London has long been dominant in fintech. Politicians, regulators, founders, and stakeholders have been plotting The City's plans to retain its leadership position.
The British fintech bank, last valued at €5.3bn, is in the process of building out an Irish arm in order to operate in the European market. It has already made a series of high-profile hires and invested millions into its Dublin entity.
There are several live WRC cases taken by former Digisure (Ireland) Ltd staff who claim they were not paid wages for six months last year. The fintech’s founder told the commission last Friday that it intends to make everyone whole in the coming weeks as held-up funds are released to the company.
Pritesh Ruparel is leading Irish fintech firm Alt21 through a shift in strategy to focus on new products amid a drop in revenue. He tells The Currency about the plans.
International law firm Hogan Lovells set up in Ireland in the wake of Brexit. Partner Eimear O'Brien speaks of the continued stream of firms choosing Ireland for European access.
After years in fintech in Asia, James Lloyd is now back in Ireland leading Juspay's Irish office and international expansion.
Even as head of sales at Stripe, Ed Moore couldn’t sign up customers to use a single payment system covering all countries. His new employer Payrails aims to fix that.
Nick Fahy, the chief executive of UK SME lender Cynergy Bank, speaks to The Currency about the need for more competition, a prospective funding round, and the role of AI in banking.
Revolut UK CEO Francesca Carlesi outlined the fintech's plan to graduate from its "teenage years" and make it "top of mind" for any financial need. New offerings include business banking and more lending in countries like Ireland.
After years of watching competitors leave the market, the Irish banking sector is about to receive some stiff competition this year.
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