Irish-founded company is now the most valuable private company in Silicon Valley

Seen & Heard: also in the headlines was the charity that has made a windfall from selling Ryanair shares, Aer Lingus and its pilot loans, and refinancing the Square’s debt

Fintech startup founded by John and Patrick Collison could be valued as high as $100bn

Activist investor Elliott Management had pushed for tougher performance goals

CEO of Twitter and Square plans to donate just under one-third of his total wealth to tackling Covid-19

Payments company is valued at $35.3bn, having raised $1.3bn across seven rounds

Step aims to teach ‘pre-banked’ generation financial literacy through app

Former Square finance chief now leads social network company valued at $2.1bn

Leaving the door open for former employees to return makes sense when labour is scarce

Forthcoming auctions and sales

Tyrone-born techie to become chief executive of little-known social network

From The Irish Times’s 2018 guide to the 100 best foodie destinations across Ireland

Irish retail tech firm gives small retailers a new way to make their stock visible online

Low representation of women leaders in top firms is ‘insane’, says Square’s Sarah Friar

Fintech conference at RDS attracts more than 5,000 attendees from 84 countries

Tyrone-born financial boss of payments firm Square told Moneyconf change is afoot with start-ups leading the way

Sum is double the amount Swedish star-up was targeting for IPO

Two Dublin houses sell above asking prices. A Cobh Victorian falls

Moves to bring cryptocurrency into mainstream financial system fuels sharp price rise

US-based tech executive hosts coaching and masterclasses to provide ‘unfair advantage’