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Colm Lyon, Founder & CEO, Realex Payments

‘Perseverance Pays Dividends’ – Realex Founder Colm Lyon on His €115m Exit [Audio]

Perseverance, simplicity and excellence in customer service are the keys to success, says Colm Lyon, founder of Realex Payments, which was acquired today in a deal valued at €115 million. Colm is our guest on today’s Technology.ie podcast. Click on the player above to listen to the show, or download it here: 07:10; 4MB; MP3. The acquisition of Realex by Atlanta-based […]

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Realex Payments Management Team, from left: Paul Davey (CFO), Gary Conroy (COO), Andrew Yoakley (Head of Business Development), Morgan Hammersley (CIO), Colm Lyon (CEO & Founder), Ciarán Cassidy (Head of Product Management), Owen O'Byrne (Chief Product Architect)

Realex Payments is Acquired by Global Payments

Realex Payments, one of Europe’s largest and fastest growing payment gateways, has been acquired by Global Payments, a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services. Founder and CEO, Colm Lyon said: “We are thrilled to be joining the Global Payments team.  It’s great news for our customers, for our employees, and for Ireland. “For Realex […]

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Realex Payments Announce Stellar Growth (again)

Realex Payments have announced their Q4 results by way of a nice graphic, as they’ve done in the past. Their growth is continuing with over 40% growth in Q4 2013 compared to Q4 2012. Here’s the lowdown: Nicely done! Related articles What are Ireland’s hottest start-ups: is there a new Google out there? (independent.ie) Congrats […]

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Bob the builder vs Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank Screws Up Cyber Monday

It’s a big day for online retail, and consequently for credit and debit cards, but millions of customers of RBS and its subsidiaries in Britain and Ireland, including Ulster Bank, found themselves unable to use their cards online or at ATMs yesterday.  The banks’ mobile apps and internet banking services were also inaccessible for a […]

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