The CTO of the £7.26 billion publicly-traded money transfer business talks to The Currency about the need for more competition in the Irish market and Monzo's imminent arrival.
Ghina Kamal is the ninth former staff member to win a workplace relations case against Layer Digital Solutions. The company failed to pay staff and contractors in multiple counties for several months last year before abruptly making them redundant as funds ran out.
The founders of Touchtech Payments, which Stripe bought in 2019, have tapped several VC firms for their next fintech play, Apata.
Fondy set up in Ireland with big plans but those ambitions drifted away after pandemic difficulties. Now its new owner, TBC Bank, has invested €300,000 into its Irish base.
The online travel giant set up a fintech unit a few years ago and got a licence from the Central Bank of Ireland. Now it’s putting it to use.
The London fintech is entering a market in dire need of competition but winning an Irish banking licence will be just as crucial to its international expansion plans.
Eligible staffers in Revolut's Dublin office will be able to take advantage of a share sale scheme that has dramatically increased the British fintech giant's valuation.
The crypto exchange continues to invest money in Irish subsidiaries despite diverting much of its attention elsewhere in Europe for its management and compliance.
The London-based fintech has finally been awarded a banking licence from UK regulators after a lengthy three-year process. It will add further legitimacy to its Irish mortgage products.
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.
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