 million.

Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase Introduces Zero Trading Fee Subscription

Coinbase’s new subscription service, “Coinbase One,” provides a range of exclusive benefits and features besides zero-fee trading

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Central Bank of Ireland Blocks Staff Use of ChatGPT

The Central Bank of Ireland has decided to ban the use of chatbot ChatGPT with artificial intelligence (AI) by employees of a financial institution.

Finance & Economics

Central Bank of Ireland Warns Payment Firms About Governance Problems

The Central Bank of Ireland has found a number of shortcomings in the work of companies that carry out their activities in the payment industry and the field of electronic money.

Finance & Economics

Bank of Ireland Introduced Bio-Sourced Cards

Bank of Ireland launches brand new bio-sourced Visa Debit Card made from field corn

Countries

Top 10 unicorn startups to watch out for in 2022

There are over 1000 private companies with valuations exceeding 1 billion USD. The unicorn club is getting a new member or two every day. 1. Scandit (Switzerland) Founded: 2009 Became a unicorn: 9 February 2022 Zürich-based smart data capture firm Scandit has seen ARR numbers more than double since May 2020. During the pandemic, Scandit […]

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Visa survey: here’s how many SMBs plan to accept crypto payments

This year’s study surveyed small business owners in 9 markets – Brazil, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Russia, Singapore, UAE and US

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Klarna launches in Ireland

Irish customers can shop with Klarna at all retailers, through the Klarna app

Finance & Economics

Bank of Ireland allows asylum seekers to open accounts

Asylum seekers may not have the traditional documentation that most banks require to set up a bank account

Countries

Zalando expands its pre-owned business across new European markets

The company accepts like-new items without signs of use from over 3,000 common brands

Fintech & Ecommerce

Stripe Issuing service is now available in Europe

Stripe Issuing is giving businesses more control over how they spend their money

Finance & Economics

The most expensive and cheapest countries to live in 2021

Let’s find out where in the world is the lowest price for food, rent, and utilities

Finance & Economics

Nearly half of Irish consumers prefer online shopping with local SMEs

Irish customers want to support local businesses amid these uncertain times