Ireland is experiencing a startup funding bonanza. Every day, the Irish media reveals that another startup has received funding in the many millions of euros. The numbers are in. Irish tech firms have more than doubled the amount of money they raised, compared to only a year ago. In the last 12 months, the top […]
If your company is ignoring what people are posting, tweeting and commenting online, you are risking more than an embarrassing selfie on Facebook. You may be surprised to find that people are forming opinions of your business based on social media chatter. If so, you’re not alone. One third of Irish companies are ignoring their […]
“Data Breach” has become part of our vocabulary, where bugs are branded like companies with their own cool logos like the heartbleed bug. You’re right if you think this is a fairly recent development. Reports of the biggest data breaches recorded started in 2005. Much of this growth can be explained by a massive explosion […]
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the big payments players announced plans to not only live in your phone and watch but in anything and everything of yours that can connect to the internet. What you wear, what you drive and where you keep your milk could all be used as payment devices. Visa’s program […]
Just outside of Adare, you will find 8,000 metres of Christmas. This wonderland is called Adare Creamery and it contains everything you could possibly want from Christmas. You can expect not only beautiful decorations and trees all lovingly created by the Adare family but also a warm welcome from a business that goes out of […]
A Commissioner for Start-Ups, an Entrepreneur and an Venture Capitalist walk into a web summit…and give some great analysis of the Irish environment for new businesses. Okay not so funny, but Niamh Bushnell, Brian Caulfield and Noel Ruane were insightful, down-to-earth and ,yes, entertaining in the start-up panel of the 2015 Web Summit 2015 last […]
Selecting a merchant account provider can be a daunting process, even if you have been through it before. The fees and pricing structures from banks and card processors can feel overwhelming – device leasing costs, charges per transaction, monthly billing minimums etc. Your business banking provider is far from your only option, there’s no shortage […]
Please, please tell me a story about the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Okay, you are unlikely to hear those words at bedtime, but who doesn’t love a story with good guys, bad guys and a fortune at stake? So what is PCI DSS? Once upon a time, four major credit-card companies […]
[quote name=””]“If I didn’t think I would get in trouble with the law, n—- I would Periscope everything”[/quote] If you were a criminal hunting for someone who may have been with your girlfriend (or your friend’s girlfriend, it’s unclear), would you video yourselves for an hour, with voice-over narration? 2 men did in Sacramento. Not […]
Q. More than 204 million emails are sent in a minute so why isn’t email secure ? A. The reason email is not secure is wasn’t designed that way. Email has come a long way since 1979. From a simple way of messaging it’s evolved into our on-line personalities, how we sign up for things, […]
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