Chargify appoints Sally O’Callaghan as EMEA regional director
Among priorities is growing the Irish office
Chargify’s Dublin CEO Paul Lynch steps down from post
Move comes as tech company combines with SaaS Optics following $150m investment in pair by Battery Ventures
Limerick-based Tango Telecom snapped up by Nasdaq-listed CSG
Tango has a long-standing relationship with the Colorado-headquartered company
Stripe returns to back fast-growing US mobile bank Step
Start-up has surpassed 1.5m teenage users less than six months after launching
Investment activity rebounds for Irish fintechs
Close to $400m in investment secured in 2020 but third quarter was washout
€12.5m sought for Clonskeagh office building rented by Ericsson group
Sale of Boole House includes adjoining site with full planning permission for five-storey office block
This year is shaping up to be another busy one on the M&A front
Deal activity in the mid-market space expected to continue to be the cornerstone of the M&A market in Ireland
Stripe ripe for stock market listing, says US-based analyst
Payments company is valued at $35.3bn, having raised $1.3bn across seven rounds
Iput seeks €50m for Dublin office investment portfolio
Sale of EastPoint and Richview business park properties offer buyer 6.55% net initial yield
Sage Group to sell payment processing unit for £232m
Software group also agreed to sell its US payroll outsourcing business earlier this year
AIB and First Data’s acquisition of Payzone gets regulatory green light
€100 million deal is part of sequence of deals involving traditional banks and payment firms
Payzone profits up by 10% to €6.3m as company diversifies
Payment processing firm bought by AIB and FDC joint venture earlier this year for €100m
M&A activity in Republic hits record high
CRH’s €300m sale of awnings division biggest of 94 deals, says Investec
Stripe leads $22.5m funding round for mobile banking start-up Step
Step aims to teach ‘pre-banked’ generation financial literacy through app
Why Facebook wants to launch its own currency
Tech giant planning to launch ‘stablecoin’, a digital currency pegged to the dollar
AIB and First Data confirm deal to buy Payzone for €100m
Joint venture will acquire 96% stake in payments company
Merkel reminds May of warmth in the EU tent as Brexit is delayed
Business Week: also in the news were US tax and trade, the economy, AIB and bad loans
AIB and First Data edge closer to €100m purchase of Payzone
Mayor deal to buy Irish payments firm may be unveiled before Easter
ConsenSys to take up 539sq m of space at Shelbourne Plaza
Tech firm has just completed extensive fit-out of the Dublin 4 premises
US-based First Data joins AIB in €100m bid for Payzone
Move would be bank’s first major deal since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008
European shares rise as investors reckon hard Brexit is less likely
FTSE 100 falls after pound strengthens, while US banks deliver upbeat earnings
State’s bid to become key blockchain player gets major boost
Dublin to host event where standards for blockchain technology will be discussed
Investors fret over European banking sector
Food group Aryzta slumps 9% after reporting flat revenues
Growth of US multinationals is a priority
Over 140,000 people employed by US companies across Ireland
Kelly revs up his ego over jobs
Minister for Environment could teach Italians a thing or two about braggadocio
Tech firm First Data to create up to 300 jobs in Nenagh
Company seeks skilled employees to work on payment platforms
Former Google Ireland head John Herlihy joins LinkedIn
Mr Herlihy has been appointed as vice president and managing director for EMEA
Ferrari faithful help rev IPO price to top of range
Company to start trading on Wednesday and list on NYSE under the symbol “RACE”
China opens door to Visa and MasterCard
Western firms face struggle to win market share from state-backed UnionPay
Irish founded payments start-up Stripe now valued at $3.5 billion
Firm set up by Limerick brothers John and Patrick Collison raises further $70m
Intercom teams up with online payments business Stripe
New integration aims to give businesses a better understanding of their customers
E-payments company Stripe to power Facebook’s ‘Buy’ button
Function wil allow users to shop online via the social networking site
AIB and Eircom launch mobile card reader
Pogo system allows credit and debit card payments in wireless coverage areas via smartphone
AIB Merchant Services teams with First Data on UnionPay
Scheme allows Irish retailers to accept transactions made using UnionPay debit and credit cards
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