FinTech

PwCs Sinead Ovenden: Banks Need To See PSD2 As A Strategic Opportunity

Sinead Ovenden is a partner at PwC Ireland. Ovenden has specialised in regulation for more than fifteen years, working ... Read more

NB-IoT And LTE-M Promise A $33bn Windfall By 2022

The consumer end of the internet of things (IoT) was in the spotlight this week when Google’s popular Chromecast devi... Read more

Fines For Spammers And Rule-breakers Are Rising In The UK

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the UK has the authority to hand out fines of up to £500,000 to compa... Read more

EU Says Tech Companies Are Stepping Up Efforts To Remove Hate Speech

In a bid to battle racism, xenophobia and other forms of hate speech online, the EU Code of Conduct was established in ... Read more

What You Need To Know About The Google And Tencent Patent Agreement

Google and Tencent are to cross-license patents across a wide array of products and technologies in a new deal announce... Read more

Are New Beginnings All Theyre Cracked Up To Be?

Sometimes I think the term ‘new beginnings’ is a bit of an overrated concept. We think of new beginnings as synonym... Read more

A Cautionary Tale For Tokens

As the digital asset community tries to project how the world’s governments and agencies will ultimately regulate the ... Read more

Mobile Payment: NFC, QR Codes, In-app And Beyond…

‘Mobile payments’ is a broad term. As the ecosystem has developed, various new technologies have emerged to change t... Read more

Navigating Cryptocurrency Regulation: Common Sense In An Uncommon Industry

The recent, exponential growth of bitcoin, Ether, and other cryptocurrencies has brought cryptocurrencies firmly into th... Read more

PSP Ecosystem Explained And Global Mapping Of Key Players

As the PSP segment in the payments value chain is maturing, retail prices for online payments are steadily dropping, whi... Read more

Whirligigs, E-cigarettes And The Aurora Borealis At BT Young Scientist

Today (13 January) marks the final day of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, and your last chance to cat... Read more

Cryptocurrencies – Does The Next Big Thing Have Staying Power?

Cryptocurrencies – not just bitcoin, but any of the hundreds of different currencies that have been created using bloc... Read more

Biology Project Steals The Show At This Years BT Young Scientist

A joyous result for Simon Meehan from Coláiste Choilm, in Co Cork, who has been awarded the perpetual trophy at this y... Read more

The Power To Change Wealth Inequality Lies In VCs Like Sydney Thomas

Some people bide their time until the opportunity to take their rightful ‘seat at the table’ finally presents itsel... Read more

Weekend Takeaway: A Hitchhikers Guide To A Galaxy Of Great Sci-tech

Meet the woman running the show at BT Young Scientist Mari Cahalane, head of BTYSTE. Image: Chris Bellew/Fennell Photo... Read more