Collison brother buys period pile in heart of Dublin 4′s embassy belt
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John Collison
Losses widen at Stripe Europe to $1.1bn after employee ‘liquidity event’
Payments giant, recently valued at $70bn, paid out millions to employee shareholders in March 2023
Irish-owned Melbourne group set to buy Seán Quinn’s former Slieve Russell hotel in Cavan
Seen & Heard: UK fund sells Irish assets. Weston Airport’s upgrade, and Emirates airline says passenger cap at Dublin Airport will crimp its growth plans
Mammy and Daddy Collison are moving up in the world, to Ailesbury Road to be exact
Plus: the seller of Tathony House in Dublin 8 got his sums right, Caitríona Balfe’s healthy finances, and the rising price of a Brittas Bay mobile home
Stripe valuation hits $70bn in potential fresh Sequoia investment
Collison brothers firm sees valuation edging up once more
Stripe weighs deal for new Dublin headquarters at Wilton Park
Global payments giant founded by Collison brothers is eyeing 100,000sq ft at social media giant LinkedIn’s EMEA campus
Weston Airport owners see valuation nearly double
Investors behind the west Dublin airport include Stripe co-founder John Collison
Ireland’s billionaires see wealth grow by more than €15bn last year
Forbes annual billionaires list features a record 2,781 people after two years where numbers fell
Cerebral Palsy: ‘It is tough hearing that news, but it is far tougher when you have to fight for the best care for your child’
The Irish Cerebral Palsy Foundation’s programme of excellence aims to achieve diagnosis within three months
Will this be the year that Stripe floats on the stock market?
Tech Crunch notes figures compiled by Caplight reveal an ‘absolute flurry of buyers’ seeking shares in the Collison brothers’ company in recent months
Trailblazing chef Cúán Greene to build and open restaurant in Abbeyleix with prominent investors
Stripe tech entrepreneur John Collison, co-founder of 150Bond Daire Hickey and Strong Roots founder Samuel Dennigan among Greene’s partners
State earmarks offices in docklands should it win bid to host EU Anti-Money Laundering Association
Ibec’s podcast sponsorship, Collison’s Abbeyleix charity event, new roles for Altada’s co-founders, NTMA’s land deal in the docks and Digicel’s sports channel in the Caribbean
Collison brothers invest in home robotics company
Stripe founders back Matic as part of $24m fundraising effort
Stripe’s Irish users hit €20bn as internet economy thrives
Dublin accounts for largest number of customers, but payments growth accelerates outside the capital
Hard to foresee Seán Quinn ‘fading into the shadows’ after book release
Any Other Business: Forbes resigns directorship, Collison brothers back new California city plan, Lucy Gaffney and slavery reparations, and Fine Gael’s fundraising
Forbes heads to Limerick to say sorry for contentious ‘Stab City’ article
Any Other Business: Quangos make a comeback, Max Schrems renews hostilities with data regulators and horse racing seeks subsidies
Marcus Magnier on 50 years of selling homes to the rich and famous
From a small farm in Tipperary to selling Abbey Leix estate, Colliers veteran Marcus Magnier looks back on a storied career
Weston Airport operator secures permission for upgrade of facilities
Stripe co-founder John Collison and group of investors buy majority stake in business
Ireland’s nine billionaires lose one third of their wealth, Forbes list shows
Turmoil in international markets wipes €17bn off the net wealth of our richest men, Forbes annual list shows
Stripe raises $6.5bn in new funding that values company at $50bn
At its peak valuation in 2021, the payments platform was worth $95bn
Kathy Sheridan: The ‘Ireland is full’ brigade should reflect on how globalisation has transformed our fortunes
The population has soared, we are close to full employment and life expectancy is the highest in Europe
Number of Irish ‘super rich’ more than doubled in past decade, Oxfam says
Oxfam report on growing inequality details ‘rising wealth at the top and rising poverty for the rest’
Zuckerberg and Musk are mavericks until it is time to let people go
They revert under pressure to regressive business models. Metaverse is for everyone, but some of you probably aren’t smart enough to be here
Workers pay ultimate price for wide-of-the-mark Stripe growth expectation
Has Stripe passed the point where its founders need to step back from the tiller?
Stripe enters 30-day consultation with staff over job cuts
Irish-founded fintech giant to cut 14% of its staff worldwide as the global downturn continues to hit the tech sector
Stripe ranks third on list of most influential fintechs
Utility Bidder list ranks Chime as most influential
Stripe unveils new third-party app marketplace
Irish unicorn Intercom among the launch partners for new tools
Lisney taps into global network with acquisition of Sotheby’s franchise
Clients of Sotheby’s International Realty’s Irish office include Chris de Burgh
Stripe clients processed more than $640bn in payments last year
Total was 60% up on 2020 but same level of growth not expected for 2022
Collison-backed Watershed eyes European expansion
Climate tech software start-up appoints Ellen Moeller as European chief
Ireland’s nine billionaires increased collective wealth by €10.8bn last year
Stripe founders’ gains recognised on Forbes list of 2,668 people in ‘three comma club’
Stripe backs fast-growing Ramp for third time
US fintech doubles valuation to €7.25bn after securing €680m in investment
Dilosk investor seeks to exit, Fed raises rates and the great Irish tech evolution
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Pace of tech innovation in Ireland fantastic, say Stripe founders
Collison brothers indicate ‘massive optimism for technology and science sector’ in State
Apple and Stripe team up for ‘Tap to pay on iPhone’ feature
Feature allows retailers to turn smartphones into contactless payment terminals
Stripe teams up with Bodum to help company grow online
Family-run company pivoted to online selling during pandemic
ICB resignations, Google gets campus green light, and Revolut to offer personal loans
Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Stripe founders pay €400,000 for second Laois property
Purchase carries obligation to restore Millbrook House next to €11.5m mansion bought by John Collison
Wayflyer in no rush to float after becoming tech unicorn
Company founded by Aidan Corbett and Jack Pierse says IPO is not on the horizon
Wayflyer becomes latest Irish tech unicorn after $150m fundraise
Dublin-headquartered tech company has achieved unicorn status in just 2.5 years
Bank of Ireland back on board to sponsor Irish Times Business Awards
Event at Mansion House on April 21 will include Business Person of the Year prize
Nominations open for EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards
Some 24 entrepreneurs to be selected as finalists, with new sustainability award
Ireland’s nine billionaires added €18bn to wealth during Covid, Oxfam says
Charity calls for special tax on ‘extreme wealth’ to help fund recovery from pandemic
Payments firm Stripe seals technology deal with Ford
Irish-owned company to support carmaker in processing online payments for vehicles
Another Web Summit case, more ESB power plant delays, Stripe ‘happy to be private’
Seen & Heard: Newspapers on ‘muted’ Covid-19 loan take-up and a move by Dawn Meats
Success, scandal and distraction: the business world’s winners and losers of 2021
In a sequel to 2020 no one wanted, some thrived, some slumped and some were unlucky
The A to Z of financial markets in 2021
Apple soared and Zoom slumped in a year that saw markets surge to record levels
Yours for €13.25m: Ireland’s 10 top property sales of 2021, inside and outside Dublin
More than 800 sales of €1m or more were recorded this year, most notably of Lissadell
Brian O’Sullivan of Zeus Packaging named EY Entrepreneur of the Year
EY awards: Company employs more than 670 and has annual revenue of over €300m
Stripe expands real-world payments system to Ireland
Five European countries to get access to Stripe Terminal
Teen accelerator Patch signs 3-year partnership with Stripe
Funding will expand the summer accelerator to include science and research projects
Yellen shies away from ‘tax haven’ label for Ireland
Seen & heard: Stripe’s office hunt, surge in demand for work permits and more data centres
Stripe goes back to the crypto future
Company is hiring engineers and designers to ‘build the future of Web3 payments’
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