Spending in Dublin continues to rise but in subdued fashion
Overall outlay rises by 1.1% year on year
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Inflation drives value of retail spending in Dublin
MasterCard’s latest SpendingPulse report point to continued upward momentum in retail sales
Irish co-founded Atoa raises €6m in seed funding round
Company is going up against the established card networks Visa and Mastercard in the UK
Retail sales grow in Dublin for eighth consecutive quarter
Data underlines post-pandemic economic recovery combined with soaring inflation rates for consumer products
Dublin retail sales ‘stable’ despite stagnant tourism spending
Shoppers spent 6% more in final months of 2022 than 2021, MasterCard report highlights
Markets lose momentum after Christine Lagarde’s latest rates warning
Iseq index gave back 0.76% on Thursday, slightly outperforming its European peers
Ergo inks deal worth more than €10m for software developer BoatyardX
Irish IT market remains a ‘hot space’ for acquisitions and consolidation despite gloomy sentiment, says Ergo chief Paul McCann
Visa and Mastercard blame fraud for post-Brexit fee increases
Card networks under investigation over levies on UK-EU transactions
Unfazed by inflation, Dublin shoppers keep spending
But rising prices likely to be a ‘major headwind for consumer spending’, says MasterCard
UK payment regulator to investigate post-Brexit card charges
Visa and Mastercard have increased processing and cross-border transaction fees fivefold, says watchdog
US firm MarketStar to create 300 new jobs in Dublin
Company secures new building in Leopardstown for new EMEA headquarters
Delta Partners launches €70m fund for early-stage companies
Digit Games’ Richard Barnwell, Mastercard’s Amy Neale join Delta as partners
Travel and banking stocks lead plunge in European markets
Energy stocks rise as oil prices exceed $130 a barrel amid inflation concerns
War in Ukraine: Russia resumes shelling during agreed ceasefire, halting evacuation for second day
Pope pleads for peace as Putin says campaign in Ukraine will not end until Kyiv stops fighting
‘This is terror against the city’ – Ukraine accuses Russia of ‘barbaric’ rocket attack on Kyiv
Five civilians killed in a rocket attack on a Kyiv TV tower as Zelenskiy urges EU to prove it sides with country in conflict
Russians search for cash as West imposes sanctions on banks
Bank executive in Moscow questions how long central bank can support rouble
Amazon reaches deal with Visa to accept cards across global network
Dispute had spurred Amazon to consider ban on UK-issued Visa cards
Retail sales fall in December as Omicron spoils Christmas for retailers
CSO data shows volume of sales fell 3.2% as consumers spent less in bars and on goods
Facebook gives up on digital payments ambitions with Diem asset sale
Social media giant admits defeat in digital payments
Karlin Lillington: Latest instalment in Brexit saga? Free flow of data
If the UK cannot meet European Union standards, it will become a global data pariah
British arm of Prepaid Financial Services fined nearly £1m
Five companies fined over £33m for cartel behaviour in prepaid card market in Britain
UK regulator fines Mastercard and four others over prepaid cards cartel
Groups to pay more than £33m after being found to have broken competition law
Revolut’s online payments hit by Visa issue
Fintech says Mastercard payments are unaffected by outage
Tech and car sectors push European shares to best gains in over a year
Values continue to recover as tide of worry ebbs over Omicron coronavirus variant
European markets retreat in the face of Omicron variant
Transport shares outperform, especially in bullish early New York trade
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Four people handed over €3,000 deposit to secure same property, court is told
Woman contacted gardaí about scam when asked for cash to secure the accommodation
Amazon to no longer accept payments from UK-issued Visa credit cards
Ecommerce giant’s move leads to calls to improve EU-UK trade deal
Industrial unit in Sandyford with surety of income for €1.4m
Unit on Heather Road is let to French manufacturer Sleever until 2034
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