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Ireland

Irish Police Raid Wirecard’s Dublin Offices 
Irish Police Raid Wirecard’s Dublin Offices 
July 09, 2020  |  News

The investigation into Wirecard AG, the German electronic payment transfer company, has expanded to Ireland. The Irish Times reported the company’s Dublin offices were raided...

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Bitcoin Daily: Delays In New EU AML Rules Leave Irish Crypto Firms No Access To Financial Services
Bitcoin Daily: Delays In New EU AML Rules Leave Irish Crypto Firms No Access To...
May 06, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Irish bitcoin ATM operator Boinnex found itself facing roadblocks from Allied Irish Banks (AIB), which shut down its account and said it didn’t want to...

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Italy’s Late B2B Payments Surge 80 Percent
Italy’s Late B2B Payments Surge 80 Percent
April 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly impacted B2B supplier payment practices as more companies struggle to manage cash flow with shuttered stores and disrupted supply chains....

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Ireland‘s AIB Drops Plan To Charge For Contactless Payments
Ireland‘s AIB Drops Plan To Charge For Contactless Payments
March 18, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The coronavirus outbreak, now spreading worldwide, has caused Ireland’s AIB to reconsider charging people for contactless payments. Contactless payments, after all, could help prevent the...

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Access To Develop Payroll Solution With CoreHR Takeover
Access To Develop Payroll Solution With CoreHR Takeover
March 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Access Group has acquired CoreHR, an Ireland and U.K.-based firm known for HR and payroll software, according to a press release. The move sets...

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UK Google Users Will Be Under US, Not EU Privacy Protections
UK Google Users Will Be Under US, Not EU Privacy Protections
February 20, 2020  |  International

Google users in the U.K. will no longer have access to European Union data security, instead being moved by the tech giant to American jurisdiction,...

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EU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data
EU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data
February 05, 2020  |  Regulation

Tinder, the popular dating service, is under investigation by the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) over how it uses data from customers, including issues over...

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Complaints Trigger Google Privacy Probe By Ireland’s Watchdog
Complaints Trigger Google Privacy Probe By Ireland’s Watchdog
February 04, 2020  |  Google

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland is launching an official inquiry into how Google processes its users’ location data. The DPC announced on Tuesday...

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Gulf Winds’ Data Driven Approach To Member Retention
Gulf Winds’ Data Driven Approach To Member Retention
December 23, 2019  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions remain strong, despite the many challenges they face. The G.19 Statistical Release, “Consumer Credit,” recently found that CUs hold $64.4 billion in credit...

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