Tag: Ireland
Flender secures £500,000 on Seedrs
Social peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Flender has secured more than £500,000 in a equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Ireland targets UK FinTech startups post Brexit
The Irish government is eyeing up the UK's thriving FinTech sector and will make a bid to attract startups to Dublin directly in the wake of the Brexit vote. Read more: www.cityam.com
Corlytics picks up €2.1m to help banks avoid fines
Irish financial risk intelligence company Corlytics has picked up €2.1m in a new round led by the Bank of Ireland Capital Growth Fund. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
FinTech companies vie for some of that Irish luck
Established multinational companies and scrappy startups alike are raking in investment dollars, bringing a whole new kind of green to the Emerald Isle. Read more: www.ozy.com
Enterprise Ireland unveils €500,000 fund for FinTech startups
Competitive start fund can award up to €50,000 to each successful applicant. Read more: www.irishtimes.com
Cambrist offers dynamic approach to forex payments
To drive a sea change in how international consumer payments are made, Cambrist has developed a cloud-based foreign currency exchange processing engine. Read more: www.irishtimes.com
Irish Minister announces launch of 10 FinTech startups
The 10 companies include AssureHedge, id-Pal, WeSavvy, CyberRiskAware, Tucr, and others. They range from insurance to banking to wearables. Read more: www.econotimes.com
Facebook just secured an e-money license in Ireland
Facebook has quietly secured an e-money license from the Central Bank of Ireland, paving the way for P2P payments in Messenger to come. Read more: www.techcrunch.com
Android Pay pips past Apple Pay to launch in Ireland first
Today, smartphone users with NFC-enabled Android devices can use Android pay at thousands of locations in Ireland that accept contactless payments. Read more: www.siliconrepublic.com
Blockchain and the growing RegTech ecosystem
As the prevalence of RegTech increases, so too does the importance of entrepreneurs and developers taking advantage of the technology. Read more: www.siliconrepublic.com