Personal loans hit record as interest rates fall
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk
Stripe co-founder on crypto, AI, his vision for Weston Airport and why the fintech doesn’t need to list on the stock market
Stripe cofounder is one of a group of Irish investors who bought airport in 2021
Plus: former Mary Lavin home back on market; John Collison’s castle life; and Declan Ganley’s conservative Roman party
`When new technologies collide with a turbulent economy, the technology tends to win’ - Stripe Sessions event hears
In discussion with Stripe cofounder John Collison, Facebook founder addresses AI potential and failure of digital currency Libra
Seen & Heard: Millennium Manamanagement to expand Dublin footprint; Confusion over plans for Intel’s Leixlip plant; Trump’s DEI war comes to Ireland; John Collison’s luxury Laois hotel
Plus: Mairead Ronan’s stamina tested by Waterford planning saga; Scandi Noir in the High Court; and Justin Barrett continues his struggle over National Party reins
Company is gaining ground lost during post-Covid slump
Plus: Stripe lets fluffy ducks break the bad news to 300 sacked staff; domicile levy fails to sweat Ireland’s richest; and An Post chief shows Royal Mail who’s boss
Dublin operation set to see small number of job cuts
Plus: Dublin New Year’s Eve celebrations to be split in two across traditional city lines; Phil Hogan’s exclusive Brussels club; and the new plan for Terenure Synagogue
Payments giant, recently valued at $70bn, paid out millions to employee shareholders in March 2023
Seen & Heard: UK fund sells Irish assets. Weston Airport’s upgrade, and Emirates airline says passenger cap at Dublin Airport will crimp its growth plans
Plus: the seller of Tathony House in Dublin 8 got his sums right, Caitríona Balfe’s healthy finances, and the rising price of a Brittas Bay mobile home
Collison brothers firm sees valuation edging up once more
Global payments giant founded by Collison brothers is eyeing 100,000sq ft at social media giant LinkedIn’s EMEA campus
Investors behind the west Dublin airport include Stripe co-founder John Collison
Forbes annual billionaires list features a record 2,781 people after two years where numbers fell
The Irish Cerebral Palsy Foundation’s programme of excellence aims to achieve diagnosis within three months
Tech Crunch notes figures compiled by Caplight reveal an ‘absolute flurry of buyers’ seeking shares in the Collison brothers’ company in recent months
Stripe tech entrepreneur John Collison, co-founder of 150Bond Daire Hickey and Strong Roots founder Samuel Dennigan among Greene’s partners
Ibec’s podcast sponsorship, Collison’s Abbeyleix charity event, new roles for Altada’s co-founders, NTMA’s land deal in the docks and Digicel’s sports channel in the Caribbean
Stripe founders back Matic as part of $24m fundraising effort
Dublin accounts for largest number of customers, but payments growth accelerates outside the capital
Any Other Business: Forbes resigns directorship, Collison brothers back new California city plan, Lucy Gaffney and slavery reparations, and Fine Gael’s fundraising
Any Other Business: Quangos make a comeback, Max Schrems renews hostilities with data regulators and horse racing seeks subsidies
From a small farm in Tipperary to selling Abbey Leix estate, Colliers veteran Marcus Magnier looks back on a storied career
Stripe co-founder John Collison and group of investors buy majority stake in business
Turmoil in international markets wipes €17bn off the net wealth of our richest men, Forbes annual list shows
At its peak valuation in 2021, the payments platform was worth $95bn
The population has soared, we are close to full employment and life expectancy is the highest in Europe
Oxfam report on growing inequality details ‘rising wealth at the top and rising poverty for the rest’
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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