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Central bank aims to introduce the tokens in 2029 but parties in the European parliament are divided
PTSB customer given the runaround trying to access virtual money
Mark was left exasperated by the amount of time and effort it took him to push his bank into resolving what seemed like a simple problem
Phil Hogan’s consultancy firm earned €1m last year for Brussels work, filings show
Former EU commissioner lists JP Morgan, Enfer labs, Visa and Dutch semiconductor manufacturer among clients
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More than €100m was swiped from consumers in Ireland in various frauds and scams last year, according to data from the BPFI
Smurfit Kappa tops the shorting list on Irish stock exchange
Interest likely to die down in near future
Rising card fees causing big problems for businesses, industry group warns
Irish Small and Medium-sized Enterprise association warns on costs
Bringing money into Ireland from abroad to buy a home
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Irish co-founded Atoa raises €6m in seed funding round
Company is going up against the established card networks Visa and Mastercard in the UK
Visa and Mastercard blame fraud for post-Brexit fee increases
Card networks under investigation over levies on UK-EU transactions
UK payment regulator to investigate post-Brexit card charges
Visa and Mastercard have increased processing and cross-border transaction fees fivefold, says watchdog
Visa opens second year of support programme for women entrepreneurs
She’s Next initiative will provide grants and support to entrepreneurs
European shares rise as mining and oil stocks lead gains
Bank of Ireland, Deutsche Bank and Spotify among the fallers
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