Cracking fintech

Some start-ups don’t even realise the products they are developing could be marketed to the financial technology sector

Emerald de Leeuw, founder of Eurocomply
Adrian Walsh of CheckVentory, John Coolican of Accenture, and Jacob Claflin of Cambrist Fergal Phillips

Fintech is the hot sector among Irish start-ups right now. It’s an area where large institutions are crying out for help, willing to pour in the money, and generally open to ideas. The upside is tremendous, but that also leads to a lot of noise.

Financial technology covers a broad range of issues, so much so that some start-ups in ...