Ireland

What Brexit Uncertainty Will Mean For Ireland’s FinServ Future
What Brexit Uncertainty Will Mean For Ireland’s FinServ Future
September 19, 2019  |  Global Payments

The Brexit saga is a case study in uncertainty ever since then-British Prime Minister David Cameron stepped down June 24, 2016, the day after the...

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Unmanned Drone Delivers Healthcare Supplies To Island In Ireland
Unmanned Drone Delivers Healthcare Supplies To Island In Ireland
September 18, 2019  |  Delivery

An autonomous drone was used to deliver medical supplies to a remote island in Ireland, according to a report by CNBC. The delivery shows the...

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How Merchants Can Brace For SCA’s Looming Deadline
How Merchants Can Brace For SCA’s Looming Deadline
September 12, 2019  |  Regulation

In only two days, banks, payment providers and merchants in the European Union will finally hit the controversial deadline for compliance with Strong Customer Authentication...

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Irish Central Bank Fines Wells Fargo 5.9M Euros
Irish Central Bank Fines Wells Fargo 5.9M Euros
July 05, 2019  |  Banking

Ireland’s central bank has fined Wells Fargo 5.9 million euros, according to a report by Reuters. The fine is the second biggest ever issued by...

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Irish Mortgage Lender Must Pay €21M For Fleecing Interest Fees
Irish Mortgage Lender Must Pay €21M For Fleecing Interest Fees
May 31, 2019  |  Loans

Ireland’s central bank announced that it has fined a state-backed mortgage lender €21 million for overcharging its customers. The fine against Permanent TSB, which is...

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A Year Into GDPR, Fines Total €56M
A Year Into GDPR, Fines Total €56M
May 28, 2019  |  Regulation

A year after the debut of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a total of €56 million ($62 million) in fines have been doled out. According...

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Ireland’s Growing Invoice Redirect Fraud Problem
Ireland’s Growing Invoice Redirect Fraud Problem
May 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Authorities in Ireland have warned businesses about a rise in “CEO fraud” that gets unwitting victims to pay up in invoice redirect fraud. Separately, individual...

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Ireland Boosts FinTech Development Efforts
Ireland Boosts FinTech Development Efforts
April 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Ireland’s finance minister wants to add thousands of jobs to its international financial services arena, in part, by a focus on FinTech development. Recent days have...

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Origami Partners With UnionPay For Global Expansion; Aircoach Rolls Out Contactless Payments
Origami Partners With UnionPay For Global Expansion; Aircoach Rolls Out Contactless Payments
September 20, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. In Japan, Origami rolls out its international Origami Pay mobile service, Moody’s lauds the debut of...

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