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With Irish savers increasingly attracted by rates on offer in foreign banks, here’s what to look for – and the pitfalls to avoid

Rate of online card fraud was six times higher than for physical payments in 2023

From putting sums aside regularly to going on a no-spend week, here’s what the money experts advise

There are lots of ways to make money work harder, from topping up a pension to paying off debt

Scheme offers structured repayment instalments at either three, six, nine, or 12 monthly intervals at an interest rate of 9.5%

New measures resulted in reports of proven and suspected frauds increasing exponentially

AIB leads the three main lenders yet clouds may be on the horizon

Budget 2025, public sector pay rises, credit card bills being wiped and a car for a dog all grabbed your attention

Digital bank users report 27% rise in amount of money lost to to gig ticket fraud

Secondary share sales have allowed early investors and staff to crystallise paper gains at $45bn valuation

More than €3.7 million was donated through online banking app Revolut

Buy now, pay later has become almost a default payment option for many, but it isn’t as straightforward as it seems

Spending by AIB customers jumped 11% to a one-day record last year with clothing the top target

If you’re offered options as part of your pay package, what questions should you ask and what pitfalls should you be aware of?

Over one-in-five of those who borrowed from the online bank said they wanted to invest in their home

Digital bank which launched first savings accounts in Ireland in May reduces deposit rates to 1.7% from November 28th

Banking and Payments Federation of Ireland launches campaign to highlight risks from text message fraud

Monzo’s valuation pop comes days after damning FCA report into Starling Bank

Current account charges can catch consumers unawares so is there any way of cutting those costs?

And how can we avoid falling victim to them?

Online platforms makes it easier to invest directly but if you are bypassing brokers, be advised that it’s always a gamble

Neobank said to have narrowed date for launching home loan business here

Seen & Heard: Commercial property enforcement actions, IBRC’s Q City sale, further delay to auto-enrolment pensions scheme and accounts for payroll software company Immedis

Monzo is one of the UK’s highest-profile online banks, competing with Starling and Revolut

Company has more than 2.8 million customers in Ireland

Italian insurance giant Generali acquires business as part of a €2.3 billion deal

Bank data and online services can tell you when bills are due and if your account is at risk of being unable to meet direct debits

Irish firm increases carrying value of holding in neobank to £160m

Securing a UK licence was seen as key in the fintech’s pursuit of a €41bn market valuation and to compete against more established traditional banks

Finding the balance between security, investment and customer experience is something most lenders still need to work on

UK fintech defies broader downturn across the sector

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Online banks are the cats who get the cream in Ireland and should be hit with a super levy in Budget 2025

Authorisation for UK banking licence for Revolut comes less than a month after the company published annual results showing a better-than-expected €398m profit last year

The company offers cold comfort, asserting the transactions ‘cannot be considered unauthorised’

Nonbank lender drastically reduced home loan business as interest rates soared

There are dark sides to the convenience of inter-family financial transactions in terms of data harvesting and ‘caring surveillance’

Early next year Revolut says it will start offering mortgages in Ireland, although significant questions remain as to how that will work

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