Fintech Halligan takes up new role at Algorand after leaving RevolutSenior executive joins blockchain-focused foundation after two-year stint at Revolut, the fast-growing fintech company which has over 100m customers
Banking Revolut surpasses 20m retail customers globallyThe fintech, which employs about 140 people in Ireland, is now processing more than 250m transactions a month
Banking Central Bank contacts regulated financial firms over IBAN discriminationFinancial regulator said issue, where domestic financial services firm reject non-Irish IBANs despite it not being legal under Sepa, continues to arise in Ireland
Banking Synch payments platform gets green light from competition watchdogJoint venture mobile payments app proposed by traditional Irish banks initially delayed amid competition fears
Fintech Revolut now has 2m Irish customersNeobank’s number of users has doubled since May 2020, with more than 1,000 signing up a day
Banking Revolut plans to pay its Irish users interest on Vault accountsThe popular digital banking service already offers dividends in other countries including the US, Britain and Poland
Banking Is now the time to switch to a neobank? With KBC and Ulster Bank about to depart the Irish market, is this the right time for businesses to follow consumers and embrace digital banks?
Losses swell at Revolut Ireland as fintech quadruples workforceCompany reported operating loss of €3.3 million in 2020, up from €169,000 the previous year
Buying now and paying later is adding up to big businessBNPL finance services are not without their pitfalls, but they are becoming increasingly popular among the millennial cohort after being reinvented for the digital age
BoI freezes work on new instant payments appActivity on the development of Synch has been suspended since early June as the bank prioritises other IT projects instead
Revolut valued at €28 billion after latest equity raiseThe British-based fintech said it will use the funding raised this week to accelerate global growth plans
Revolut steps up lobbying for more banking competition as it awaits licence decisionFintech told politicians about need for more competition in Irish banking market in series of meetings this year
Take it to the bank: Irish lending faces an uncertain futureAs KBC exits Ireland, how did we get to a banking landscape soon to be dominated by three large retail banks? And what role will non-banks and digital challengers play in the industry?
Trading places: the rise of the citizen investorIn the gamification of the stock market, increasing numbers of Irish people are playing the markets alone on free apps or in large groups inside private chat rooms such as Discord
Introducing credit unions to the Revolut generationWellington IT has brought the lending institutions into the digital age, helping them appeal to first-time savers, according to managing director Declan Colfer
Opinion: Social media firms must make users identify themselves when they sign upFacebook and Twitter hide behind a wall of protecting anonymity, they have to follow the lead of companies like Revolut who require a passport from those who want to use its service