Full coverage: Fintech

Several former staff of Digisure (Ireland) Ltd took workplace relations cases against the company over unpaid wages. The fintech had pledged to backpay wages as held-up funds were released to the company.

The British asset management fintech firm has been laying the groundwork in Dublin for the last three years. It is now generating revenue and growing out the Irish office.

London's financial giants have entered a new phase in their approach to European markets as Britain starts to diverge from Brussels. Ireland must be ready to cement its position as the bloc's leading financial centre.

QPQ Limited alleges an investor stole its code and poached its talent. Lawyers’ letters over a separate criminal case in Switzerland have added a new twist to the dispute.

After taking a financial hit during the last crash, mortgage broker Karl Deeter reinvented himself as a fintech founder. Five years later, he’s sold his company in a multimillion-euro deal.

The London-based fintech has its European headquarters in Dublin. Chief commercial officer Luke Griffiths outlines how SumUp plans to increase its market share in Ireland over the coming years.

Cynergy Bank chief Nick Fahy told The Currency in March he could look to raise around £200m. Now, the bank has appointed Perella Weinberg Partners to lead the process.

SumUp and Square have amassed significant market share in Ireland but their Irish businesses are rapidly evolving beyond just accepting payments, according to their CEOs.

The Dublin-based business was founded in 2014, developing marketing software. It is being acquired by a similar UK company for €7.5m.

The digital bank lends to businesses with a "strong UK nexus", including Irish aparthotel business Staycity, which recently secured a £77m loan. Now its head of debt finance Ben Barbanel tells The Currency why OakNorth has opted to push into the US over the EU.