Fast-growing fintech Finbourne has raised £55m in new funding, giving it a valuation of more than £300m. Its CEO Tom McHugh talks about the round and the company's plans for the future.
The local ecosystem and multinationals in Ireland are getting their legal ducks in a row for MiCA, the EU’s raft of new rules for the sector.
The British digital bank is opening an Irish base to take on the EU market, years after initial European plans were put on the backburner.
The payments giant has appointed Stephen O'Callghan as the new chief executive of its UK business. The UK is Stripe's second-largest market.
After selling Peblo to Wayflyer, David Kearney’s AI start-up Numra has closed a seed round led by Elkstone and has eyes on internationalising ASAP.
Layer Digital Solutions abruptly let staff go last year amid financial problems. Contractors across the world have come forward with stories of the promise of a new financial future that never materialised.
Fintech QPQ Ltd claims Dutch investor Geert Schute has appropriated its code and development team to build a rival software product for a Swiss company he co-founded.
Felicia Kiruba Rajasingh is the seventh former staff member to take a WRC case against Layer Digital Solutions Ltd. Orders against the fintech for unpaid wages stand at €150,000.
Layer Digital Solutions failed to pay staff in Ireland and Lebanon for several months last year before letting many go abruptly. What has gone wrong at the promising start-up?
Finbourne is determined to make global financial services more efficient. It has won contracts with big customers, and now it has appointed a European investment bank to advise it on a new raise.
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