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Banking

Will joining the big banks pay off for Revolut?

The fintech start-up stands to gain from the exit of KBC and Ulster Bank, but has a long way to go to become a trusted global financial services player
3 hours ago
  • Lorcan Allen
  • The Profile

    The Blockbuster buster: Netflix’s Reed Hastings is moving on from movies

    Reed Hastings had a vision of streamed video overtaking the movie rental market years ago and, having changed the face of entertainment, he is now stepping down from his chief executive role
    7 hours ago
  • Killian Woods
  • US Politics

    Marion McKeone: Republicans seeking revenge for Trump have Hunter Biden firmly in their sights

    Apart from its obsession with the US president’s son, the real objective of the ‘Biden Family Investigation’ appears to be to flood Joe Biden’s administration with a deluge of harmful allegations, distract the president and sink any bid for a second term
    5 hours ago
  • Marion McKeone
  • Banking

    Will joining the big banks pay off for Revolut?

    The fintech start-up stands to gain from the exit of KBC and Ulster Bank, but has a long way to go to become a trusted global financial services player
    • Lorcan Allen
    • 16:28
    US Politics

    Marion McKeone: Republicans seeking revenge for Trump have Hunter Biden firmly in their sights

    Apart from its obsession with the US president’s son, the real objective of the ‘Biden Family Investigation’ appears to be to flood Joe Biden’s administration with a deluge of harmful allegations, distract the president and sink any bid for a second term
    • Marion McKeone
    • 13:51
    The Profile

    The Blockbuster buster: Netflix’s Reed Hastings is moving on from movies

    Reed Hastings had a vision of streamed video overtaking the movie rental market years ago and, having changed the face of entertainment, he is now stepping down from his chief executive role
    • Killian Woods
    • 12:08
    The Big Interview

    Bernard and James Brogan on how Dublin GAA’s winning mentality inspired their business

    The need to work together as a team was the inspiration for PepTalk, the employee wellness platform that Dublin footballing cousins James and Bernard Brogan founded with Michelle Fogarty
    • Charlie Taylor
    • January 27, 2023
    Construction

    Revealed: Developers’ success in 90% of fire safety cases

    The Business Post discovered that among fire safety conditions removed by An Bord Pleanála on appeal were car park sprinklers, certain smoke vents and occupancy limits
    • Barry J Whyte
    • January 21, 2023
    Commercial Property

    Tech lay-offs and rising interest rates create chilly environment for Irish property investors

    Significant write-downs in the value of Irish commercial property seem inevitable this year as markets adjust to the changed macro-economic environment
    • Lorcan Allen
    • January 21, 2023
    The Profile

    Up down under: How rugby coach Eddie Jones hopes to make a comeback with Australia

    Sacked as England coach in December, Eddie Jones was facing the end of his elite rugby dream – but his reappointment as head coach of Australia puts him in pole position if the two teams face each other in the World Cup knock-out rounds
    • Barry J Whyte
    • January 21, 2023
    US Politics

    Analysis: Car-crash viewing as Elon Musk drives Tesla and Twitter into tricky territory

    A lawsuit taken by investors in his car company is just one of several issues coming back to bite the billionaire entrepreneur as shares continue to plummet at the social media company he bought for $44 billion
    • Marion McKeone
    • January 21, 2023
    US Politics

    Why George Santos, the Republicans’ latest clown, is likely to survive a season of pie-throwing

    The US congressman has faced questions over his education, his qualifications, his employment, the source of his finances and the source of his income, yet is set to hold onto his seat in the House of Representatives
    • Marion McKeone
    • January 21, 2023
    Feature

    ‘Location and cost are key’: Finding the right remote working hub, from Portlaoise to Buttevant

    The post-pandemic demand for remote working spaces has been slower than expected, but later lie-ins, shorter commute times and cheaper rents are beginning to win over employers and employees alike
    • Ellie Donnelly
    • January 21, 2023
    Making it Work

    Dublin firm to launch pension app aimed at young job switchers

    The company aims to target young savers who tend to change jobs frequently and need a flexible, portable means of providing for their future
    • Emmet Ryan
    • January 21, 2023
    Aviation

    ‘Ireland could be the Qatar of Europe for eco-friendly aviation fuel’

    Andrew Turner, a former high-ranking RAF officer, now works with Zero Petroleum, a UK company that believes it can halt the damage being done to the climate by air travel – and totally change an industry known for its exceptionally high carbon emissions
    • Donal MacNamee
    • January 20, 2023
    The Big Interview

    Bus Eireann chief executive: ‘cultural mindshift needed to get people out of cars’

    Stephen Kent says that weaning people away from cars and on to public transport is his main ambition
    • Ellie Donnelly
    • January 20, 2023
    Making it Work

    Fanify fine tunes AI to bring musicians’ work to the masses

    Dundalk-based company’s automated music promotion service enables musicians to make music and build their audience through a single dashboard
    • Emmet Ryan
    • January 19, 2023
    Making it Work

    ‘If you give good sales people the right data, they’ll make millions for you’

    Frustrated with the quality of data available to sales employees, Liz Fulham set up Tami to provide market intelligence and up-to-date sales leads
    • Emmet Ryan
    • January 19, 2023
    Zeitgeist

    Voting with their feet: the Brazilians in Ireland on why they’ve made it their home

    With about 70,000 Brazilians estimated to be living in Ireland, the Business Post Magazine talked to some of them about why they came and how they find living here
    • Niamh Donnelly
    • January 19, 2023
    Tech

    How Altada burned through €11.5m funding to leave it like ‘a melting ice cube’

    The Business Post last year revealed a culture within the Cork-based tech firm of heavy spending on events including expensive hotel stays. The insolvent firm has now been sold for €4 million, having been talked about as a potential €1 billion valued unicorn just a year ago
    • Lorcan Allenand
    • Charlie Taylor
    • January 14, 2023
    Innovation

    Young Scientist Exhibition: genomes, edible insects and a smart washing line

    The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, at the RDS in Dublin, showcased imaginative solutions, created by students and young people, to many of life’s problems big and small
    • Emmet Ryan
    • January 14, 2023
    Housing

    A house divided: tensions emerge between FF and FG as Varadkar hones in on housing

    All parties understand that housing will be the number one issue in the next election – and the new Taoiseach has already made several housing-related decisions his coalition partners do not agree with
    • Michael Brennan
    • January 14, 2023
    US Politics

    Marion McKeone: Biden’s misstep in handling of classifed documents throws Trump followers a meaty bone

    A week after the House speaker fiasco, the spotlight has turned on the US president after classified documents were found in his home in Delaware
    • Marion McKeone
    • January 14, 2023

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