June 20, 2017 @ 12:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Europe’s most senior payments and transaction banking professionals will gather in Dublin for EBAday 2017. Now in its twelfth year, EBAday is hosted by the Euro Banking Association and Finextra Research. Firmly established as the industry’s leading forum to learn, discuss and debate the key… Read More

June 19, 2017 @ 7:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ireland-based Galvanic has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to raise £700,000 for its product, the Pip, which is described as a  wireless, hand-held device that accurately measures stress and allows users to manage their stress through a suite of gaming apps.  According to the… Read More

June 16, 2017 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ireland-based tent brand Crua Outdoors has successfully surpassed its second equity crowdfunding campaign’s £100,000 funding target on Seedrs. The initiative was launched last month and is currently offering 8.16% in equity. As previously reported, Crua Outdoors’ first equity round secured £85,371 in 2015, and last year, the company raised $300,003 through its… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 10:22 am By Erin Hobey  |  

As reported, the UK Financial Conduct Authority named its second cohort of 24 Fintech firms that are ready to begin testing shortly.  What exactly is a sandbox and why is it important for countries to utilize these to engender innovation and spark disruption? Startups and nubie platforms… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 5:14 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Orca, a leading independent data, research and analysis providers on the UK P2P lending market has announced its plans to launch its own four-factor rating service for individual P2P providers, the Orca Rating. The rating will be designed in partnership with Dublin City University’s Irish Centre for… Read More

May 22, 2017 @ 9:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Linked Finance, an Irish P2P lending platform, has received full authorization by the UK Financial Conduct Authority which will enable the platform to actuate growth into the UK market, according to multiple Irish news sources. In late April, the Ireland government announced a Public Consultation on the Regulation… Read More

May 19, 2017 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Citi (NYSE: C) has announced award recipients for their Tech for Integrity Challenge (T4I) Demo day which took place in Dublin yesterday. According to Citi, Fintech developers from eight different countries participated to present working prototypes of their Fintech applications. The award recipients from the… Read More

May 10, 2017 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ireland-based Crua Outdoors, also known as Thermo Tents, announced on Wednesday the launch of its second equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Crua Outdoors’ first equity round secured £85,371 in 2015, and last year, the company raised $300,003 through its reward-based Kickstarter campaign. The company stated: “Great ideas happen… Read More

May 5, 2017 @ 8:18 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Irish P2P lending platform Flender, which secured £501,700 from more than 230 investors during its Seedrs equity crowdfunding round this past January (reportedly the first Irish Fintech platform to successfully complete an equity crowdfunding round), is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under Registration Number… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

  Last week, the government of Ireland announced a Public Consultation on the Regulation of Crowdfunding. Currently, crowdfunding is not a regulated activity in Ireland. The Irish Minister for finance, Michael Noonan T.D. commented on the consultation; “Ensuring that the development of this exciting and… Read More

April 15, 2017 @ 12:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Ireland-based fintech company Fenergo announced Spencer Lake, a former Vice Chairman of HSBC Global Banking and Markets, has joined its Board of Directors as its new Vice Chairman.  According to Fenergo, Lake held several global senior roles during his tenure at HSBC, including… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 10:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Today Hibergene‘s Series B funding round on SyndicateRoom will successfully close at midnight tonight, having raised at least £5,707,336 with the help of over 53 investors. Funds will be used to support R&D activities to launch three new products in 2017. The Irish medical diagnostics company specializes in the urgent diagnosis… Read More

March 1, 2017 @ 4:52 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Hibergene Diagnostics has linked with SyndicateRoom for its Series B round alongside key institutional investor, Cantor Fitzgerald. Hibergene, an Irish medical diagnostics company that specialises in the urgent diagnosis of potentially fatal human infectious diseases, has developed what it believes to be a simple, easy to use and low… Read More

February 28, 2017 @ 6:03 am By Erin Hobey  |  

LeBruin has launched a new online lending platform branded Profunder to specialize in providing loans of between €1m and €3m.  Profunder allows borrowers to apply for a commercial real estate loan through a four-step online application process. Feedback is provided to borrowers at each stage, and… Read More

February 17, 2017 @ 7:56 am By JD Alois  |  

  Peer to peer lender  Assetz Capital has hired former Santander Director Andrew Fraser to manage Northern Ireland operations.  Fraser’s role is to help local businesses acquire finance through the peer-to-peer platform as Assetz Capital expands its business. Fraser joins Assetz Capital from Santander UK Corporate and Commercial.  In his… Read More

February 13, 2017 @ 11:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Venture capital firm Draper Esprit (AIM: GROW, ESM: GRW) has appointed Nicola McClafferty to the Dublin office. She will join Brian Caulfield as the VC seeks to identify the next generation of Irish tech firms poised for success. McClafferty was most recently CEO of  Covetique.com, a… Read More

January 29, 2017 @ 9:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Ireland sent a delegation of public officials to visit Hong Kong and advocate on behalf of the country as a “gateway” for China to the European market.  The delegation participated in the 10th Asian Financial Forum. Eoghan Murphy TD, Minister of State for… Read More

January 20, 2017 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Linked Finance, an Irish peer to peer lending platform, has signed an agreement with Eiffel Investment Group to back Irish SME loans.  The partnership was spawned in part by Linked Finance’s rapid growth of 132% over the past 6 months. Eiffel Investment Group will contribute… Read More

December 14, 2016 @ 12:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Minister Eoghan Murphy announced the recipients of the 2016 Fintech Competitive Start Fund. The ten startups that were placed in the three-month development program were each awarded €50,000 in equity support earlier this year. The applicants also received membership to Dogpatch Labs, in partnership… Read More

December 13, 2016 @ 6:16 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Irish fintech startup FXCH Ltd., the Spot-FX Clearing House, which in July settled the first FX trade on the Blockchain, seeks €1,000,000 financing on Seedrs for 4.76% equity offered. Because FXCH has a permanent base in London, the €20M valued platform may benefit from the UK’s S/EIS tax credit… Read More