To the outside world, Smart Points was an indigenous success story.  Bootstrapped by its founders and generating 80 per cent of its revenues abroad, it was exactly the sort of company that Enterprise Ireland likes to champion.  Founded in 2012 by Patrick Garry and Conor O’Toole, it originally offered app-based loyalty cards for retailers but expanded its offer to include gift cards, online ordering software, self-service kiosks and promotional in-app marketing. Its LoyLap platform was used by high-street businesses looking to interact with their customers in one place. Meanwhile, another division, Facilipay, which uses the same technology, was used in…

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