When Kenyans gained access to credit, lenders targeted them with a "land grab". They harvested data and blacklisted large numbers of people for small defaults, says Lorcan O’Cathain, who wants to bring clarity to the sector with his business Money254.
Alan Moore has been a tax official, a tax adviser, a tax educator, a tax writer, and now, at a time when most people of his age are retiring, an entrepreneur. He talks about tax scams, raising funds, and the future of accountancy.
Calls for the Oireachtas to investigate the presence of controversial surveillance technology businesses in Ireland have yet to trigger action.
After 30 years in business, eyewear technology firm Ocuco has pulled off one of the biggest funding rounds of the year. CEO and founder Leo Mac Canna explains how he brought Accel-KKR on board, and outlines his plans for deploying the capital.
Two news events rocked GAN shares this week – one good, one bad. A prospective sale of the business remains under discussion.
Dublin-headquartered Carbon Collect has a prototype to suck carbon out of the atmosphere, partners in Arizona and is short-listed for US government funding. Its Irish co-founder Pól Ó Móráin is seeking backing to scale up in 2026.
A group of companies has been marketing some of the world’s most sophisticated spying equipment from Dubai to Singapore. Their owners and senior executives are Irish.
Asterion, the majority shareholder of National Broadband Ireland, has also become the largest investor in a separate company established to commercialise related technology.
Coding is to the 21st century as reading was to the 18th century – a relative advantage that is coming to an end. To win the next race, we need a revolution in teaching.
Former head of Meta Ireland Gareth Lambe has just joined the advisory board of alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana. He talks about AI in law firms, start-ups and the tech meltdown – and comeback.
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