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The co-founder and CEO of NewsWhip is set to lead both companies’ social listening products. Read more: Sprout Social acquires Irish-founded NewsWhip for $55m
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Stakeholders say the optimal size of funds to execute scaling strategies should be in the range of €200m to €300m. Read more: Irish scale-up firms face €1.1bn financing gap, finds new report
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Michael Chasen discusses the importance of personalised learning and the exciting trends emerging in edtech. Read more: This edtech founder says better learning leads to better lives
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Founded in 2017, Prommt is a Dublin-based start-up helping high-end merchants simplify their payment systems. Read more: Prommt CEO: Embedded finance opens opportunities for retailers
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As Mark Zuckerberg set out his vision for AI and Meta’s drive for ‘superintelligence’, the Facebook parent company saw revenues up 22pc in quarter two. Read more: Meta bets on ‘superintelligence’ as revenues jump 22pc
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Membership to the coalition means Ireland will have access to a number of resources aimed at reducing the gender pay gap. Read more: Ireland signs up to EPIC to help tackle gender pay gap
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Kerry-based Fexco Group has signalled a significant expansion into the UK with the acquisition of Sainsbury’s Travel Money. Read more: Kerry’s Fexco aquires Sainsbury’s Travel Money
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The platform decouples a voter’s identity from their vote using ZCash blockchain and the Zero-Knowledge Proof method. Read more: ZKBallot, a Trinity-made secure e-voting platform using crypto tech
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If you are looking for a new role in the evolving fintech landscape, then check out Silicon Republic’s list of organisations actively recruiting. Read more: 12 exciting companies currently hiring in the fintech space
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IBM’s latest Cost of a Data Breach report finds that AI is already an easy and high-value target. Read more: AI cyberattacks outpace security as sector still the wild west