The Irish Times

Revolut introduces disposable virtual cards as rival N26 raises $160m

Card details destroyed after every transaction in effort to defeat online fraud

Thu Mar 22 2018 - 07:00

Revolut banking start-up looks to double customer numbers in Ireland

Fintech says it now has 1.5m customers in Europe, as transactions climb

Mon Feb 26 2018 - 05:00

Software firm Globoforce eyes IPO again as profits, revenues soar

Firm has recorded compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the last six years of 21%

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 07:00

Fintech group Revolut signs up its millionth customer

App-based banking alternative has over 50,000 customers in Ireland

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 07:00

Jobbio to double Dublin workforce as it raises extra $10m

Firm has raised $15m in past year with backers including Dermot Desmond’s IIU

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 05:05

Is a crypto-currency bubble about to burst?

The price of a single bitcoin hit an all-time high of just under €3,000 this week

Thu Aug 10 2017 - 12:32

Andy Murray among Revolut investors on Seedrs

Tennis player among those who have invested more than €19m in internet bank

Mon Jul 31 2017 - 05:19

Revolut raises $66m in funding and gains 10,000 additional Irish users

London-based app-based banking alternative to open office in Dublin shortly

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 07:00

Revolut signals banking revolution with 30,000 Irish customers

The fintech start-up, which has raised more than $15m, is targeting 1m customers

Thu Apr 27 2017 - 05:51

Irish software firm Globoforce returns to profit as revenues soar

Company rebounds from $9.47m loss to $2.85m profit as turnover rises to $282m

Thu Dec 22 2016 - 15:35

Dublin lags behind as London still top for tech start-ups

Survey shows UK, France and Germany house two-thirds of tech start-up talent

Mon Dec 05 2016 - 13:09

How a Dublin firm finds people jobs all over the world

Recruitment company Jobbio raises €5m as it plans to grow in New York and Canada

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00

Venture capital funding in European start-ups falls by a third

Technology executives in London worry if Brexit will jeopardise UK capital’s future

Mon Jul 04 2016 - 01:00

Online recruiter Jobbio adds 25 jobs with new funding

Balderton chief Barry Maloney joins board as company gears up for international expansion

Tue Sept 22 2015 - 19:39

European venture capital funds go in search of tech start-ups

A series of new funds has sprouted in search of the next generation of tech start-ups

Mon Jun 15 2015 - 01:15

One more thing: Half the Irish business fraternity is football mad

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary must be having kittens over his beloved Manchester City

Fri Apr 10 2015 - 01:30

How Setanta survives and thrives in the competitive world of TV sport

After founding the sports network in 1990, owner Mickey O’Rourke has seen it endure some tough times

Fri Mar 20 2015 - 02:00

‘Big year’ for tech firms in Europe as investment hits four-year high

Growth in Europe surpassed the US in terms of funding, with some $5.7 billion invested in 855 deals

Thu Mar 19 2015 - 01:35

Payday lender Wonga to close Dublin office

175 jobs expected to go at Dublin support office as company sheds a third of its workforce in restructuring plan

Tue Feb 24 2015 - 13:28

UK lender Wonga writes off debt for 330,000 customers

Lender forced to overhaul its lending practices by Britain’s financial regulator

Thu Oct 02 2014 - 11:31