Ireland

Ireland‘s AIB Drops Plan To Charge For Contactless Payments
Ireland‘s AIB Drops Plan To Charge For Contactless Payments
March 18, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The coronavirus outbreak, now spreading worldwide, has caused Ireland’s AIB to reconsider charging people for contactless payments. Contactless payments, after all, could help prevent the...

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Access To Develop Payroll Solution With CoreHR Takeover
Access To Develop Payroll Solution With CoreHR Takeover
March 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Access Group has acquired CoreHR, an Ireland and U.K.-based firm known for HR and payroll software, according to a press release. The move sets...

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UK Google Users Will Be Under US, Not EU Privacy Protections
UK Google Users Will Be Under US, Not EU Privacy Protections
February 20, 2020  |  International

Google users in the U.K. will no longer have access to European Union data security, instead being moved by the tech giant to American jurisdiction,...

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EU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data
EU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data
February 05, 2020  |  Regulation

Tinder, the popular dating service, is under investigation by the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) over how it uses data from customers, including issues over...

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Complaints Trigger Google Privacy Probe By Ireland’s Watchdog
Complaints Trigger Google Privacy Probe By Ireland’s Watchdog
February 04, 2020  |  Google

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland is launching an official inquiry into how Google processes its users’ location data. The DPC announced on Tuesday...

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Gulf Winds’ Data Driven Approach To Member Retention
Gulf Winds’ Data Driven Approach To Member Retention
December 23, 2019  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions remain strong, despite the many challenges they face. The G.19 Statistical Release, “Consumer Credit,” recently found that CUs hold $64.4 billion in credit...

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Plaid Expands Global Footprint
Plaid Expands Global Footprint
November 21, 2019  |  API

The FinTech unicorn Plaid has rolled out in three more European countries – Ireland, France and Spain – as part of an expansion initiative, CNBC...

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Elavon Spends $300M For Sage Pay
Elavon Spends $300M For Sage Pay
November 18, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

U.S. Bancorp subsidiary Elavon is acquiring U.K. payments gateway Sage Pay for $300 million, according to reports on Monday (Nov. 18). The deal comes as...

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