Can you build a start-up in 54 hours? Find out at Startup Weekend 2018
Startup Weekend is returning to Dublin from 16 to 18 November with the challenge for budding entrepreneurs to build a business within 54 hours. Startup Weekend has been running in Dublin since 2011 and...
View ArticleMedical cybersecurity start-up Nova Leah raises €2.25m
Dundalk-based Nova Leah has raised €2.25m in a funding round to improve the security of connected devices used by healthcare providers. The round was led by the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth...
View ArticleID-Pal helps businesses with ‘know your customer’ requirements
“In a nutshell, ID-Pal enables businesses to seamlessly verify their customers’ identity,” explained ID-Pal CEO James O’Toole. “Every frictionless customer journey begins with the very first step of...
View ArticleBank of Ireland’s new digital platform offers ‘Life Advice’
Bank of Ireland has forged a partnership with Australian tech firm Ignition Advice to deliver a new digital platform. Life Advice will provide a one-stop shop and facilitate end-to-end online...
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24 fresh voices planting new ideas in sci-tech in 2019
Be they young newcomers on the scene, or experienced hands driving science and technology to new frontiers, our final selection for Sci-Tech 100 2019 is a collection of ones to watch, to listen to, and...
View ArticleSci-Tech 100 2019: The stars we’ll be watching in 2019
Another year, another Sci-Tech 100. We get so much joy from compiling this list because it reminds us of the sci-tech innovators out there doing great work. Work that not only impacts their sectors but...
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Startup Weekend winds its way to Waterford’s Crystal Valley
The 54-hour Startup Weekend challenge for complete strangers to band together and bring an idea from start-up to MVP in just a few days is winding its way to Waterford. Between 5 and 7 April, Startup...
View ArticleBelfast regtech player Datactics raises £1.2m
Fintech start-up Datactics has raised £1.2m in a funding round led by Kernel Capital and Par Equity. Datactics is a Belfast-based provider of regtech solutions for the banking and financial services...
View ArticleBelfast-based Automated Intelligence raises €1.75m
This morning (1 August), Belfast-based tech company Automated Intelligence announced that it has secured €1.75m in financing. The funding round was led by the Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund...
View Article7 exciting start-ups based in the Galway Technology Centre
Throughout October, we’ve been looking at the best of the west. Over the course of the month, we have rounded up 10 of NUI Galway’s most remarkable spin-outs, and some of the best data science...
View ArticleBank of Ireland waives contactless fees in response to coronavirus
Bank of Ireland will temporarily remove its contactless payment fee of 1c per transaction effective immediately. In response to a query from Siliconrepublic.com, the bank said the fee will be dropped...
View ArticleDublin-based Certification Europe acquired by Amtivo Group
Today (23 March), Certification Europe announced that it has been acquired by UK-based professional services firm Amtivo Group. Founded in 1999, Certification Europe is a business that works with...
View ArticleDublin’s Code Institute raises €1.2m in funding
Today (30 March), Kernel Capital announced that it has invested in ed-tech provider Code Institute. Along with Infinity Capital, Kernel led the €1.2m investment through the Bank of Ireland Kernel...
View ArticleBank of Ireland will reimburse customers affected by ‘smishing’ scams
Bank of Ireland customers who unwittingly handed over their account details to online fraudsters are set to be reimbursed for lost funds. It is estimated that around €800,000 was stolen from up to 300...
View ArticleGoogle Pay now available for Bank of Ireland customers
Four years after it first arrived in Ireland as Android Pay for AIB and KBC customers, Google Pay is now available for account holders at Bank of Ireland. This means that those with NFC-enabled Android...
View ArticleApple Pay now available for Bank of Ireland customers
A few months after Google Pay was made available to Bank of Ireland customers, Apple Pay has now joined the fold. According to RTÉ, account holders can now link their account with the mobile payment...
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Bank of Ireland and Wrike among Diversity in Tech 2020 award winners
After whittling down more than 300 nominations from 24 countries, 77 shortlisted finalists took part the Diversity in Tech Awards yesterday (10 November). The award ceremony, held online, featured 16...
View ArticleIreland’s banks team up to take on the challenge of Revolut and N26
Four of Ireland’s pillar banks are teaming up on a new digital payment system to take on fintech challengers such as Revolut and N26. AIB, Bank of Ireland, Permanent TSB and KBC Ireland alerted the...
View ArticleCompetition watchdog halts Irish banks’ ‘Revolut rival’ for now
A plan by four of Ireland’s pillar banks to build a Revolut rival has hit a stumbling block with the competition authorities. The banks had alerted the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission...
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Bank of Ireland remote hubs to reduce ‘time-sapping commutes’
Bank of Ireland is one of the latest companies to announce a long-term shift to hybrid working. The new model will allow staff to combine working from home with working in central office locations. The...
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