Full coverage: Paypal

John and Patrick Collison have spent 15 years building Stripe into one of the world’s most valuable private companies. And their recent M&A activity shows they are just getting going.

Former Paypal boss Louise Phelan is one of Ireland's best and most experienced business leaders. She tells Tom Lyons about how Phelan Energy Group has big plans to bring solar energy to ordinary people in Afghanistan where only 39 per cent of the population are connected to the grid.