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A new international Sustainable Finance Centre of Excellence is to be established in Ireland next year, as one of 18 actions identified in a new Sustainable Finance Roadmap, launched during Climate Finance Week Ireland by Minister for Finance Mr. Paschal Donohoe. In its development, the Centre of Excellence will partner with the United Nations Development Programme …
Calling all early-stage #insurtech startups or startups with any application to insurance! In partnership with Dogpatch Labs and InsurTech Ireland we’re delivering an exciting InsurTech Pre-Accelerator, offering vertical-specific mentors, route-to-market, and access to some of the top insurance leaders in the world. A three-week structured programme for early-stage insurtech startups in Ireland. Virtually delivered. Giving you the skill you …
Insurtech Pre-Accelerator now open for applications. Read More »
This marks the fifth acquisition by the INNOVU Group in the past two years, having acquired Sheridan Insurances and Wexford Insurances in 2019, and Goggin Insurances and Cullen Insurances earlier this year. The combined business will generate gross written premium of circa €67m in 2021. P.E. Kelly Insurances have been providing insurance solutions to the …
INNOVU Insurance acquisition of P.E. Kelly Insurances Ltd. (“P.E. Kelly Insurances”). Read More »
At our Spotlight Session on Monday the 18th of Oct, we welcomed William Maher of Taxback.com. William is leading a new Taxback Financial Wellbeing Service from the renowned experts in tax reclaim for individuals. As employers you can support your firms human capital strategy and your employee wellbeing with this new service. Especially today when we …
IT Carlow is introducing a third level centre of excellence to help insurance and finance professionals upskill & reskill in data science, business thinking and design thinking. The Centre for Insurance, Risk and Data Analytics Studies (CIRDAS) will offer courses to insurance and financial services professionals in ever-changing areas such as data science, problem solving …
These startups and companies were selected for exceptional performance in one of the following categories: Innovation Innovative ideas Innovative route to market Innovative product Growth Exceptional growth Exceptional growth strategy Management Societal impact The chosen companies include: Accelerated Payments, Clune Tech, Immedis, Kyckr, Loanitt, Sedicii, Taxback.com, Taxback International, and Transfermate. You can read more here. …
Our Cluster Members Feature in The Best Startup EU Read More »
Employment figures in the area of financial services have risen consistently since 2017 according to the CSO. In Q2 2017, 5,600 people were employed in the sector, in Q2 2019, 6,500 were employed in the sector, and in Q2 2021, 11,400 were employed in the sector within Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, and Wexford. This is …
Financial Services employment almost doubled in Ireland South East since 2017 Read More »
There is a wide range of new job opportunities currently available in Ireland South East. These jobs are in the Financial Services & Fintech Sector. For more details and links to open positions click here. Find more open positions on our Jobs Board.
With more and more financial services companies looking to benefit from the day-to-day efficiencies of blockchain technology, Ireland has developed a strong reputation in both finance and technology – becoming a front-runner in the blockchain industry, according to Dr Nicola Stokes.
Ireland’s economy is surging way ahead of its 26 EU partners as more sectors reopen post-pandemic. The latest figures put the country on course to record double-digit growth in 2021 and bode well for the public finances. The economy grew at over three times the EU average between April and June, compared with the first …
Ireland’s economy is growing at the fastest rate in EU Read More »
Liam is an experienced Cyber Security Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and security industry. Skilled in Incident Response, People Management, Talent Development and Process improvement. Strong SOC and Talent Management experience with a MSc in Computing focused on Applied Cyber Security from Technological University Dublin. While also holding certs in GIAC SANs Incident handler (GCIH) & Cyber Security Leadership from the Professional development academy.
