The Ultimate Guide to Fintech

2026 · Irish Edition

Fintech, short for financial technology, represents a dynamic sector where innovation meets finance to revolutionize how individuals and businesses manage money. This tag aggregates stories that cover the broad spectrum of fintech developments ranging from payment solutions and banking technology to AI-driven financial services and cybersecurity.

Readers exploring this tag will find insights on groundbreaking startups expanding across regions, significant funding rounds propelling growth, the rise of embedded finance, and the ongoing challenges of regulatory compliance and cybersecurity in financial services. The stories also spotlight the evolving influence of women leaders and inclusivity efforts within the fintech landscape.

Whether it's about the latest in digital payments, collaboration between traditional banks and fintech firms, advances in AI for financial operations, or regional fintech ecosystems gaining momentum, this collection offers valuable knowledge for anyone interested in the current and future impact of technology on finance.

Irish Fintech news
Analyst Insights
Temenos named Forrester leader in digital banking tech
Forrester Wave · Fintech · SaaS
Yesterday
Agentic era and the UI transition
Gartner · Fintech · Digital Transformation
Last week
Thunes ranks among top three in cross-border payments
Juniper Research · Fintech · Crypto
This month
Rimini Street: SaaS-pocalypse spells opportunity to escape AI lock-in
Gartner · Fintech · Hybrid Cloud
Last month
CFOs face AI talent squeeze amid market volatility
Gartner · Fintech · Data Analytics
Last month
Expert columns
How accurate address data powers identity verification
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Today
When identity becomes the payment rail
By Martin Zeisel of G+D Netcetera
Last week
Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
By Bud Walker of Melissa
This month
AI can inspire travel, but it still can't book it. That's about to change
By Mike Putman of Custom Travel Solutions
This month
Conquer the KYB challenge: How smarter data quality fuels fintech integrators
By Bud Walker of Melissa
Last month
The amber problem: Why addresses alone won't solve cross-border payment failures
By Edmund Ng of Melissa
Last month
From optics to outcomes: What real progress for women in tech looks like
By Janthana Kaenprakhamroy of Tapoly
Last month
International Women's Day 2026: Death by a thousand qualifications
By Swati Deshpande of Paynt
Last month
Fintech must match tech progress with true inclusion
By Georgia Hanias of Ecology Media
Last month
Where are the godmothers of AI in the tech industry?
By Elaine Mullan of Corlytics
Last month
If women do not build it, it will be built without us
By Leah Garrett of Dawn Intelligence
Last month
Give to Gain: Creating pathways for women in fraud prevention
By Mira Sidhu of SEON
Last month
Building trust & confidence in hybrid work for women
By Alison Morris of Worldpay, now Global Payments
Last month
Diversity is the invisible infrastructure of payments
By Marie-Elise Droga of EBANX
Last month
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
By Jeremy Blackburn of ChainIT
Last month
Interviews
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Discussing Productivity
Last week
Pepperstone Crypto: Digital assets go mainstream as investors take control of financial future
Discussing BitCoin
Last week
Exclusive: G+D's Sofiane Chouane on the future of European fintech
Discussing Cloud Services
Last month
Strong growth for Irish tech imports across Australia and New Zealand
Discussing IT Industry
Last month
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Discussing Business Intelligence
Last month
Recent news
FIS launches Lyriq digital money platform for banks
About Financial institutions
Today
Sage buys Doyen AI to speed finance software rollout
About Software-as-a-Service
Today
US audit firms shift focus from AI adoption to oversight
About Ethics
Today
Thunes & WireBarley launch real-time Korea payments
About Foreign exchange
Yesterday
Banks struggle to move AI pilots beyond test stage
About Customer service
Yesterday
Backbase named Forrester leader & customer favourite
About Software-as-a-Service
Yesterday
NUVA Digital raises USD $5.2 million for Web3 asset platform
About Crypto
Yesterday
Ant International launches mobile AI payment protocol
About Wearables
Yesterday
Bitget says 460,000 users adopted its AI trading tools
About Wall Street
Yesterday
Q4 launches AI-native CRM for investor relations teams
About Customer Relationship Management
Yesterday
ClearCourse buys Kurve to boost hospitality software
About Restaurants
2 days ago
Finologee & Gresham partner on depositary reconciliation
About InsurTech
2 days ago
ACI & Kinexys add payee checks to bank payment flows
About Scams
3 days ago
Payment firms expand into broader merchant services
About Cloud Services
3 days ago
AI shopping agents reshape retail buying & checkout
About Online shopping
3 days ago
Borderless AI launches crypto payroll for global staff
About BitCoin
Last week
Banks must modernise core systems, says Temenos report
About Small Business
Last week
Adyen adds loyalty software in €750m Talon.One deal
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
Celonis & ProcessLab launch banking apps for mortgages
About Software-as-a-Service
Last week
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