The Ultimate Guide to Fintech
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Fintech.
What to know about Fintech
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
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Bank of Ireland rolls out revamped mobile banking app
Millions of customers will gain quicker access to payments, card controls and accessibility features as the lender pushes more banking into mobile.
SolutionsHub names David Lyons as non-executive director
Demand is rising for licensing advice as Ireland's gambling rules tighten, with businesses facing a more formal regulatory regime.
Enfuce enters Ireland with Payac credit union deal
The move will shift 125,000 cardholders and 150,000 current accounts off legacy systems, boosting digital services for Irish credit unions.
Irish SMEs gain from overseas sales & social commerce
Overseas buyers now account for 44% of online sales for surveyed Irish SMEs, as social commerce and AI reshape growth plans.
Broadridge AI project in Ireland to simplify disclosures
The study could help more Irish savers move money out of cash and into investments by turning dense fund documents into plain English.
Iarnród Éireann adds PayPal for rail ticket bookings
Foreign travellers now account for a fifth of PayPal rail bookings as Ireland’s state operator expands checkout options on its website and app.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Fintech
Application modernisation services market set to soar
SAP Concur adds AI tools with Amex GBT partnership
Global fintech market set to hit USD $1.5tn by 2034
Kore.ai & Atos UK&I launch sovereign AI for UK firms
Gartner sees finance talent shift towards digital skills
Expert Columns
From routing to revenue: Why payment orchestration has become a boardroom issue
Why data architecture decides the efficiency of the cash cycle
Southeast Asia's payment rails leave US merchants behind
The true cost of an empty executive seat in fintech
Global payments got faster. The last mile didn't
Fintech’s next edge is teams with wider perspectives
Building beneath the app layer: What Upvest shows about the next phase of European fintech
Why seamless Middle East 2026 should be on every commerce leader's calendar
How AI is helping sellers read buyer intent
AI is rewriting the rules of dealmaking
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Sage Intacct builds explainable AI into accounting
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Exclusive: G+D's Sofiane Chouane on the future of European fintech
Strong growth for Irish tech imports across Australia and New Zealand
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Recent Fintech News
Guinness Enterprise Centre reinvests €50 million in Dublin
A self-financing non-profit has helped 1,500 start-ups in Dublin, with below-market rents and support services funded by campus revenue.
Irish fintech funding rises 9% to GBP £259m in 2025
Irish fintech investment climbed as larger cheques and a handful of big deals helped lift funding to USD $259.38 million in 2025.
Anthropic offers EUR €355,000 AI roles in Dublin push
Anthropic dangles EUR €355,000 AI engineering pay as it ramps up Dublin hiring drive and cements the city as a key European hub.
TechDay expands into Ireland with eight new technology news sites
TechDay launches eight specialist technology news sites in Ireland, targeting sectors from cybersecurity to telecoms as part of its international growth.
Yuno raises USD $45 million to expand global payments
The fresh capital will help Yuno widen its payments network, add products and edge closer to profitability as it scales worldwide.
Lenvi expands standby servicing team on rising demand
The enlarged team is meant to reassure lenders and investors as standby servicing becomes a bigger part of risk planning for loan portfolios.
Alpaca partners Gate for US stocks & tokenised shares
Gate users can now trade US equities, ETFs and tokenised shares as the crypto exchange moves deeper into mainstream investing.
Kyriba adds Viewpost to cut residual cheque payments
Large enterprises can now shift lingering cheque payments to electronic transfers without changing banks or accounts payable workflows.
Gorilla wins SaaS award for energy margin software
Energy retailers facing tighter margins may gain clearer profit visibility as Gorilla's tool links pricing, trading and finance data.
Defacto goes live on Mambu Payments with SEPA links
It lets the lender automate disbursements and repayments while avoiding costly direct bank integrations for its SEPA-based receivables finance product.
Executives trust AI despite errors, Workiva survey finds
Only 11 per cent of executives said their data was ready for AI, even as 84 per cent trusted its output without human review.
Bir launches AI payment assistant in Azerbaijan's m10
The chat-based tool aims to cut the steps between opening m10 and paying bills, as digital payments gain ground in Azerbaijan.
BSO launches Crypto Connect Plus for faster trading
Crypto trading firms can now cut cloud setup from weeks to minutes, as the service promises self-service deployment and live latency monitoring.
QumulusAI lands Blackwell GPU deal with hedge fund
The deal ties QumulusAI's returns to a hedge fund's trading gains, adding profit sharing to standard compute fees and heightening revenue risk.
Moss raises EUR €35 million in Portage-led funding
Valuation of the Berlin finance software group has reached EUR €1 billion as it plans AI tools that keep finance teams in control.
Ravical adds AI governance tools for accountancy firms
The update is designed to help firms verify tax advice against legislation, tighten governance and spot new revenue from existing clients.
MoonPay launches Enterprise stablecoin platform for firms
The platform aims to cut costs and complexity for banks, fintechs and merchants moving funds across borders in fiat and stablecoins.
Ecommerce fraud pressure rises 33% as AI fuels attacks
Account takeover and card-testing attacks surged as AI lowered the cost and speed of scams, raising pressure on online retailers.
Yellow Card raises USD $40 million for stablecoin push
Backers including SC Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund are betting USD $40 million will help widen access to dollar-based payments in emerging markets.
Financial services leads in AI identity readiness scorecard
Banks and other financial firms are under more pressure from AI-assisted identity fraud, but they outscore peers on detection and audit evidence.