Digital Wallets are now the most popular payment method in the World
The big news this year was a surge in digital wallet spending, which became the most popular payment method for e-commerce and POS transactions.
UK fintech founders back bridging loan startup Onate’s €100m target
UK fintech investors Will Neale and Christian Faes have emerged as backers of Ireland fintech start-up Onate.
Irish crypto firms will impose Anti Money Laundering ID checks from April
Irish lawmakers will impose an anti money laundering regime on crypto for the first time in April.
Stripe to create at least 1,000 new jobs in Ireland
Stripe, the online payments firm founded by brothers Patrick and John Collison, is to create at least 1,000 new jobs in Dublin over the next five years.
Fintech Rush Gold and EML start a gold rush with mobile wallet innovation
Fintech Rush has partnered with EML Payments to deliver the prepaid Rush Mastercard card, which allows Rush customers to pay with real gold in real-time.
What are NFTs: everything you need to know about non-fungible tokens
Non-fungible tokens are giving content creators a new level of control over their work, particularly in the worlds of digital art and collectibles.
Stripe has raised a new round of funding to accelerate momentum in Europe
Stripe, which builds economic infrastructure for the internet, has raised a $600 million (€500 million) funding round at a $95B (€80B) valuation.
Bitcoin surges past $60,000 for first time
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin has risen for the first time above US$60,000 (£43,100 / A$77,000 / €50,000), continuing its record-breaking run.
