The firm, with about €25bn in assets under management, already has a digital banking business in the UK and is now planning an EU expansion via Ireland.
Jac Dunne, a veteran of financial services, came in as CEO of Dimply to bring the fintech to the next level. She explains her plan to secure key customers ahead of a series A funding round.
Monzo pursued a U.S. license but withdrew its application in 2021, writes Elena Vardon, The Wall Street Journal.
The company expects to generate $2 million in gross profit per employee this year following recently announced layoffs, up from $1 million in 2025, write Mark Maurer and Walden Siew, The Wall Street Journal.
Oleg Boyko loaned $5m to the Irish arm of fintech firm E21 but the company argues sanctions prevent repayment. Legal proceedings are playing out in the UK and US.
The pillar banks hope to claw back some of the market share conceded to fintechs like Revolut with its new payments service. Whether it's a case of too little, too late remains to be seen.
R3’s Dublin office primarily worked on digital currencies and that side of the business has been sold off to the Central Bank of UAE with further “reduction” in the Irish operation coming.
For a country that built one global industry out of aircraft that rarely land here, the idea that its next significant leasing business might be in orbit should no longer feel out of this world.
Fintech veterans Graham Byrne and David Crimmins have secured €5m in backing from Santiago Capital and are closing a €500,000 seed round. Having started in Ireland, they plan to go to Europe.
Zen Pensions launched its fully-digital pension product to the Irish market last month but the company also has designs on international markets. CEO Ailish Dooley and chair Conor O'Neill discuss setting up in Ireland, expansion, and breaking even.
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