Following the successful launch of the award winning tablet banking app for iPad in September, Bank of Ireland have launched an Android version of the app. The new app, which is designed to mirror most of the services available to customers already using 365 online, optimises banking using the latest technology for tablet devices. The […]
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Fujitsu World Tour Comes to Dublin
Research from global ICT solutions provider Fujitsu has revealed that nearly two thirds (63%) of leading Irish financial services CIOs and IT decision makers expect their budgets will increase within three years. Possible factors for the increase in expenditure include improved market conditions, expansion and the replacement of existing infrastructure. The research, which included areas […]
End of the Road for Laser Debit Cards
They’ve been phasing out of use for several years, depending which bank you use, but the Laser debit card scheme will finally cease operations on Friday. A statement from the Irish Payment Services Organisation has announced that all Laser cards have now been replaced with Visa and MasterCard debit cards. The operation of Laser card transactions […]
Realex Fire Officially Launched
Irish payments provider, Realex Payments, has launched their new personal payments service “Realex Fire“. Conn and I had spoken about the service a couple of times over the last year when it was still known as CaraPay. Here’s the official announcement: With an ambition to transform the way people and businesses are paid, Realex takes […]
Bank Of Ireland announce “Pay To Mobile” for their iOS app
Bank Of Ireland alerted me to a new service they are launching soon when I logged into my online banking yesterday. In a nut shell it allows users to send upto 100 euro to another BOI customer using just their mobile phone number. Some of the key features are: You can send money to […]
Ulster Bank’s Technical Disaster To Cost Bank Over 35 Million
Ulster Bank’s technical disaster, which left thousands of Irish customers without access to their money, will cost the bank at least 35 million Euro in compensation. Scarily the bank’s parent, RBS, is still not stating that the issue has been fully rectified: The bank’s parent, Royal Bank of Scotland, said the computer error, which stopped […]
Paypal Dumping Local Domains?
It looks like Paypal is centralising everything under their .com domain name. So if you’re using Paypal to accept payments via your website you might need to check your code. More details on our company blog