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Molten Ventures more than doubles Revolut stake valuation

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

How Revolut won the banking licence that would unlock its growth

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

Online banking: do Irish banks really care?

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

Revolut secures €41bn valuation in share sale by employees

UK fintech defies broader downturn across the sector

Despite its €725m funding plan, are there still storm clouds on the horizon for RTÉ?

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GAA club buys prime site for playing field beside Dunnes Stores’ Cornelscourt complex in south Dublin

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Bank levy should be extended to digital banks like Revolut, and used to support community services

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

Revolut secures UK banking licence after three-year wait

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

‘Wholly inadequate’: Caoimhe lost €700 in a scam. Revolut said there was ‘no trace of fraud’

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

Finance Ireland rules out mortgages reboot until 2025 ‘at earliest’ as banks hog market

Nonbank lender drastically reduced home loan business as interest rates soared

Do you pay your kids’ pocket money through a financial app? You’re giving away the most intimate of data

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

Will Revolut revolutionise the Irish mortgage market? Experts have their say

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

Irish housing crisis: Increased supply will not help affordability

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Revolut’s Irish mortgages are a game changer, and the banks know it

Fintech’s huge customer base here makes it a true competitor to Irish lenders

Revolut plans to offer Irish mortgages from 2025

Irish customer base at 2.7m at end of 2023 and on track to breach three million this year

Aer Lingus leases aircraft and crews to help counter work to rule by pilots

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Revolut’s profits soar as fintech eyes share sale valuing it above $40bn

Company sets sights on increasing Irish customer base to above 3m in 2024

Revolut seeks valuation of more than €37 billion in employee share sale

Target would be at least 20% than $33 billion valuation Revolut achieved in 2021 fundraising

European shares gain as easing US data fuels rate-cut talk

European automakers such Volkswagen and BMW slipped around 1 per cent after European Commission said it would impose duties on imported Chinese electric vehicles

Deposits war heats up: Irish savers starting to see much higher rates offered

Looking outside the traditional banks will open the door to much more competitive interest on your savings

ECB rate cut emboldens nonbank mortgage lenders to return from the cold

Nonbank lenders are targeting niche markets as banks still hold whip hand on the most competitive interest rates

Top tips to avoid being scammed when you are on holiday

More than €100m was swiped from consumers in Ireland in various frauds and scams last year, according to data from the BPFI

Money dos and don’ts when travelling this summer

If travelling outside euro zone, consider getting your cash before you go or prefund a card and always watch out for the small print on things like ATM withdrawals

New payments data shows favourite travel destinations for Irish

The number of Aer Lingus flights booked through Revolut Pay or with a Revolut card rose 22% in the first quarter of 2024

Revolut’s new savings account: Is it worth switching to the online bank and what are the drawbacks?

Move piles pressure on the domestic banks which offer much lower rates

Revolut launches savings account with interest of up to 3.49% a year

Financial platform tries to steal march on mainstream lenders with higher yielding savings accounts

An Post named most reputable organisation over last 15 years as RTÉ suffers greatest decline

Credit unions top the annual RepTrak study for 2024, with only X found to have a worse reputation than RTÉ

Arrival of first overseas bank since Celtic Tiger a ‘win’ for consumers

Bankinter decision to target savings rates will be welcomed by Irish customers who largely have their money in ‘on demand’ accounts offering paltry returns

Spain’s Bankinter to enter Irish banking market

Move would mark the first new entrant here since 2005, and follows a slew of exits since the crash

Charity shock as Revolut customer donates more than €400 by mistake

Pricewatch: A reader’s donation of spare virtual change to the Red Cross led to her unwittingly giving, over a period of several months, a sum she could not afford

Scammers drain woman’s Revolut account and fintech comes looking for more

Pricewatch: A scammer claiming to be from the e-money app emptied a reader’s account, leaving it in the red, resulting in debt-collection threats from Revolut

How the Dublin language school visa scam works: €1,150 paid to a Revolut account for fake letters

Scammers are offering documents such as school enrolment letters, health insurance and attendance certs

Should you switch your main bank account to Revolut or another digital player?

As people move away from cash, they are using neobanks more and more, but there can be pitfalls

Monzo secures $5bn valuation as it prepares return to US

London-based digital bank raises $430mn from investors including CapitalG and HongShan

Surge in Irish customers using Revolut to trade securities

Tesla, Heineken and Momentus shares among top traded stocks in the Republic

Revolut expects to hit $2bn revenue mark this year despite setbacks

Fintech added 10 million customers in 2022, according to long-delayed results

Banks’ instant payment app was doomed when Revolut became a verb in Ireland

Mainstream banks’ payments systems have been among the most neglected areas for investment and development for decades

Revolut to raise prices for customers on paid plans

Revolut Plus, Premium and Metal customers will see monthly charges rise by €1-€2

Irish banks abandon Revolut rival plan after series of delays

Synch Payments was backed by AIB, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB

Web Summit’s opening night, shop local on Black Friday, and why Revolut asks for your PPS number

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