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Speeding up payments News
14.04.2011 The days of the cheque are numbered and businesses need to embrace new concepts, like e-payments and mobile apps, Sage Ireland’s Liam Mullaney says.Categories: Web, Online Business, Mobility, Internet, Financial Services, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Accelerator programme reveals first Irish funding recipients News
13.04.2011 Five Irish companies are the first to receive funding and support from Smart Start, the new accelerator programme for high potential start-ups, Smart Start announced today. -
Cisco to shutter Flip camera business News
12.04.2011 As part of a major realignment of its consumer electronics business, Cisco is to close the Flip video camera unit it acquired only two years ago for US$590m. -
Level 3 acquires Global Crossing for US$3bn in stock News
11.04.2011 Data communications player Level 3 has acquired global transit firm Global Crossing for US$3bn in stock, it emerged today. Eircom owner Singapore Technologies Telemedia will be... -
Financial results this week News
11.04.2011 Companies scheduled to release their financial results the week of 11-15 April.Categories: Financial Results, Financial -
Visa Europe to invest €100m in mobile and e-commerce News
08.04.2011 Visa Europe is planning to invest €100m each year to generate growth through the union of card payments with mobile and e-commerce, the company announced today. -
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O2’s entry into money market will lead to NFC mobile wallet News
17.02.2011 Ireland’s second-largest mobile operator Telefónica O2 is bringing out a new money card for consumers that will allow them to buy goods and services in most retail outlets. New... -
Samsung reports profits drop of 34pc News
07.04.2011 Declining sales of televisions are behind a 34pc drop in Samsung Electronics's profits for the first three months of 2011, the company's preliminary data reveals. -
The mobile wallet News
07.04.2011 Near field communications is becoming more prominent, potentially turning the humble mobile phone into a means of paying for products.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Financial Services, Financial, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Government needs to be a driver for e-payments News
07.04.2011 Ireland will only embrace e-payments if its Government sets an example and changes the nature of state business. -
SEPA and cross-border trade News
07.04.2011 The Single European Payments Area (SEPA) is already in place, enabling firms and individuals to transfer money electronically across borders. Doireann McDermott examines its... -
Cheque-ing out News
07.04.2011 Ireland’s reliance on cheques is slowing down businesses, but moving on won’t be easy. Laura O’Brien looks at what we can do to make the leap to e-payments. -
E-invoicing critical to future business survival News
07.04.2011 Irish firms need to transform to become e-commerce leaders. As our nearest trading partner, the UK, moves to abolish cheques by 2016, Ireland needs to make sure it is not left...Tags: Electronic Payments, SEPA, Sage Ireland, Cost Savings, E-invoicing, E-finance, E-payments, EU, -
Why Ireland needs to embrace e-commerce and e-payments News
07.04.2011 There is a world of difference between the globalised Ireland doing business electronically and the localised Ireland of small firms hobbled by late payments and overseas... -
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Mobile entertainment market to grow by 15pc this year News
06.04.2011 Revenues from mobile entertainment content and services are expected to increase by more than 15pc this year from US$33.2bn to nearly US$38.4bn, a new report from Juniper... -
Asset Control to create 50 jobs in Dublin News
06.04.2011 Asset Control, a global provider of data technology for financial institutions, is to create 50 new jobs in Dublin with the expansion of its financial technology operation,...Tags: Finance, Banks, Jobs, Job Creation, IDA Ireland, IDA, Richard Bruton, Smart Economy, Dublin, Ireland,