Full coverage: financial services

The payments company had set up shop in Dublin and sought an e-money licence from the Central Bank but has pulled the plug on that strategy.

A man successfully appealed a decision by the regulator to stop him from joining a fund after a tribunal found the vetting process breached “fundamental legal and constitutional principles”.

Globally, billions in loans are tied up with industries that are wedded to a natural world now on life support. In an Irish first, KPMG examines the exposure of the domestic financial sector.

The Australian payments firm has also confirmed that it is engaged with several buyers in relation to Sentenial, the Kildare fintech it acquired in June 2021 in a deal worth up to €110 million.

Rockwell, which manages €250 million on behalf of about 6,500 clients, teamed up with The Currency for a survey of 450 SME owners. Founder Robert Whelan talks through the findings of the survey and tells his own business story.

Building an AI that can decode the markets is still a challenge. But when it comes – and it will – many professional investors will be sidelined.

Ireland’s financial advice industry has problems with transparency, conflicts of interest, and the marketing of unregulated investment schemes. Carl Widger, managing director of Metis Ireland, thinks the regulator needs to step up.

The Irish-based international financial services provider is changing its management team following successive rounds of private equity investment.

The EU has special-purpose vehicles in its crosshairs. The European Parliament has suggested stricter criteria to scrutinise their use in tax avoidance, but the decision rests with finance ministers.

Ireland is emerging as a capital of the fund management company industry, and native Irish businesses are leading the way. Here is Waystone's CEO Derek Delaney on building an Irish financial services giant.