Blockchain Former Waystone executives back Irish blockchain start-upDataOp has invested over €20m in Irish fintech firms in recent months
Fintech Revolut backer says fintech’s valuation has jumpedAn investment trust managed by Schroders has revalued its stake in the fast-growing fintech
Tech Hertz taps Stripe for payments processingCar rental giant joins the likes of Amazon, Uber and Best Buy as clients of the company founded by the Collison brothers
Fintech Losses narrow at Klarna as buy now, pay later firm eyes IPOCompany reports 22 per cent rise in full-year revenues to €2.1bn as losses shrink by 76 per cent
Tech Fenergo eyes profitability as revenues riseCompany has developed software for financial institutions that helps them with issues such as regulatory compliance and managing client data
Fintech Bunq hits profitability with Ireland as its fastest-growing marketDutch neobank, which owns Irish specialist lender Capitalflow, is now the second most profitable online bank in Europe after Starling
Connected Magazine Fintechs come out fighting with plans to help more underserved businesses Revolut et al are expanding into new areas as they look to take more market share from traditional financial institutions, writes Jonathan Keane
Technology Crypto firm Ripple gets Central Bank approvalCompany behind XRP, one of the most popular cryptocurrencies globally, has been registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP)
Fintech Payments firm Planet pays €5m for Fexco’s Irish tax-free businessGalway-based fintech, valued at €1.8bn, buys Horizon Tax-Free Services
Crypto Coinbase seeks MiCA authorisation in IrelandMarkets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) is a landmark EU law agreed in July 2022 as part of efforts to regulate the cryptocurrency sector. It requires crypto providers to register with a local regulator in at least one member state.
Funding Irish fintech Alt21 closes €21m funding roundCompany formerly known as Assure Hedge is looking to expand into new markets and to licence its technology to other fintechs and banks
Connected Magazine Wise calls out banks on transparencyFintech says big banks aren’t playing by the rules on cross-border payments
Fintech Revolut delays annual accounts againFintech gets three-month extension for the second year in a row
Fintech Peer-to-peer lender Flender backtracks on fees after anger from usersCompany which has lent €56m to Irish SMEs introduced a new monthly charge saying it was ‘not sustainable’ to continue absorbing costs for its service
Fintech EML reports huge loss due to €153.7m Irish impairmentsAustralian fintech reports A$284.8m loss due to tax impairments of A$258.9m arising from PFS and Sentenial
Fintech Sydney-listed Irish insurance software firm Fineos raises €24mCompany said the financing will be used to provide general working capital and to fortify its balance sheet ahead of hitting positive free cash flow
Fintech Sale of Capitalflow avoided as Bunq resolves shareholder rowA sale of the Irish specialist lender founded by Ronan Horgan, was on the cards after Pollen Street baulked at investing more in Bunq, Dutch media has reported
Fintech Thieves steal $20m via Revolut US payment flawAbout $23 million was stolen in total, with some funds recovered by pursuing those that had withdrawn cash, resulting in a net loss of about $20 million,
Tech Regtech firm MCO makes third acquisition as it snaps up FairwordsCompany is on the acquisition trail after securing $50 million in debt financing from Accel-KKR Credit Partners last year
Fintech Lithuanian regulators revoke licence of payments firm Payrnet Bankruptcy proceedings are due to start this week against the company, which issues gift cards for many Irish shopping centres