Tagged: ireland

June 15, 2021 @ 1:58 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) has scheduled its first event in Ireland for 2 p.m. local time (8 a.m. eastern) on June 24. The topics of blockchain and identity will be discussed on Zoom. The GBA is an international nonprofit association focused on promoting blockchain… Read More

May 25, 2021 @ 1:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Initiative Ireland has partnered with Fairfield Real Estate Finance in a project designed to lend €600 million to build 5,000 homes over the next three years. According to a release, the Irish marketplace lender was chosen by Fairfield as a joint venture partner to enter… Read More

May 22, 2021 @ 9:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland’s Regtech firm Fenergo reveals that it has been acquired by private equity companies, the Paris-headquartered Astorg and London’s  Bridgepoint, from Insight Partners. Although the financial terms of the deal haven’t been shared publicly, the Irish Times said that industry sources claim that the transaction… Read More

May 21, 2021 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland’s B2B card payments Fintech CleverCards has finalized a €10 million funding round. The company has also acquired a European Money Institution license via the acquisition of spend management service provider, ExpendiaSmart. Since introducing its payments platform back in December 2019, CleverCards has managed to… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 8:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payment company Square Inc (NYSE:SQ) announced on Tuesday it has launched its integrated omnichannel solutions for businesses in Ireland. The fintech giant reported that following what it calls a successful Early Access Program, now all merchants and enterprises throughout the country may access Square’s… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Accelerated Payments says it is now working with banks to provide access to capital for SMEs. Accelerated Payments is an invoice financing platform, including cross-border transfers, that speeds up the payment process for a fee. The company states that a decline in bank lending has… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 12:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Payslip, an Ireland-based global payroll management software and fintech company, announced on Tuesday it closed an additional $10 million to its Series A financing round, which brought the total funds raised to $14.5 million. MiddleGame Ventures reported led the round and Mouro Capital serving as co-lead,… Read More

April 29, 2021 @ 10:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Trust Payments, a global digital payments company, announced on Thursday it has expanded into Ireland, with the plans to open an office in Dublin city center. Founded in 1997, Trust Payments group power the online payments of some of the world’s most well-established companies,… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 11:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Accelerated Payments, an invoice financing platform, reports that it has now advanced €300 million worth of financing to SMEs across the UK, Europe, and North America since its inception. Founded in 2017 and based in Dublin, with offices in London and Toronto, Accelerated Payments has… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Linked Finance, a peer-to-peer lending platform serving Ireland, has surpassed €150 million in loans to Irish SMEs, according to a note from the company. The milestone was passed as the company issued €9.6 million in loans in the first quarter of 2021, up 4% versus… Read More

March 30, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland’s P2P lending platform, Linked Finance, recently welcomed the government’s extension of its €2 billion credit guarantee scheme. The Linked Finance team also confirmed that it has issued €7 million in loans through the scheme (to date). Linked Finance is proud to have provided over… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Stripe, an Irish-American payment processing service, has secured $600 million (appr. €500 million) through a funding round. Stripe is now valued at around $95 billion (appr. €80 billion). Investors that took part in Stripe’s investment round include Allianz X, Axa, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity… Read More

March 2, 2021 @ 11:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Horizon8, an Ireland-based fintech, announced on Tuesday the launch of its digital identity platform and mobile app, valid8me. According to Horizon8, valid8Me “transforms” the customer onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) document sourcing challenger for regulated companies across various industries, which includes accountancy,… Read More

February 28, 2021 @ 10:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY), a U.S.-based provider of vertically-integrated payment solutions, recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Protego Technologies Limited, an Ireland-based consultancy that helps extend technology departments and developer teams with specialized talent and project management. The new partnership… Read More

February 25, 2021 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dublin-based Fenergo, a Fintech company focused on supporting digital transformation initiatives, has announced the appointment of a new Asia Head of Sales who will be leading growth operations and executing on Fenergo’s innovative Cloud strategy in the APAC region. Fenergo has hired Gary Brookes to… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Accelerated Payments has appointed Peter Thomas as Business Development Manager to boost utilization of its invoice financing service. Thomas began his career in investment management. The company explains that he noticed that Fintechs were disrupting the lending space by supporting SMEs not catered for by… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 11:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

   BlueSnap, an Ireland-based all-in-one payment platform that helps B2B and B2C businesses around the world increase sales and reduce costs, recently announced it has opened a new office in Dublin as the fintech firm expands its global operations. Founded in 2001, BlueSnap states it… Read More

February 3, 2021 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Linked Finance has appointed Niall O’Grady as the new CEO, according to a note from the company. O’Grady is expected to lead the business through its next stage of growth as the peer to peer lender reports €3 million in lending funded in the first… Read More

January 15, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland-based Linked Finance, a peer to peer lending platform, has reportedly received record levels of interest from SMEs that are looking for government-backed loans. After recently being approved to serve as a Coronavirus Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS) provider,  Linked Finance claims it has received a… Read More

January 14, 2021 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ireland’s Carne Group, the provider of regulatory reporting and compliance tools to the asset management sector, has acquired a €100 million equity investment from Vitruvian Partners. Established in 2004, Carne has 350 professionals on its payroll who are based in 8 different locations across the… Read More