The Irish Times

Plans to get staff back to the office are colliding with the rising costs of going to work

The cost of a daily routine – travel, coffee, food – is far pricier than it was when offices shut down two years ago

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 01:00

Murder accused said ‘I’m after stabbing Jack’ before clutching holy water bottle, trial told

Dean Kerrie (20) has pleaded not guilty to murdering man in Dunmore East

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 18:23

Apple plans to let small businesses directly accept payments on iPhones

No additional hardware would be needed for transactions

Thu Jan 27 2022 - 16:25

Life at top gets tougher for chief executives

Shifting metrics for corporate performance put CEOs on less certain ground

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 05:18

Square changes holding company name to Block

Payments company is latest to differentiate its corporate entity from the brand

Thu Dec 02 2021 - 16:38

Square to add 30 new jobs to its Dublin office

Payments tech firm’s new roles will bring its workforce to 150 at its European HQ

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 01:00

Stripe ‘in early discussions with investment banks about going public’

Company considering market debut through direct listing or initial public offering as soon as next year

Fri Sept 10 2021 - 23:03

Too good to be true? The rise of buy now, pay later

The service is mainly used by young women to spread the cost of clothing and shoes

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 05:16

Strong earnings and M&A activity push European stocks higher

Airline stocks fare well as UK eases restrictions on travel from US and EU

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 18:25

Square pays €24bn in buyout of lending pioneer Afterpay

Buy now, pay later business secures Australian record M&A price from Jack Dorsey-led firm

Mon Aug 02 2021 - 09:42

ActiveCampaign created $2m fund to encourage developers

Company said it would add 200 jobs to Irish operation over next two years

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 16:42

Inflation concerns stoke fear as global markets retreat

Iseq in Dublin declines by more than 1.5% with resource stocks faring particularly badly

Wed May 19 2021 - 19:23

Stripe returns to back fast-growing US mobile bank Step

Start-up has surpassed 1.5m teenage users less than six months after launching

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 15:40

Square to offer access programme to Irish SMEs

Payments tech firm begins its European foray in Irish market

Thu Apr 08 2021 - 08:00

Stripe’s $95bn price tag heralds internet shift from ads to commerce

Irish-founded company is now the most valuable private company in Silicon Valley

Thu Mar 25 2021 - 08:09

Musk and Bezos among 10 rich men to add $450bn to their wealth this year

Seen & Heard: also in the headlines was the charity that has made a windfall from selling Ryanair shares, Aer Lingus and its pilot loans, and refinancing the Square’s debt

Sun Dec 20 2020 - 12:09

Stripe in talks for new funding at much higher valuation

Fintech startup founded by John and Patrick Collison could be valued as high as $100bn

Tue Nov 24 2020 - 21:32

Jack Dorsey wins support to stay as head of Twitter after board review

Activist investor Elliott Management had pushed for tougher performance goals

Tue Nov 03 2020 - 11:45

Tech boss Jack Dorsey vows to donate $1bn to fight coronavirus

CEO of Twitter and Square plans to donate just under one-third of his total wealth to tackling Covid-19

Wed Apr 08 2020 - 07:18

Stripe ripe for stock market listing, says US-based analyst

Payments company is valued at $35.3bn, having raised $1.3bn across seven rounds

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 04:43

Stripe leads $22.5m funding round for mobile banking start-up Step

Step aims to teach ‘pre-banked’ generation financial literacy through app

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 20:28

Nextdoor, led by Irish tech leader Sarah Friar, raises $123m

Former Square finance chief now leads social network company valued at $2.1bn

Tue May 14 2019 - 14:18

Boomerang employees can work out. Just don’t get hit in the face

Leaving the door open for former employees to return makes sense when labour is scarce

Fri May 10 2019 - 05:40

Get summer ready with figures, fountains and garden seats

Forthcoming auctions and sales

Sat Apr 27 2019 - 00:00

Irish tech leader Sarah Friar to leave Square to head up Nextdoor

Tyrone-born techie to become chief executive of little-known social network

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 14:41

10 Irish restaurants and cafes worth travelling to

From The Irish Times’s 2018 guide to the 100 best foodie destinations across Ireland

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 06:00

Pointy raises $12m in funding in drive to speed-up growth

Irish retail tech firm gives small retailers a new way to make their stock visible online

Thu Jul 12 2018 - 08:00

Fintech executive squarely addressing gender imbalance

Low representation of women leaders in top firms is ‘insane’, says Square’s Sarah Friar

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 04:18

MoneyConf organisers may hold more events in Dublin

Fintech conference at RDS attracts more than 5,000 attendees from 84 countries

Wed Jun 13 2018 - 03:15

Despite the fintech hype most payments are still offline, says Square CFO

Tyrone-born financial boss of payments firm Square told Moneyconf change is afoot with start-ups leading the way

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 16:18

PayPal buys payments rival iZettle for $2.2bn

Sum is double the amount Swedish star-up was targeting for IPO

Fri May 18 2018 - 11:16

What €470-€486K buys in Cobh, Lucan, Rathgar and Donnybrook

Two Dublin houses sell above asking prices. A Cobh Victorian falls

Mon Feb 26 2018 - 06:00

Bitcoin breaks through $10,000 as appeal grows

Moves to bring cryptocurrency into mainstream financial system fuels sharp price rise

Wed Nov 29 2017 - 07:47

Ladies Who Launch rallies North’s female entrepreneurs

US-based tech executive hosts coaching and masterclasses to provide ‘unfair advantage’

Thu Sept 21 2017 - 05:39