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Ian Guider: Irish banks will rue misguided decision to abandon payments app revolution

The lenders are making so much money that they don’t need to take on the fintechs but that short-sighted decision could come back to haunt them

Matt Cooper: Johnny Ronan’s soaring ambitions still rising despite firm’s restructuring

The developer is planning to build Dublin’s tallest building and a deep-water port in Meath, even as he ‘invites’ Bank of Ireland to appoint a receiver to manage some of his firm’s assets

Jacinda Ardern: We need to dispel the ‘superwoman narrative’

New Zealand’s youngest ever Prime Minister on motherhood, politics and what makes a leader

Climate & Environment

Jacinda Ardern, AIB chief Colm Hunt to address sustainable finance leaders at Dublin event

Experts within the finance industry will gather in the capital for Climate Finance Week 2023 from Monday

Banks end plans for mobile app to rival Revolut

The plans for Synch first emerged in early 2021

Personal Finance

Eight ways to manage your money and incur minimal debt this Christmas

The festive period is a costly time, but with a little bit of planning there’s no need to blow the budget

The great AIB sell-off – nine views on what should happen next

Almost three-fifths of AIB is now in private ownership after the state sold 5 per cent of the bank – and now it must decide what to do with the remainder

Explainer: Who is buying AIB shares as the government reduces its stake?

Professional fund managers are snapping up shares, citing a lack of competition and solid earnings

Markets Update: Irish stocks sit unscathed by steep decline in producer prices

ISEQ All Share held steady at 8,208 points, up 7.3 points

Government raises almost €515m from latest sale of 5% stake in AIB

The state has now raised €13.6 billion from share sales, dividends and other returns since its €20 billion bailout of the lender after the financial crash

State to sell 5% of its shares in AIB

Move announced by Michael McGrath will reduce state’s stake in bank from 45.8 per cent to 40.8 per cent.

Bank shares may be a better bet than savings as profits roar back to Celtic Tiger levels

While the thought of investing in lenders again may send a shiver down the spine of some, it will probably earn you more than leaving cash on deposit

Connected newsletter: Web Summit’s new CEO breezes in as ‘Mr China’ looks to revive Slendertone

Connected at the Business Post is your source for the news that matters in technology and innovation, all told from an Irish perspective

Service sector contracts for sixth straight month

AIB’s latest PMI report shows growth in the services sector has slowed once more after 32 months of expansion

Markets Update: Smurfit, AIB and Glanbia trading up on buoyant ISEQ after Q3 results

Uniphar led Euronext Dublin higher as the exchange’s biggest gainer, up 5.97 per at lunchtime

AIB upgrades profit outlook after ‘very strong’ third quarter

The lender said it expects to deliver net interest income of €3.75bn this year and a net interest margin in excess of 3 per cent

AIB warns consumers of ‘ghostbokering’ amid uptick in travel fraud

Criminals are using sponsored ads and sophisticated websites to defraud people searching for cheap trips

Staff in line for almost €13,000 as AIB to pay bonuses for first time since bailout

AIB on Thursday also announced the introduction of company wide healthcare benefits, starting January 1 2024

Markets update: Irish banks drop as UK peer reports lacklustre Q3

Disappointing data from Barclays UK drove FTSE 100 share prices lower

AIB appoints David McNamara as its new chief economist

McNamara will join the lender from EY, where he currently serves as director of the firms economic advisory team